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Wholly Irresponsible Experiments! (Hardcover)

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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd (7 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840468122
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840468120
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'That's the trouble with the real world. Too many people grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's like to be twelve years old.' Walt Disney"

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'This imaginative book is crammed with awe-inspiring experiments
designed to demonstrate the magic of science'

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good fun and painless education, 13 Jun 2007
By Mr. R. Tasker "governor1" (York UK) - See all my reviews
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If you've ever been at the end of 'dodgy' happenings - from family, friends or Neighbours - you'll love this book. Much of the fun lies in trying to decide what to take with a pinch of salt but I concluded that the more hilarious/improbable, the more likely to be the genuine article. Buy it for Father's Day and you'll have a friend for life.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars good fun, 15 Jun 2007
I was impressed by the real sense of fun running through the whole book. It would be ideal for parents stuck with the kids on a rainy day - and particularly appealing to fathers, I suspect - especially if someone else was going to tidy up the kitchen afterwards.

There's some inspirational science here, but in our house it sparked a series of "why" and "how " questions that sent us heading for the science textbooks!

Our youngest son was particularly taken with the gooey experiments - some lovely photos of sticky fingers to remember out experiments.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, 15 Jun 2007
By Gregory Skidmore (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
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While the "irresponsibility" of the stuff in this book pretty much extends to the amount of time I've wasted on it and not to any real dangerous activity it might encourage, it's still enormous fun!! Great present for Father's Day.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing dangerous or new
The cover of the book looked interesting as did the contents pages but I found it very light weight on actual things to do.

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Published 3 months ago by Mr. Pj Gardner

5.0 out of 5 stars Budding mad scientists - start here!
The book is great fun, and contains science that doesn't really feel like science. My seven year-old daughter loves the buzzing baloon experiment and we've had hours of (rather... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Sable Unadorned

5.0 out of 5 stars It's not too late for Father's Day....
This is the sort of book that promotes father/son bonding - and I don't just mean with superglue. Actually, of course, no parents or children are excluded from the family... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Meeting across the river

5.0 out of 5 stars huge fun
This book is so great! My son loves it and so do I. Lots of weird and wonderful experiments that genuinely and straightforwardly demonstrate scientific principles, but in a way... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Peter French

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