I’m a sucker for a book that is going to teach me something and even more so here to make up for my poor grades in science at school. I’m still after a quick and thorough immersion – how to – and this book comes with some weighty credibility from the University of Cambridge. There are some impressive names from throughout history behind the 25 easy to follow experiments to do at home. Sure, this book is primarily aimed at the 7+ young creators starting out on a road to curiosity, but there is lots to learn about the diverse scientists themselves as well as their inspired ideas. This is a book for learning just what makes things tick, like gravity, DNA, and black holes to growing mould, making perfume and measuring your heartbeat. Hours and hours of fun.

Roger, Little Unity