Ask a Scientist

This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science. Questions cover all the popular science topics, including human body- “Why do freckles come in dots on your face?”; physics- “Why is there less gravity on the Moon?”; Earth- “Why do I see different colours in the sky at sunset?”; chemistry- “Why do chemicals explode when mixed together?”; natural science- “How do birds fly?”, and space- “Why will the Sun explode and make us extinct?”

These are real questions from children from around the world, and their questions are their very own. Science can be a tricky subject for kids- this book gets a fresh new angle on it by looking at science from the child’s point of view. Packed with weird and wacky questions and clear and lively answers – Ask a Scientist puts the fun back into science. And who could be a better scientist to ask questions to than Professor Robert Winston?