How to Stop a T. Rex From Eating Your Socks

Author: Swapna Haddow

Interest age: from c 8 years

Published on 30 July 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Red Shed) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Solved by Science' series.

Paperback | 64 pages
212 x 276 x 7 | 326g

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