Tamsin Mather
Tamsin Mather is Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford, where her work brings together expertise in volcanology/magmatism, atmospheric chemistry and paleoclimatology/stratigraphy. In addition to academic publications, she is the author of Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves (2024).
Interviews with Tamsin Mather
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Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet
Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton -
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Patience...
Rachel Williams, illustrated by Leonie Lord -
3
The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
by Mike Barfield & Paula Bossio (illustrator) -
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The Animal Body Book
by Jess French & Jonathan Woodward (illustrator) -
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The Rocks Book
by Nancy Dickmann -
6
The History of Information
by Chris Haughton
Best New Science Books for Children: Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2025, recommended by Tamsin Mather
Best New Science Books for Children: Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2025, recommended by Tamsin Mather
The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates the best new science books for kids. Professor Tamsin Mather, Earth scientist and chair of the 2025 judging panel, introduces this year’s shortlist and explains how scientific storytelling can awaken children’s sense of exploration of the world around them.
