100 Things to Know About Science

Usborne 100 Things to Know About...

by Alex Frith, Minna Lacey, Jonathan Melmoth

An engaging and accessible introduction with information on exactly 100 science topics that will fascinate and inspire children – and adults too. Packed with facts and colourful infographics on both familiar and less familiar topics from the Earth’s magnetic poles to spider venom and black holes. A brilliant and wide-ranging introduction to an important school subject – and essential for general knowledge too. Includes internet links to specially selected websites where readers can discover even more surprising science facts.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Education

Hardcover

First published May 1, 2015

About the author

Alex Frith has been a children's non-fiction author since 2005. Working exclusively for Usborne Publishing, he has written over 50 books covering almost any subject you can think of, from the origins of the Universe to the meaning behind world religions, from extinct animals to prototype AIs, and from Japanese legends to Norse mythology. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young's People's Book Prize: See Inside Inventions (2012), and 100 Things to Know About Space (2017).

Alex grew up in a house surrounded by comics and graphic novels, and has a lifelong passion for the medium. Beyond the comics he photocopied and passed around the playground of his primary school, he wrote the 4-part series 'Digital Graffiti' with artist Gez Fry in 2003, and has had short story comics published in FutureQuake and the Asteroid Belter.

Reviews

[Pairash Pleanmalai · Rating 4 out of 5]

เล่มนี้เสมือนการรวมมิตรมากกว่าสองเล่มที่ผ่านมา เพราะใช้คำว่า วิทยาศาสตร์ (สองเล่มก่อนหน้า คือ ร่างกายของเรา, ดวงดาวและอวกาศ) มันเลยดูปนๆกันไป
สิ่งที่รู้จากการได้อ่าน ก็ค่อนข้างจะรู้แล้วไปกว่า 40% เลย แถมมีข้อมูลที่ผิดให้เห็น
และบางอย่างก็เก่าไปแล้ว เช่น ความเร็วอินเตอร์เนต (ซึ่งน่าจะระบุปีไว้) ปัจจุบันก็เร็วกว่าไปเรื่อยๆ
สำหรับหนังสือชุด 100 เรื่องต้องรู้ก่อนโต อ่านครบสามเล่มก็ยังยืนยันว่า เหมาะกับผู้ใหญ่มากกว่า
เพราะมันยากพอควร

และจริงๆ ไม่เรียกว่า อ่าน เพราะ ตัวหนังสือน้อยนิด แต่ต้องดูรูปบวกกับการพิจารณา ไปช้าๆ ที่ละหน้า

[Rita (RitaReadsTrash) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A super fun way to give myself a knowledge boost.

[Fatimah N · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ‘100 things to know about science’ book is a fantastic method of introducing new knowledge to children within key stage 2. The nonfiction book provides an excellent introduction to the exciting aspects of science such as: DNA, genes and the construction of the world itself. As illustrated by its name, there are 100 facts included within the book making it educational but also very fun to read!

I personally, would use the facts included within the book as starter activities for my students to engage with. For example, from using the fact ‘the speed of light is faster than sound’, I would be able to interest my students into new areas of thinking and challenge them further.
However, despite this book being aimed at children more so then adults it is yet, purposeful to anyone who wishes to learn further about science in a quick, quirky and exciting way.

[Alvaro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este libro "informativo" para niños y adolescentes busca (y consigue) explicar de manera entretenida la ciencia y sus aplicaciones cotidianas en nuestras vidas. Son respuestas ilustradas a muchas de las típicas preguntas que se puede hacer un niño, tanto referente a la evolución de plantas y animales, como a ingenieria, astronomía, geografía, etc.

Edición en castellano peninsular, editado en Londres e impreso en Emiratos Árabes (¿?) en tapa dura (resistente) y con atractivas ilustraciones e infografías. Incluye glosario, tabla de descubrimientos recientes, índice temático y enlaces a páginas de interés.

[Emily Leung Sui Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is very educational and fun to read. It teaches me science and some facts. In the book, there are 100 facts to tell you. Each fact has a picture on it so it could make you understand more clearly. For example, fact #4 tells you the Earth moves faster than anything on Earth. It has 2 pictures to show you the speed of other things on earth compared to the Earth. Also, fact #51 tells you that spider silk is twice as strong as steel wire. It has a picture to show you that what makes spider silk so strong. In conclusion, it is a very useful and educational book to read and I really recommend it to my classmates.

[Serena Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book tells you up to 100 different fascinating facts.
It is a really enjoyable non fiction book that you can learn from and makes reading easier and
more fun for children. I definitely recommend this book to anyone, even grown ups. I have read this book at least 10 times. Also containing many pictures to help you understand, I think everyone should have it. It is a must read😊

[Abi Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this in an air bnb and started it as a white book to flick through to finish my 2022 reading challenge on time. I didn’t finish it on time. Partly because it was surprisingly interesting and educational: as a University student doing a BSc I still learnt lots of new things! It was very digestible and illustrations were brilliant!

[Nicola · Rating 2 out of 5]

An easy format to follow but not exciting enough, each page was presented with similar graphics

[Shamina Aleem · Rating 3 out of 5]

its great, but not as great as the one about space. that one was mindblowing even for an adult!


this book however, would be enjoyed by my daughter (the original owner of the book. hehh)

[Hiu Ying]

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[Hilde Helseth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is written for kids, but great for adults too!

[Sunny Kim]

I liked this book. It had a lot of cool facts and stuff. I enjoyed reading ot

[Jahzion Aroma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Het is een super leuk boek. Het gaat over heel veel uitvinding en er staan ook tijdlijnen in. Ze vertellen ook nog over bepaalde dieren en over gebieden.

[Maddi Petro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many facts I already knew as an adult, but probably children don't know so much yet. But also plenty of facts that I didn't know and were explained well enough to understand. Nice illustrations also.

[Metaphora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hermosamente ilustrado. Datos concisos y comprensibles. Lo recomiendo como un libro que incentiva al desarrollo del conocimiento científico de cualquiera pero tambien a la curiosidad e imaginación de los más pequeños. Cada noche (desde que los Reyes Magos se lo trajeron) le leí a mi hijo de 5 años una o dos cosas que saber sobre ciencia. Contiene Índice alfabético el cual en este tipo de libros es útil para futuras referencias.

Incluye también un glosario con definiciones de palabras y términos poco conocidos, el mismo sigue siendo difícil de comprender para niños. Tal vez pudieron intentar algo menos sofisticado y habría sido igual de amigable y menos complejo; a riesgo, supongo, de caer en la informalidad. Lo considero como un libro de divulgación científica aunque por ningún lado dice que lo sea pero algo es seguro: no es ni enciclopedia ni libro de texto (no es queja).

[Lam Ka Kin Andreas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book on science as it really makes me feel curious in the ever-expanding scientific world. There are definitely some jaw-dropping interesting facts that this book will cover. For example, whales USED to walk on four legs many many many years ago.
I recommend this book to children who likes interesting facts on science.

[Suvi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kiva, vähän pienemmille suunnattu tietokirja. Sopii selailuun ja faktojen bongailuun, yhtäjaksoinen lukeminen on vähän levotonta.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A favorite of my 8 year old