Books by Catherine Barr
“How Colour Works is a vibrant picture book (32 pages) about the science of colour, written by Catherine Barr. The bright, splashy pictures with simple shapes and animals are by Yulia Gwilym, an award-winning illustrator originally from Ukraine. Readers learn about light waves, pigment, how the eyes of humans and different animals work, blue light, sunlight, camouflage and much else besides. The book comes with a useful glossary at the end.” Read more...
Beautiful Science Books for 4-8 Year Olds
Our Children's Editor, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Catherine Barr were recommended
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A Seed Is Sleepy
by Dianna Aston & Sylvia Long (illustrator) -
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How Colour Works
by Catherine Barr & Yuliya Gwilym (illustrator) -
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Bright in the Night
by Lena Sjöberg -
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The Big Book of Bugs
by Yuval Zommer -
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Creatures of the Deep: The Pop-Up Book
by Ernst Haeckel & Maike Biederstädt (paper engineer)
Beautiful Science Books for 4-8 Year Olds, recommended by Our Children's Editor
Beautiful Science Books for 4-8 Year Olds, recommended by Our Children's Editor
Scientific picture books provide an enjoyable way for kids to explore different fields of science without realising how much they are learning. Our Children’s Editor picks science books for kids age 4-8 that are informative but also a pleasure to look at, both for children and for the adults that are reading with them.
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How Was That Built? The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
Roma Agrawal, Katie Hickey (illustrator) -
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Microbe Wars: Humanity's Biggest Battles with the World's Smallest Life-Forms
by Gill Arbuthnott & Marianna Madriz (illustrator) -
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Fourteen Wolves: A Rewilding Story
by Catherine Barr & Jenni Desmond (illustrator) -
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Fantastically Great Women Scientists and their Stories
by Kate Pankhurst -
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If the World Were 100 People
Jackie McCann, Aaron Cushley (illustrator) -
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Beetles for Breakfast and Other Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet
Madeleine Finlay, Jisu Choi (illustrator)
Best Science Books for Children: the 2022 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, recommended by Alan Wilson
Best Science Books for Children: the 2022 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, recommended by Alan Wilson
The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates books that stimulate children’s curiosity and enthusiasm to explore, innovate and debate. Alan Wilson, Chair of this year’s judging panel, talks us through the six outstanding science books for kids that made the 2022 shortlist.
