Josy Bloggs & Liz Kay Books

This Book is Full of Brains is an amazing resource to understand more about our amazing brains. It is full of exercises and experiments that children can undertake to understand the brain and how it works.

The book is broken down into a set of logical chapters that cover how the brain works, different parts of the brain, how our brains compare to animal brains and about the ‘brains’ of robots and computers.

Each chapter is full of fun facts, interesting science knowledge made accessible to children and a range of illustrations to support the information being shared.

The book does not shy away from specific scientific language, including the different parts of the brain, but it explains it all in a way that children can understand. The ‘try it at home’ sections are a key feature of the book, giving practical activities for children to try to test out their brain or to apply the knowledge acquired within each chapter. There are lots of real-life examples and comparisons so that children can gain a deeper understanding of some trickier concepts.

This book is ideal for any science fan.

Reviewer: Kathryn Gilbert