Solved by Science

Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant chemistry experiments. Survive at sea with pirates! Carry a dinosaur egg across the jungle! Send secret messages! Make diamonds from pencils! Explore a bunch of ridiculous (and not-so-ridiculous) dilemmas - with solutions from the astonishing world of chemistry. Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout! What are you waiting for? Let''s become millionaires! Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, with brilliantly funny colour illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley. BOOK 1 OUT NOW: How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train (physics) COMING SOON: How to Stop a T. rex From Eating Your Sock s (biology)

About the author

SWAPNA HADDOW is the bestselling and award-winning author of over 30 books for young readers, including the Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda series. She was the winner of the Fantastic Book Award, Surrey Libraries Children’s Book Award and North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award and been shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and The Alligator’s Mouth Awards. She was an official World Book Day author in 2023. With a degree in Medical Sciences and International Health, Swapna is a proud, self-proclaimed science geek. Originally from the UK, Swapna now lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and dog, Archie.

JESS BRADLEY is an award-winning illustrator and writer living in Devon. She has drawn many books and comics about science, superheroes and giant monsters and is also a regular contributor to The Phoenix comic. She works from her home studio, and likes drawing in her sketchbooks, reading, playing video games and watching cartoons with her son.

Product details

• Authors: Swapna Haddow, Haddow Swapna
• Assisted by: Bradley Jess (Illustration)
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 10
• Product format: Undefined
• Release: 12.03.2026
• EAN: 9780008713362
• ISBN: 978-0-00-871336-2
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 276 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Solved by Science
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Learning; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General, Humour & jokes (Children's / Teenage), PICTURE BOOKS, ACTIVITY BOOKS & EARLY LEARNING MATERIAL, Interest age: from c 8 years, Early years / early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Early Learning / Early Learning Concepts, Cartoons & comic strips (Children's / Teenage), Inventors, inventions & experiments