Science books suitable for 6-year-old boy

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My ds asks me endless questions about science esp chemistry and physics, about which I know nothing (ie less than a 6-year-old boy )

Can anyone recommend books a dc of that age can read to himself which will answer all his questions about these things? And hopefully lead his interest somewhere useful?

I got him 'How Things Work' which is quite specific but stuff that explains more general scientific principles would be good. His reading age is kind of Famus Five level, so can cope with books with words and not just pictures.

Please help - this is getting embarrassing.

Usborne 'See Inside' series. We have see inside science, maths, space, and your body but there are lots. Usborne first encyclopaedia of Science. The Story of Things (pop up about inventions)
They often have some of the see inside books on the Book People or Red House.
I shall watch with interest for other suggestions!

My seven year old DS loves the Horrible Science books, they are in the same vein as the Horrible Histories books so a little graphic in parts but they do explain scientific principles.

Basher Science. Great illustrations too.

DS2 (6) borrowed a great science encyclopaedia from the library, he cried when we had to give it back! I think it was this . It was great. It is aimed at KS2 so your DS would get lots of use from it.

I also recommend Usborne books- for all subjects. Also the Dorling Kindersley series (all sorts of titles). DS gets Aquilla magazine which often has science topics in, but it changes every month (last one was about Captain Cook I think, but we have had Silk, Sport, Earthquakes...).

3B1G what age would you recommend the "Basher" books from? Amazon reviews seem to be saying 10yrs+ though someone bought one for their 3yr old grandson .

Also How the World Works which I saw in Eureka! kids sceince museum shop and am coveting.

Basher books = reading age of about 7+

Horrible Science are brilliant - similar style to Horrible Histories. Factual but fun! I had loads of Horrible Science books and stuff that we covered in GCSE science I already knew because of these books which I'd been reading since about year 3.

Thanks for all suggestions - we've actually got some of these at home as dd1 was into science too - but she didn't read these till older eg 8+ eg Basher series and Horrible Science. Not read them myself - are they ok for 6 year olds then?

They're not explicit in any way, I don't think they would be problematic to read, it's more whether they would hold his interest. Thinking back I was actually 9 when I got my first one but that's because they weren't published until 1996 and I was 8 then! I remember reading my first Horrible Histories book in Year 3 and I wasn't traumatised by it at all. They are very similar in style and the type of content although it's more "digestion and this is why we burp" than "medieval people used to put their enemies' heads on sticks"

Why don't you have a dip in and see what you think? They're actually pretty engrossing

Thanks. :)

DS (6) likes Horrible Science. It's a bit gruesome for me in places, but fine for him .

DD is 6 and loves her Wow! Everything book. There are other books in the series too, eg Wow Space which she's borrowed from the library for months on end.

Usborne Pocket Science books are good too, we have a set of 20 of them I think from the Book People.

Horrible science is always good- or you can get fab activity boxes where you can build a human body etc that my youngest seems to love. Usborne science books are also fantastic: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=141365567550 - I bought my daughter one a few months ago and ever since then shes been asking interesting questions and explaining things to her friends! Its so good to get your kids into science at a young age!

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