Discover the art of science with this innovative and ingenious activity book, packed with creative projects and fun drawing challenges. By observing, drawing, coloring and tracing, children can learn a lot about the world around them. This is Not a Science Book develops science knowledge by stealth, through drawing, sketching, making and coloring. From mapping out bones in the body, building amazing spinning rotocopters and brilliant brain puzzles, to monitoring the movements of the moon, taking a close-up look at creepy-crawlies, plus incredible optical illusions you can make yourself, the stimulating activities will get brains ticking and pens scribbling. Charming text coupled with fascinating illustrations makes the subject accessible and fun, ensuring that this book will enthrall and entertain curious children for hours. But remember, this is NOT a science book. Or is it?
Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children.
Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.
He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."