Why Can’t I Feel the Earth Spinning? And other Vital Questions about Science

A provocative introduction to science which enables children to ask the questions that interest them most.

Why cantI feel the earth spinning? Is an irreverent and informative introduction to tricky questions about science. How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? Why does medicine taste so bad? Why dont airplanes fall down?

Why cantI feel the earth spinning? Encourages children to start asking and answering questions for themselves. The book is structured around twenty-two questions. Each section explores the question and answer with detailed illustrations, photographs, or diagrams and then asks further questions on a similar theme. Children learn about how their bodies work, why trees leaves are green, why people dream, and whether the cloud is really a cloud.

Written with humor and full of fun illustrations, why cantI feel the earth spinning? Is the perfect primer for young inquisitive minds and budding scientists. Illustrated in color throughout

Age range: 9 – 12 years
Grade level: 2 – 4
Author: James Doyle
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 1 edition (October 9, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500651183
ISBN-13: 978-0500651186
Product dimensions: 7.7 x 0.6 x 10.4 inches
Shipping weight: 1.2 pounds