A bind-up of four books in the "Fun With Simple Science" series - "Air and Flight", "Colour and Light", "Growing Plants" and "Batteries and Magnets". It covers different areas of the National Curriculum and encourages children to investigate basic scientific ideas, using everyday household objects.
Barbara Taylor has written more than 120 children's books and encyclopedias. She was previously Science Editor at London's Natural History Museum. She has won the American Association of Physics Science Award and the National Literacy Association Wow Award.