Al’s Awesome Science is not only a fun introduction to conducting science experiments but a sweet story too. Its easy to get carried along with the enthusiasm of Al & his sister Lottie as they work towards testing whether an egg is the most suitable shape for a time machine.

Throughout the story Al writes up his experiments noting down what the used, what they did, the results & most importantly his observations. There are also some handy tips if tempted to try these out at home.

After reading this book I did have a few worries about what mess I might find in the garden as daughter took it on herself to experiment. I soon realised however that if the book encouraged curiosity, independence, a desire to question and to test out theories, a few broken eggs would be totally worth it.  

Thanks to the publisher, Five Quills,  for the review copy.