Plants & Animals

Our planet is alive! From birds to beetles and flowers to ferns, there are over 1.7 million different living things on Earth - including you. Learn more about the amazing process of evolution and discover weird and wonderful life forms you've never even seen before. Delve into Plants & Animals and put fun scientific ideas to the test, easily and safely, using readily available materials. Packed with accurate scientific information, this is the perfect introduction to the fascinating living world around you. Plants & Animals is one of four titles in the Mad About Science series. This is a bright, colourful series designed to help Key Stage 2 children (7 to 11) develop their scientific skills and knowledge, mainly by learning at home in support of their National Curriculum classroom studies. Each book is packed full of easy-to-perform experiments illustrating basic scientific theories and processes. No special equipment is needed for the experiments; everything required can easily be found in the average home. As well as the experiments, there are lots of Amazing Facts and Did You Know? boxes to intrigue and amaze.The books are fun and stimulating and make science truly accessible and enjoyable.