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Science

Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About All Things Science!
By Eric Huang
Series: Oh No They Aren't
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Science is all about figuring out how things work. It means asking questions and conducting experiments to discover and test possible answers. Science affects every aspect of life, from what you're wearing and what you had for breakfast, to the weather outside. Through science, you can... Read More
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Everything you think you know will be proven wrong in this myth-busting guide to science, from chemistry to geology, engineering, astronomy and even technology. 

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Science is all about figuring out how things work. It means asking questions and conducting experiments to discover and test possible answers. Science affects every aspect of life, from what you're wearing and what you had for breakfast, to the weather outside.

Through science, you can examine the smallest atoms to the largest galaxies - and get to know the universe just a little bit better. But how much do you really know about science?

For example, we all know that...
Moons are smaller than their planet
Summer is caused by Earth being closer to the Sun
Water is an element
Tectonic plates don't move that much anymore
AND that engineers are people who fix things

Do we...? Because... OH NO THEY AREN'T!

Misconceptions about our world are everywhere, but none of them are true! In Oh No They Aren't: Science, myths are busted about science from chemistry to geology, engineering, astronomy and even technology.

In this fresh and funny guide, learn about how our world works from atoms and molecules to volcanoes and solar systems, or even artificially intelligent robots. Stylishly designed and humorously illustrated by Sam Caldwell, Oh No They Aren't: Science brings important STEM topics to life for kids, uncovering how our world works and making science fun and accessible for everyone.

In the Oh No They Aren't... series, popular misconceptions in science and nature are dispelled. Check out the Oh No They Didn't... companion series for hilarious history and popular culture myth-busting.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711292802

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: words & pictures

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sam Caldwell
  • Illustrated by Sam Caldwell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 64

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Eric Huang Graphic Novels Science & Nature Series: Oh No They Aren't

About the Author

Eric Huang is a podcaster, writer, start-up mentor and university lecturer. He reads a lot, loves museums, nature, and art history. He worked as an editor and book publisher for 20 years with roles at Disney Publishing, Penguin Australia, Penguin UK, and LEGO Books - then joined digital agency Made in Me and became a children's media consultant, and now a children's author. Sam Caldwell is an illustrator who lives in Glasgow with his wife and two cats, Tonks and Luna. He grew up in the north of England and studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. He loves inventing characters and creating images packed full of detail, texture and colour. He is passionate about animals and nature and, when not drawing, can often be found exploring the Scottish Highlands.

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