Faith Friendly Science Books For Kids!
9 March 2021
Check out our fabulous selection of faith friendly science books for kids! We hope these books will inspire a love of science in your young reader.
Hunt with Newton
What are the Secrets of the Universe?
£5.99
Join Harriet, Darwin’s pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger’s indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together.
Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions – how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith enhance scientific discovery?
On this adventure, Harriet and Milton are investigating the beginning of the modern scientific age – experiment with Boyle and Hooke, and meet Newton. Step into Harriet and Milton’s time machine, bring some snacks, and enjoy this curious quest of discovery.
Written by Julia Golding, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2006, and the Nestle Smarties Book Prize 2006.
Meet the author: Julia Golding
Julia Golding is a multi-award winning children’s author who has been awarded both the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. A former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, Golding also has a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University, and was writer-in-residence at the Royal Institution in 2019. An avid Jane Austen fan, her Jane Austen-themed podcast ‘What Would Jane Do?’ offers a 19th century take on modern life. Golding is the successful author of The Curious Science Quest series, The Tigers in the Tower andJane Austen Investigates.
Reviews for Hunt with Newton
"A witty and accessible treasure trove of scientific discoveries that goes to the heart of our human quest to understand who we are. This book doesn't dumb down or gloss over imponderables but will leave you marvelling at the science and asking for more." - Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald
"The brilliant and entertaining illustrations in this series enliven a clear and enjoyable text that should stimulate serious thought about the world and our place in it." Lord Rees, Astronomer Royal, President of the Royal Society 2005-2010
"Too often science and faith are pitted against each other. This book breaks down that split in a creative and engaging way. It shows the scope of science in our lives and how the study of science and the study of God feed and magnify each other. Human beings have always been hungry for understanding and meaning, and this book beautifully shows how this has worked out from the earliest time. It is a book that leaves me in awe at the "art" of science: for the way it unveils the magnificence of God our Creator, who stretches out the canvas." Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
"Here is a wonderful and wittily written introduction to science as the art of asking open questions and not jumping to conclusions. It's also an amusing excursion through evolution and anthropology which packs in a lot of learning with the lightest of touches. A much-needed antidote to the bludgeoning crudity of so much writing in both science and religion." Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, poet, singer-songwriter, priest and academic
More books by Julia Golding
Jane Austen Investigates
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A young Jane Austen takes on the role of detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious happenings at the Abbey House School. When the headteacher from their old boarding school invites her past favou…
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Jane Austen Investigates
Paperback
Julia Golding
Jane Austen turns detective in this spooky historical adventure by award-winning author Julia Golding! It’s 1789 and a young Jane Austen turns detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious happ…
Publication date: April 23, 2021
The Tigers in the Tower
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Julia Golding
"A Little Princess – with tigers! Orphan and outcast Sahira Clive is a brave and plucky heroine with a brightly burning heart. I was rooting for her all the way to the end of this thrilling…
Publication date: September 18, 2020
The Curious Crime
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Is curiosity a crime? Ree discovers the unfairness of being a girl in a male-dominated scientific world, where alternative ideas are swiftly squashed. Enter a fantasy island where Phil the dodo and ot…
Publication date: October 19, 2018
Modern Flights
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Publication date: June 21, 2019
Victorian Voyages
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Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs
Join Harriet, Darwin’s pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger’s indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit togethe…
Publication date: June 21, 2019
Rocky Road to Galileo
Paperback
Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs
Join Harriet, Darwin’s pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger’s indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit togethe…
Publication date: October 19, 2018
Greek Adventure
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Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs
Join Harriet, Darwin’s pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger’s indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit togethe…
Publication date: June 22, 2018
Cave Discovery
Paperback
Julia Golding, Andrew Briggs
Join Harriet, Darwin’s pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger’s indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit togethe…
Publication date: June 22, 2018
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