How to Stop a T. Rex From Eating Your Socks
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- ISBN 9780008713379
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 213 x 276mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jul 2026
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant biology experiments.
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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
SWAPNA HADDOW is the bestselling and award-winning author of over 30 books for young readers, including the Dave Pigeon and Bad Panda series. She was the winner of the Fantastic Book Award, Surrey Libraries Children’s Book Award and North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award and been shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and The Alligator’s Mouth Awards. She was an official World Book Day author in 2023. With a degree in Medical Sciences and International Health, Swapna is a proud, self-proclaimed science geek. Originally from the UK, Swapna now lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and dog, Archie.
JESS BRADLEY is an award-winning illustrator and writer living in Devon. She has drawn many books and comics about science, superheroes and giant monsters and is also a regular contributor to The Phoenix comic. She works from her home studio, and likes drawing in her sketchbooks, reading, playing video games and watching cartoons with her son.
