The amazing stories and fascinating facts behind the forces that make every moment of the day possible. Why are bubbles round? How can you make fresh ice cream in minutes? And what does pigeon poo have to do with the birth of the Universe? To answer these seemingly random and unrelated questions, you need to know about some of the hidden forces that shape your day from morning until night . Once you start noticing the effects of these forces, you'll begin to see everything around you in a different way. You'll also discover clever tricks to help make your day more exciting AND impress everyone you know. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout by Hao Hao. OUT NOW: Elements of the Day Praise for Elements of the Day: The Times Children's Book of the Week "What a magnificent book!" Dr Chris van Tulleken "A delightful pick-and-mix bag of so many fun and fascinating facts" Professor Jim Al-Khalili * Follow-up title to Forces of the Day (June 2026 publication) * A mind-blowing introduction to the amazing science, stories and fascinating facts behind the forces that make every moment of our day possible. * Written by super science communicator and documentary maker Samantha Lewis, who is based in London. * An engaging and accessible STEAM title.

* Perfect for children who love reading Adam Kay's books and the Horrible Science and Horrible Histories series. * Gorgeous illustrations from Beijing based Hao Hao - the illustrator of the bestselling, award-winning title from the Little Experts series: Why Money Matters. * Consultancy from Professor Kirsty Duffy. Competition: Elements of the Day; Horrible; Science; History; all about physics; feel the force; cool physics; comic strip science adventures; scientists; big bad wolf investigates. Adam Kay; usborne; mike barfield; simon basher; DK; matthew bothwell; Roma Agrawal; jess bradley; saskia gwinn; catherine cawthorne.