Peter Riley was a science teacher for 25 years, 17 of them as Head of Science. His first book was published in 1981, and he has been a full-time author since 1996, with over 200 books published for children, students and teachers. He is the winner of the prestigious Schoolbook Award for Science in 2000, as well as being shortlisted for the Aventis Science Prize 2004 and nominated for the Educational Resources Award in 2009.

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• 1: Different materials2: Objects and materials3: Using our senses4: Hard or soft?5: Rough and smooth6: Shiny and dull7: Sort them out8: See through this9: Waterproof materials10: Stretching and twisting, bending and squashing11: Material hunt12: Useful words/Some answers13: Index/About this book