Anna Claybourne
Books by Anna Claybourne
“The book allows for people to be drawn in who might come to the topic from an artistic interest. It overlaps with broader creative interests, perhaps, folks who might not have so obviously engaged in the topic if it was just presented as science.” Read more...
The Best Science Books for Kids: the 2019 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Sheila Rowan, Physicist
“The pictures are very vivid and it is very easy to tell what is going on. What I really like is how it’s written in normal English but then also has the lines that Shakespeare wrote, in older English, with a line leading to a picture of the person who is saying it.” Read more...
Best Shakespeare Books for Kids
Natasha, Children
Interviews where books by Anna Claybourne were recommended
Best Shakespeare Books for Kids, recommended by Natasha
Are you longing to get your children as excited about Shakespeare as you are? There’s a lot of books out there to introduce kids to the Bard. Here, Natasha, a 10-year old living in Oxfordshire, recommends some of her favourite retellings of Shakespeare stories.
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100 Things to Know About Numbers, Computers & Coding
Alex Frith (illustrated by Federico Mariani and Parko Polo) -
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The Bacteria Book: The Big World of Really Tiny Microbes
by Steve Mould -
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The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home
Mike Barfield (illustrated by Lauren Humphrey) -
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Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars
David Stabler (illustrated by Anoosha Syed) -
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Planetarium: Welcome to the Museum
Raman Prinja (illustrated by Chris Wormell) -
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Making With States of Matter
by Anna Claybourne
The Best Science Books for Kids: the 2019 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, recommended by Sheila Rowan
The Best Science Books for Kids: the 2019 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, recommended by Sheila Rowan
If you’re looking for the best books to get kids excited about science, the Royal Society Young People’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.
