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Solved with Science: How to Make Sure Granny Survives the Pirates' Slide

Use everyday household items to run your own experiment and discover how friction works.

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This activity is just one of the many creative science experiments waiting for you in How to Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train by Swapna Haddow and Jess Bradley. **No grannies were harmed in the making of this book!** Trick a shark! Lift a jumbo jet! Escape a deserted island! Stop a runaway train! 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!

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