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The Best Science Books for Kids: the 2019 Royal Society Young Person’s Book Prize Shortlist, recommended by Sheila Rowan

If you're looking for the best books to get kids excited about science, the Royal Society Young Person's Book Prize is a great place to start. Physicist and astronomer Sheila Rowan, chair of this year's judging panel, talks us through the fabulous books that made this year's shortlist.

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Is It All in Your Head?: True Stories of Imaginary Illness
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The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death.
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