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Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes

Dara Ó Briain, Dan Bramall

Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes

Subjects

  • Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
  • Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
  • Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
  • Comics and Manga - from Asterix to Zelda

Average rating

5 out 5

20 reviews

The second hilarious book for curious kids from the UK
and Ireland’s best-loved comedian, Dara O Briain!

So you think everyday life is boring?! WHAT?! Hoo-ee, are you wrong! No, seriously. There’s so much EXTRAORDINARY science going on right from the minute you wake up to when you go to sleep. Actually, while you’re asleep, too. Science is a non-stop EVERYWHERE, everything adventure with some incredibly cool stuff going on, too. You’ve got your incredible brain, which has worked out how to read these words and make playing a video game feel as EXCITING as real life; you’ve got aeroplanes that can somehow get from the ground into the sky with all those people AND their luggage on board; you’ve got electricity and artificial intelligence and GPS and buses coming in threes (that’s science too) and LOADS more. In Secret Science, Dara O Briain takes you on a journey from the comfort of your favourite chair to the incredible science behind your everyday life and on into the future!

Reviews

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Dara o Brian is funny and you learn something as well!

Lord Leach Mozzarella 05.01.2025

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I liked this book.

Ambassador Jiminy Vampire 07.09.2024

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This factual book was about a man who teaches children to love science and it worked! I love science now.Recommended

Anonymous 23.12.2023

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Similar to Adam Kay’s books but had more picture and more colour and it explained everything in a funny but simple way.

Commander Hercules Bojangles 04.09.2023

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I really enjoy reading Dara O Briain books because he's really funny as well as sharing lots of facts. I like this book because it talks about how tiny, microscopic things can have such a big impact on us. I feel like I learnt a lot from this book, as well as it making me laugh!

Lieutenant Jazzy Bungalow 29.08.2022

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A funny and interesting book all about the science of everyday life and what life might be like in 100 years time. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes science.

Anonymous 26.07.2022

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Full of interesting facts you’ll never know Like that a giraffe only sleeps 5 minutes in one sitting in case of an attack by a predator.

Anonymous 31.08.2021

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The science of today is the technology of tomorrow Science knows it doesn’t know everything,otherwise it’d stop.But just because science doesn’t know everything it doesn’t means you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you. It was factual and the interest was the the things you actually want to do Yes it is very interesting 🙂

Anonymous 26.08.2021

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funny and very interesting. I would recommend it

Master Hank Pineapple 07.09.2020

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I like how he talks about science and it's really funny.

Mademoiselle Viper Gravy 31.08.2020

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I loved this book because it was very funny. It told me lots of interesting facts and how things work, like how an aeroplane takes off, and how a firework works. The illustrations by Dan Bramall were silly too, with hilarious speech bubbles. My favourite picture was of a plane and a speech bubble that had "this puts the whole earpopping into perspective!" written near one of the windows.

Dona Sapphire Lanzarote 21.08.2020

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Cool book as it tells you things to ou did not know

Superstar Natty Elephant 19.08.2020

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Interesting facts and funny.

Marshal Pudsey Peanut-butter 17.08.2020

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loved it

Baroness Pixie Spaceship 11.08.2020

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A hilarious science book about normal day

Explorer Mandrake Paddington 08.08.2020

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it was funny and factual and interested me. i learnt some faces about giraffes to sleeping. yes i would recommend it to someone else because it was easy to read and funny.

Doctor Poseidon Haystack 06.08.2020

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I loved learning all different facts. I learnt so much about how you sleep and the different phases of sleep. Going to read the other book about space.

Anonymous 04.08.2020

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This was factual and is really funny! My favourite bit was waking up in the year 2118!!!

Anonymous 04.08.2020

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I really liked this book because I like science. I found out that all energy is from the sun, cycling is 5 times more efficient than walking and that there are 4 different stages of sleep. I would recommend it because it was funny.

Count Sandwich Tinkle 23.07.2020

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It was really funny and it taught lots of cool stuff about the world around us. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes having fun and are a interested in how objects work.

Officer Jewel Gravy 19.07.2020