How To Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train

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Bonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant physics experiments…

Trick a shark!
Lift a jumbo jet!
Escape a deserted island!
Stop a runaway train*!
*No grannies were harmed in the making of this book!*

Explore a bunch of ridiculous (and not-so-ridiculous) dilemmas, with solutions from the astonishing world of physics.

Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout!

What are you waiting for? Let’s save Granny!

Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, with brilliantly funny colour illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley.

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Publisher: Red Shed
Date: July 2025
Illustrations: Jess Bradley
ISBN: 9780008713355

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