Little Scientists BIG Questions - Böcker

Curious kids may ask up to 100 questions each day! For grown-ups that may not always be easy, but here at Ruby Tuesday we're celebrating those enquiring minds with this new series. Each book explores one of science's big questions and gives young readers a detailed, but age-appropriate, explanation packed with Key Stage 1 science and fantastic facts.

We all know that vets help our pets when they are unwell and help us to keep our pets in tip-top condition. But did you know that vets use LOTS of science to do their job? In this title for early readers, the Little Scientists take their pets to the vet’s surgery and investigate topics such as how scientific questioning helps vets diagnose animal illnesses, how vets must understand the anatomy of many different animals and how they use scientific equipment, such as stethoscopes, otoscopes and X-ray machines to examine and treat our pets. This colourful, quirky and delightful first look at the work of a vet will help young readers develop a love of reading and of science.

Engineers are clever problem solvers who invent and build machines and other objects. To do their jobs they use LOTS of science. In this title for early readers, the Little Scientists meet engineers who use scientific equipment to invent machines that help us in our everyday lives, build spacecraft and even develop and build high-tech artificial limbs for children. This colourful, quirky and delightful first look at the work of an engineer will help young readers develop a love of reading and of science.

We all know that crane drivers work high above the ground building skyscrapers and other tall structures, but did you know that they use science in their job? In this title for early readers, the Little Scientists visit a building site and learn all about forces and pulleys. They will discover how cranes work, how crane drivers control their machines, check and repair them and use maths and science skills to load and unload ships and trucks and shift heavy objects on construction sites. This colourful, quirky and delightful first look at the work of a crane driver will help young readers develop a love of reading and of science.

We all know that farmers work hard raising animals and growing vegetables and other crops, but did you know that farmers use LOTS of science to do their job? In this title for early readers, the Little Scientists visit a farm and learn how to take care of chickens and goats, how science is used to make cheese, how farmers keep bees to pollinate their apple trees and how farmers use high-tech computers in tractors to help them plough their fields. This colourful, quirky and delightful first look at the work of farmers will help young readers develop a love of reading and of science.