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How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils (Solved by Science)
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Swapna Haddow
, Illustrated by
Jess Bradley
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Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant chemistry experiments. Survive at sea with pirates! Carry a dinosaur egg across the jungle! Send secret messages! Make diamonds from pencils! Explore a bunch of ridiculous (and not-so-ridiculous) dilemmas – with solutions from the astonishing world of chemistry. Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout! What are you waiting for? Let’s become millionaires! 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 Stop a T. rex From Eating Your Socks (biology) Experiments in How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils: • Secret Messages • Exploding rocket • Chromatography detective • Instant ice cream • Static electricity • Whole egg in a bottle • Salt crystals • pH indicator • Green pennies • Shiny pennies • Collapse a bottle • Chocolate crispy treats • Oobleck • ‘Eco Plastic' • Slime
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HarperCollins Publishers
Published date |
12 Mar 2026
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Pages |
64
Dimensions |
276 x 213 x 4mm (L x W x H)
Weight |
270g
ISBN |
978-0-0087-1336-2
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BISAC |
juvenile nonfiction / science & technology / chemistry
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