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How to Stop a T. Rex From Eating Your Socks (Solved by Science)

By (author) Swapna Haddow, Illustrated by Jess Bradley

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Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant biology experiments. Rescue your favourite football socks from a dinosaur! Help Granny grow her lunch … in space! Save Mothers’ Day with an epic rainbow bouquet! Explore a bunch of ridiculous (and not-so-ridiculous) dilemmas – with solutions from the astonishing world of biology. Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout! What are you waiting for? Brian the T. rex is getting hungry … Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, with brilliantly funny colour illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley. BOOK 1 OUT NOW: How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train (physics) COMING SOON: How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils (chemistry) Experiments in How to Stop a T. rex From Eating Your Socks: • Dyed celery • Model heart • Seed bombs • Giant gummy sweets • Worm farm • Model lung • Model hand • Marshmallow pulse detector • Mirror optical illusion • Sandwich bag digestion • Dissolving eggshells • Growing amazing-shaped plants • Sense of smell test • Soil layers • Soil test

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 30 Jul 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 64
Dimensions | 276 x 213 x 4mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 270g
ISBN | 978-0-0087-1337-9
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BISAC | juvenile nonfiction / science & technology / biology
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