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 Socks (biology) Experiments in How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils: * Secret Messages * Exploding rocket * Chromatography detective * Instant ice cream * Static electricity * Whole egg in a bottle * Salt crystals * pH indicator * Green pennies * Shiny pennies * Collapse a bottle * Chocolate crispy treats * Oobleck * 'Eco Plastic' * Slime * Book 2 in the Solved by Science series - a brilliant follow-up to How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train. * Book 3L How to Stop a T. rex Eating Your Socks (Biology) is publishing in July 2026. * Science made fun and accessible.
Find all the knowledge you need to survive at sea with pirates, be a detective, carry a dinosaur egg across the jungle, and so much more - test out the science with easy-to-follow experiments throughout! * Graphic novel styling for the dilemmas will appeal to fans of Bunny Vs Monkey, Dog Man, A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You, and Poo Crew Adventures: Journey to Poo-topia. * Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, whose previous titles include Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings, and the Bad Panda and Dave Pigeon series. * Illustrated by award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley, who is a regular contributor to The Phoenix comic, and whose previous titles include A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You and Comic Strip Science. * Consultancy from teacher and science specialist Jules Pottle. Competition: science; 101 experiments; activities; copycat; minecraft; a day in the life; STEM activity book; kitchen; squad; element; in the room; of the day; is magic; bunny vs monkey; dog man; poo-topia; expert guide to; is lit;wolf investigates;. big manny; adam kay; DK; barfield; robert winston; anna claybourne; steve mould; basher;.