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Posted on March 20, 2019 by Robin Brooks
This Week’s Word Is “Magic.”
Science is Magic.
Few GeekDad readers would disagree with this statement, despite it being something of an oxymoron. Steve Mould’s book looks at how science has informed feats of wonder through the ages, explaining how simple science can produce some unexpected results with which to bamboozle your audience. Aimed at children aged from around 7 upwards, Science is Magic from DK books, describes some simple tricks your kids can learn to astound their friends. It also explains some fundamental scientific concepts along the way.
What is Science is Magic?
Last year I reviewed Steve Mould’s excellent Bacteria Book. Whilst Science is Magic can’t really be considered a follow-up, being entirely different in content, the two books have many similarities. Science is Magic is a slim hardback of 96 pages. It contains over 40 experiments/magic tricks, with each one taking up a double page spread.
Science is Magic contains three types of entry.
