Monkey is getting really interested in anything to do with science and engineering these days. He is like a little sponge, soaking up information, storing it for future reference and then recalling it weeks and even months later. When I discovered The Little Guide to Science recently, I thought it would be a great little reference book to add to our collection.
The Little Guide to Science is being published in English in March this year by Happy Museum and is a great factual guide for children as they discover more about the world around them.
The 31 page paperback book discussing everything from microscopes to fossils, storms and electricity to optical illusions.
We’ve seen a Morse Code machine at a couple of museums we’ve visited over the last year but I couldn’t remember the letter sequencing. Now he has a book which explains the code we’ve been trying out our own signals using this book.
The information with the book is shown in a clear and concise way with lots of illustrations, making it easy for children to understand. Each section has a quiz element or exercise to be completed, so you can see how well the concept is being digested.
We were at a birthday party recently and I was entertaining Monkey and a few other children whilst we were waiting for the party food to be ready. They’d not seen what happens when you rub a balloon on your head. Monkey thought my resulting hairdo was hysterical. I’ve since been able to explain the process with The Little Guide of Science to assist me.
Monkey has been really engaged with this book, it’s a great educational tool in my opinion and a bargain at £6.99.
disclaimer: we were sent the item mentioned in exchange for an honest review
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I think we could live without the microwave to encourage people to cook more from scratch!
I think we could live without the television! It would encourage people to get more creative!
Dishwasher as it doesnt take too long to wash by hand
I think people could live without the dishwasher, as it is no effort to wash up by hand.
Juicer! I think we are better off eating fruit and vegetables as part of our diet from babyhood. My juicer ended up in the cupboard and I can’t help wondering how many others end there and the cost to our poor consumerist world!
Mobile Phones – they take over our lives!
Cars,walk & cycle
mobile phones, some people just never leave them alone!
Mobile phones,we managed before and it really gets on my nerves when people are constantly looking at their phones especially at the table.
Mobile phones they have taken away that community spirit x
i think people could live without a tumble drier fresh air or radiators are quite suffice
The mobile phone – I think it is the spawn of satan 🙂
Definitely the atomic bomb! unnecessary thing!
The dishwasher as it wastes a good amount of time
Kindle – what was wrong with real books?! (Although I do have one…)
mobile phone – I could but know most people couldn’t !!
Dishwashers x
I think we could live without the TV because there is so much more we could be doing instead of watching tv.
We could live without Facebook – people would actually talk to real friends.
I couldn’t live without a mobile phone, especially the ones we have today, great to be in touch with people much more easier
cling film – random I know and I accept that it is useful but it drives me crazy and coat-hangers are a similar-hated object of mine. Guaranteed to disturb my happiness when coathangers get tangled with each other and when clingfilm doesn’t un-peel in one whole sheet. So, our food may go uncovered and our clothes crumpled on the wardrobe floor but I’d be happier!
iphone to communicate with granson
My dishwasher – its not hard to wash up!
I think life would actually be better without all of today’s technology, it’s useful in its place, but we don’t need to look at Facebook when we’re eating at a meal, or take a picture of it to upload to social media!
I think we could live without bread makers (and most specialized kitchen gadgets). They take up so much space and aren’t really necessary. How hard is it really to make bread the “old fashioned” way.
The kindle. Okay, its fast to download and easy to transport. but you dont need to charge a book do you!?!? 🙂
Facebook, maybe then people would make the effort to meet up :- socialise and have some happy experiences to build good memories for their future. As well as get some fresh air, exercise etc.
Bluetooth headsets. The amount of times I’ve seen someone coming towards me seemingly animatedly talking to themselves only to realise they’re actually on their phone . . .
the dish washer as it so much easier and cheaper to wash by hand
Probably the house phone, so many people have mobiles these days.
E-books I think real books are so much better
The dishwasher, nothing wrong with the sink and a cloth x
We could probably live without sliced bread, we could just tear chunks off
E-Book readers. I use mine all the time but I do miss real books! Both reading and shopping for them.
I think we could live without the disaster, my parents in law will run out of plates because they are in the dishwasher waiting to go on rather than just washing up.
I could survive with the internet, but whether it would be living… lol x
Without TV, to make us all talk to each other!
The internet
i couldnt live without the internet x
Dishwashers pointless invention as you have rinse plates before putting them in there lol
the games console!
We could live without microwaves…I’ve never really trusted them! They seem almost like the 1950’s idea of what 2000 would be like…and they leave hot & cold spots!
Mobile phones – I seem to remember being OK before they came along!
I’m pretty sure we could all live without e-readers… a solid book is much more satisfying and can be shared xx
I think we live without television and learn to talk again and spend time as a family, playing games instead.
The smartphone…have you noticed how when you walk around town nowadays no-one seems not to have one stuck to their ears or are gazing blankly down at them. No one speaks to each other or says ‘hello’…it’s quite sad and depressing really?
I could survive without our dishwasher, im sure it is a lot easier just to wash up by hand!
Definitely dishwashers – dishes can be cleaned just as quickly and effectively by hand
I love my gadgets this is a hard question for me. I think we could love without a kettle it would be just as easy to heat on a hob.
Dishwasher as I enjoy washing by hand
Dishwasher , I really hate packing and unpacking it 🙂
It has to be a smartphone. So much time spent (and probably wasted on them) 🙂
The Washing Machine – we can always wash by hand.
The defiantly the fridge
I meant those silly mini fridges
The TV, bring back the libraries & conversation
I couldn’t live without the invention of electricity. Most newer inventions need electricity to work!
Tv! Hardly watch it.
Mobile phones. Too much tweeting and selfies.
there are loads! im sure we could all go back to basic if we were forced to, but some inventions like cigarettes we would of course all be better off without it
Could probably live without my stand mixer as you can actually make cakes by hand!
I could probably live without my stand mixer as you can actually make cakes by hand!
The internet. We would do much much more if they was no internet, like 15 or so years ago.
an apple peeler as could just use a normal peeler or a knife
I think the bathroom scales. They just make you feel worse.
Cars – we would be healthier and it would be better for our world 🙂
I agree mobile phones sometimes just so we all have a break from screens! But at the same time I love that everyone is easily contactable! x
Mobile Phone – it has turned most people into rude, antisocial drones. Especially anyone between the ages of 15 & 25. If they don’t have their eyes glued to it like their witnessing the creation of man, then they have it permanently clutched in their hands like a drowning man with a life ring.
Dishwasher, get the rubber gloves on
Mobile phones in public places – why not wait until you get where you are going to make your call instead of getting in my way!
We could live without x box and PlayStation,kids could learn to play again
The Breadmaker – all that stress relief kneading the dough is wasted
the selfie stick they are awful things
Text Messaging – it’s always better to talk 🙂
Honestly … I think we are too blessed in our days … but I think living without the microwave I could just about cope without … I love cooking from fresh anyway .. and warming up is easy on a modern cooker xx
the stand mixer – its much more fun and rewarding baking properly
Maybe if locks hadn’t have been invented, we wouldn’t have such problems with the haves and have nots and the world would be a very different place!
Well, slightly different from most of the others but I think we could of done without the invention of guns and any other invented weaponry.
I think it would be great to have no internet on mobile phones so people were more sociable.
I could survive without tv but I wouldn’t like it. It would encourage me to read more.
Smartphones. I love the Internet but would prefer phones to be just phones because people are forever tapping away on them!
The world would grind to a halt without electricity.
Motorbikes!! I get so nervous each day when my husband uses his motorbike and I just hope that our children never want to get on one!
electricity – is everything. Without electricity we got nothing, no TV, no washing machine, no kettle, no even light. I couldnt leave without electricity!
Smart phones, everywhere you look today people are tapping away …. they are missing so much in the ‘real’ world
I could live with out the dishwasher, I actually prefer to wash by hand.
Facebook just causes trouble
We could do without emoticons…
Electricity – look how much we rely on it!
Wine Glass Holder Necklace. You do not need to keep your drink that close. A flat surface at your side is fine. Would probably only splash yourself when it was full anyway.
My slow cooker. It means I can go to work all day and come home to a freshly cooked meal 🙂
Hairdryers as they dry out the hair and make it brittle.Drying hair naturally is so much better for hair
the microwave, would be good for people to take their time with cooking plus it tastes processed when cooking that way.
the dishwasher by hand is a good way to spend time with the family, one washing and one drying.
I think people could live without the dishwasher, as it is no effort to wash up by hand.
I think we could live without dishwashers because so many people don’t load them properly, and it’s often far more economical to wash by hand and really not difficult!
Digital photo frames, as you can view photos on your computer or phone
Mobile phones – we survived without them 20 years ago and people spend so much time on them not even using them for their purpose
Definitely live without a dishwasher! It’s actually quite therapeutic to wash by hand!!
I think we could live without hair straighteners
The Kindle, I don’t understand the point in them when you can buy a real book!
The remote control – Get up to change the channel!
Mobile phone and laptop
I could live without cars seeing as I don’t drive and I walk most places x
Buses becaue they are dirty and have smelly people on them, they are always late and bus drivers are always miserable