|summary=I wasn't introduced to 'science' until I was eleven and went on to senior school: I wasn't alone in this, but it really was too late. Thankfully, times have changed and children at primary school are getting to grips with plants and animals, atoms and molecules and even outer space from a very young age. What's needed is a good, basic reference book which will introduce all the subjects and give a good grounding. It needs to be something which would sit proudly in the classroom library and comfortably on a child's bookshelf. The ''First Science Encyclopedia'' would do both well.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>024118875X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
|title= Peak: How all of us can achieve extraordinary things
|rating= 4
|genre= Popular Science
|summary= Most of us have had the experience of watching a game at Wimbledon, or hearing a concert pianist, or reading about a new world record for the youngest chess Grandmaster, and daydreamed about ourselves in that position. Except, we invariably tell ourselves, that isn't possible because we were always beaten in school tennis matches, we didn't start piano lessons until we were twelve, and we were never pushed by our parents to play chess. Peak is a supremely optimistic – which is not to say unscientific – ode to practise, and the idea that with the right amount and right sort of practise, almost anyone can achieve almost anything.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099598477</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= David Crystal
|title= The Story of Be
|rating= 4
|genre= Popular Science
|summary= David Crystal is something of a torchbearer when it comes to popularizing linguistics in the UK. He churns out material about language for a general audience at steady pace: he has covered everything from the history of English to how Shakespearean drama was actually pronounced to how language is used in an internet context. Given his previous grand themes, it is perhaps surprising that Crystal has now picked something rather more inconspicuous to present: the verb ''be''.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0198791097</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Marcus Chown
|title= The Ascent of Gravity
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Popular Science
|summary=Evidence for gravitational waves was picked up by the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) in 2015, a hundred years after Einstein predicted their existence. As the book says 'a good case can be made that the discovery of gravitational waves is the most important development in astronomy since the invention of the telescope in 1608'. Why? And why does it matter for the understanding of physics and the universe? Well, Marcus Chown's new book will lead you gently through the background to this discovery and with a small amount of effort on your part you should grasp its relevance.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1474601863</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Cordelia Fine
|title= Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds
|rating= 4
|genre= Popular Science
|summary= I really want to believe that starting ''Testosterone Rex'' with an anecdote involving a key-ring made of canine testicles was less of a puerile opening gambit and more of a consciously chosen attempt to make me believe that Cordelia Fine's new book is going to deliver the goods.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785781618</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Katie Scott and Kathy Willis
|title=Botanicum Activity Book
|rating=4
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=Children and adults who enjoyed [[Botanicum (Welcome To The Museum) by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis]] are going to love the ''Botanicum Activity Book''. Don't be misled by the suggestion that the book is aimed at the seven-plus age group: there's plenty in here for anyone who is still capable of holding a pen or pencil.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783706791</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Eugenia Cheng
|title=Beyond Infinity: An expedition to the outer limits of the mathematical universe
|rating= 4
|genre= Popular Science
|summary=''I'm right.''<br>
''I'm more right.''<br>
''I'm right times infinity!''<br>
''I'm right two times infinity!''<br>
''I'm right times infinity squared!''<br>
Most people will have heard, or participated in, this type of childhood argument. It doesn't really make much sense, as we know that infinity goes on forever, and therefore ''two times infinity'' and ''infinity squared'' cannot be any bigger than infinity itself. But what exactly ''is'' infinity? This term has puzzled and intrigued people for generations, and ''Beyond Infinity'' sees mathematician Eugenia Cheng take on the challenge of defining infinity and helping us unlock its secrets.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781252858</amazonuk>
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