{"product_id":"9780008713362","title":"How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Swapna Haddow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 March 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Red Shed) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Solved by Science' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 64 pages\u003cbr\u003e212 x 276 x 7 | 340g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonkers dilemmas that can be solved with science and a bunch of brilliant chemistry experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Survive at sea with pirates! Carry a dinosaur egg across the jungle! Send secret messages! Make diamonds from pencils!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Explore a bunch of ridiculous (and not-so-ridiculous) dilemmas – with solutions from the astonishing world of chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sounds unbelievable? Test the science for yourself, with easy-to-follow experiments throughout!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What are you waiting for? Let’s become millionaires!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written by bestselling and award-winning author Swapna Haddow, with brilliantly funny colour illustrations from award-winning illustrator Jess Bradley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e BOOK 1 OUT NOW: How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train (physics)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e COMING SOON: How to Stop a T. rex From Eating Your Socks (biology)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Experiments in How to Make Diamonds From Your Pencils:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e • 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56853347041655,"sku":"9780008713362","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008713362.jpg?v=1773155320","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780008713362","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}