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Enter our competition to win four fun, fact-packed science books for kids aged 6-12! Space, aliens, climate change and beetles await

WIN A Brilliant Bundle of Science Books for Curious Kids!

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We’ve got an amazing array of books to give away, perfect for curious children who love bugs, space, aliens and saving the planet! Thank you to our friends at Flying Eye Books for these gorgeous prizes!

Cover images of four intriguing science books for children

Three lucky winners will each receive a set of four fantastic, fact-packed books that blend science, adventure and BIG questions about the universe. Here’s what’s up for grabs…

Bonkers About Beetles book cover - a kids' science and natural history book about amazing insects

🪲Bonkers About Beetles by Owen Davey
This beautifully illustrated shines a light on the toughest bug in the insect world: brawny beetles!

Cover image of Cosmo Park – a colourful children's comic about space.

🪐 Cosmo Park by Madeleine Finlay and Tom Dearie
Jump aboard a hover-buggy and zoom through a cosmic theme park in this vibrant comic-style book! Learn all about black holes, galaxies and the freezing end of the universe – all wrapped up in colourful illustrations and mind-blowing facts.

Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet cover – illustrated eco ideas

🌱 Weird and Wonderful Ways to Save the Planet by Madeleine Finlay and Jisu Choi
Can beetles, seaweed or human poop help fight climate change? Find out in this funny, fact-filled book bursting with unusual eco-solutions and inspiring ideas to help protect our planet.

👾 The Unexplained: UFOs by Adam Allsuch Boardman
Are we alone in the universe? Explore the mysterious world of UFOs in this graphic guide packed with alien sightings, strange encounters, and fascinating theories. Perfect for kids with big imaginations and even bigger questions.

How to enter

To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this question in the comments:

Which one of the below is not a type of beetle?

A) Rose chafer
B) Ninety-nine-spot beetle
C) Rainbow leaf beetle

Competition closes at midnight on 30th June 2025. For full terms and conditions, see https://www.whizzpopbang.com/terms-and-conditions/

Why you’ll love these books 💫

  • Bursting with bright illustrations and real science facts
  • Perfect for reluctant readers and bookworms alike
  • Supports STEM learning in a fun and accessible way
  • Endorsed by experts like Professor Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland!

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How to draw a firefly

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Find out how to draw Dash the firefly from The Beastie Bros books with this simple drawing tutorial!

Have you read Beastie Bros: the Cabbage Juice Crime by David O’Connell? It stars an unlikely crime-solving duo – Dash the firefly and Dribble the snail. Keep scrolling to find out how to draw Dash the firefly!

If you’re interested in minibeasts, creepy crawlies and all sorts of insects, you’ll love Whizz Pop Bang: Minibeast Safari! Investigate the science of insects as you make an insect pooter, build a bug hotel, craft a balancing butterfly, meet jungle creepy crawlies and more. Plus there’s a competition to win Beastie Bros: The Cabbage Juice Crime by David O’Connell. You can find it in our shop now!

Discover all sorts of Whizz Pop Bang magazines about minibeasts here!


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COMPETITION CLOSED – WIN A Beautiful Book About Light!

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This month, you could win science books for kids! We’re giving away four copies of Light: The Extraordinary Energy that Illuminates Our World by Dr Jess Wade.

Have you ever watched the sky at night? Even when it looks very dark outside, the night sky is never completely black. There is always LIGHT on our planet.

Learn all about the mind-bending science of light in this fascinating non-fiction picture book written by physicist Dr Jess Wade and illustrated by Ana Sanfelippo. Discover the inner workings of rainbows and so much more in this beautiful book – it’s an essential addition to any budding scientists’ bookshelf.

We have four copies of Light by Dr Jess Wade to give away! To be in with a chance of winning, answer this question in the comments:

What is the scientific name for Earth’s moon?
a. Moon
b. Europa
c. Titan

Competition closes at midnight on 31st May 2025. We reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equal or greater value if circumstances beyond our control make it necessary to do so. For full terms and conditions, see https://www.whizzpopbang.com/terms-and-conditions/


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Win Maddie Moate's new book, How Doess It Work

COMPETITION CLOSED. WIN Maddie Moate’s new book: How Does It Work?

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Win Maddie Moate's new book, How Doess It Work

Set off on a curious adventure with everyday objects in science presenter, Maddie Moate’s brand-new book! In How Does It Work, you can find out about all sorts of everyday objects and machines – from microwaves to smart speakers, playground roundabouts to supermarket checkouts!

If you’re a Maddie mega-fan, you need to have a look in Whizz Pop Bang: The Sugar Lab. She told us all about what it’s like to share her love of science on TV, YouTube and on stage.

Find The Sugar Lab in the Whizz Pop Bang Shop!

We’ve got two copies of How Does It Work by Maddie Moate to give away to two lucky Whizz Pop Bang fans! To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question in the comments:

What does an apiarist look after?
A) Apes
B) Bees
C) Cats

Competition closes at midnight on 30th April 2025. For full terms and conditions, see https://www.whizzpopbang.com/terms-and-conditions/


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Explore the Prehistoric World with Whizz Pop Bang’s Bargain Bundle Of Dinosaur Magazines!

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Spark their imagination with the Dino Discovery Bundle—a fantastic set of three dinosaur-packed magazines! This exciting collection of prehistoric puzzles, hands-on activities and fascinating facts will inspire any young dino fan.

Did you know that Whizz Pop Bang’s bargain bundles of back issues are a great way of giving the awesome science magazine for kids a try?
Three issues – £14.99 (that’s just £4.99 per issue!)
Six issues – £27.99 (that’s £4.66 just per issue!)
Twelve issues – £49.99 (that’s just £4.16 per issue!)
PLUS ALL PRICES INCLUDE FREE UK P&P!

🌟 What’s Inside the Dino Discovery Bundle?

Your young explorer will have the chance to make, discover, and investigate incredible prehistoric wonders!

🛠️ Make…

Encourage hands-on learning with fun dinosaur-themed activities that help kids explore the science behind these ancient creatures!
🦕 Fold a walking paper dino
🦕 Craft a pegosaurus
🦕 Bake sauropod footprint cookies
🦕 Erupt a fizzing volcano
🦕 Cut and stick a 3D T. rex that appears to follow you around!
🦕 Make a strata pot
🦕 Model replica teeth, bones and shells
🦕 Create a nodding stegosaurus
🦕 Fly a soaring pterosaur

🔍 Discover…

Your child will uncover mind-blowing dino facts, including:
🦕 The link between dinosaurs and birds
🦕 Did dinosaurs fart themselves to extinction? (Yes, really!)
🦕 Pterosaurs that were as big as aeroplanes
🦕 Dinos taller than houses
🦕 Terrifying sea predators that ruled prehistoric oceans
🦕 What life in the Cretaceous period might have been like

🧐 Investigate…

Your little scientist will dive into fascinating experiments, learning:
🦕 How pterosaur crests may have helped them fly
🦕 The science behind gliders and how they soar without engines
🦕 How asteroid and meteorite craters form
🦕 What happened to plants after the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs

More Exciting Science Bundles Available!

Looking for more educational fun? Explore our bargain magazine bundles packed with STEM experiments, space adventures, and prehistoric discoveries!

See More Bargain Bundles In The Shop!

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Gift Guides For Children Aged 6-12

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Whether your child is an aspiring scientist, a creative thinker, or an outdoor adventurer, this gift guide is filled with engaging, educational, and fun ideas that inspire curiosity, creativity, and exploration. These gifts are perfect for hands-on play, learning, investigating and creativity.

If you’re interested in eco-friendly gifts, you’re covered – you’ll find plenty of presents here that are printed using only paper from FSC/PEFC certified suppliers. That’s Christmas, sorted!

For Scientists-in-Training (Aged 6-12)

Nurture their love of discovery with these hands-on science gifts that are both fun and educational. They’re perfect for children who love to explore new ideas, solve puzzles, and embark on imaginative journeys.

Letterbox Lab – The Explore Box
Suitable for explorers aged 6-12, each box is filled with exciting experiments that make science fun and accessible. All consumables needed for each experiment are included!

Letterbox Lab – The Investigate Box
More advanced experiments for kids aged 8-12 who are ready to dive deeper into science, delivered to your door every month.

Subscription to Whizz Pop Bang Magazine
A monthly magazine packed with experiments, facts, and activities for science enthusiasts.
Check out this amazing Christmas offer on subscriptions – get a FREE riddle book worth £6.99! Order by 19/12/24. 

Hoopla: Daring Dinosaurs
Peer into the distant past to take a look at awesome dinosaurs! Find out how to hunt for fossils, and if you don’t spot any, you can make your own fossil replica! Craft a terrific pterosaur and bake some delicious dino cookies. Plus there are puzzles, jokes and a roar-some dine personality quiz to take!

Whizz Pop Bang Snip-Out Science Book
Craft paper volcanoes, flying machines and more with this book of hands-on projects that blend science, creativity, and fun.

Whizz Pop Bang Science Scrapbook
A creative space for young scientists to plan investigations and record results of experiments.

Space magazines
Explore the Sun, Moon, Mars and the stars in this epic collection of space-themed science magazines.

Lab coat
This science essential keeps clothes in tip-top condition during even the messiest experiments!

More Gifts We Love!

Dinosaur magazines
From prehistoric flying beasts to the story of extinction, Whizz Pop Bang’s back issue collection is full of fact-packed reads for any wannabe palaeontologist.

Whizz Pop Bang Joke Book
Get ready for some super science-y giggles, with over 200 hilarious jokes to get the whole family laughing out loud!

Subscription to Hoopla Magazine
A wonderful magazine for curious kids aged 4-9, filled with science, positivity, creativity, and wellbeing. A gift that keeps on giving with new inspiration every issue!
Check out this amazing Christmas offer on subscriptions – get a FREE magazine! Order by 19/12/24. 

Hoopla: Secrets and Spies
Tiptoe into the world of secrets, spies and codes! Design a fantastic face mask to hide your identity, make your own cipher wheel, cook treats with hidden messages inside and solve some safe-cracking puzzles. Head outside to look for nature clues as you make a beautiful wristband, plus there are riddles, jokes and a colouring page to enjoy.

Whizz Pop Bang Riddle Book
Test their wit and problem-solving skills with this fun and engaging collection of over 150 tricky teasers.

Whizz Pop Bang Puzzle Book
Jam-packed with more than 150 brilliant brain-bending puzzles, all with a science twist! With so many puzzles to get stuck into, it’s sure to keep your child busy for hours and hours!

Hoopla: Treasure Hunt
Shine a light on glittering treasure! Grow your own edible crystals, craft a shining star and go on a treasure hunt! You can find out about shimmering goldfish and bake some delicious treats to give as a gift. Plus there are puzzles, jokes and a treasure-themed quiz.

Looking for gifts for curious explorers aged 4-9? Find a gift guide here!


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COMPETITION CLOSED – WIN The Science Museum Puzzle Book: Journey Into Space!

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Here’s your chance to win one of ten copies of The Science Museum Puzzle Book: Journey Into Space. Keep reading to tackle some of the intergalactic puzzles featured inside!

Plan a mission, train to be an astronaut, launch a rocket and discover what it’s like to live in space as you tackle the teasers in this brilliant puzzle book!

As well as over 100 space-themed puzzles, this book is stuffed with essential space facts and profiles of significant people and moments linked to space exploration.

Put your brain to the test with these puzzles, taken from Journey Into Space: A Science Museum Puzzle Book. You’ll find the competition below these puzzles.

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We’ve got ten copies of this book to give away! Simply answer the question in the comments to be in with a chance.

Which person has travelled into space?

A Helen Sharman
B Galileo Galilei
C Arthur C. Clarke

The Science Museum Puzzle Book: Journey Into Space by The Science Museum is published by Seven Dials available in trade paperback and eBook on 7th November 2024. RRP £14.99.

This competition closes at midnight on 30th November 2024 and is open to UK residents only. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.


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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN Seven Small Inventions That Changed The World Books!

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Do you know a small scientist who is always coming up with new inventions? They are bound to love this new book which proves that small inventions can make a huge difference to our world!

We have five copies of Small Inventions That Changed The World by Roma Agrawak and Jisu Choi to give away! Thank you to Hachette Children’s Group for providing this epic prize.

This book shines a spotlight on tiny change makers including the nail, the wheel and string. It’s hard to image how such humble objects can be significant, but this book explains how they were crucial to the development of advanced technology like spaceships and skyscrapers.

Small Inventions That Changed The World takes readers on a spectacular and intriguing journey through centuries, from the Silk Road to the International Space Station.

We’ve got five copies of this stunning and inspiring book to give away! Simply answer the question in the comments to be in with a chance.

Which of the below is a type of engineering?

A Civet
B Civil
C Cirrus

Small Inventions That Changed The World by Roma Agrawal and Jisu Choi is published by Hachette Children’s Group and is available now. RRP £16.99.

This competition closes at midnight on 30th September 2024 and is open to UK residents only. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.


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WIN Chris Packham’s new book – Superhero Animals!

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We have FIVE copies of Chris Packham’s brilliant new book – Superhero Animals, with beautiful illustrations by Anders Frang, published by Red Shed.

“You have the power to help animals now, so that they will keep helping you, your family and your friends in the future.”
– Chris Packham

Get up close to nature with naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham OBE and encounter the amazing animal superheroes that will help us save the world.

From pollinating plants and the humble earthworm to the soil and the ocean — through fascinating facts and practical guidelines, Superhero Animals invites us to take a closer look at the natural life around us and teaches us how to care for it at a time when it is most urgent to do so.

To win one of FIVE copies, answer this question in the comments:

What is the largest animal in the animal kingdom?

A Hippopotamus
B Blue whale
C Elephant

This competition closes at midnight on 29th February 2024 and is open to UK residents only. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.


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WIN a guide to the night sky!

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We have FOUR copies of the brand new book from astrophysicist, Lisa Harvey-Smith – Universal Guide to the Night Sky to give away!

Wherever you are in this world – whether that be in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, in the city or a remote region – this book guides you through the remarkable features of planet Earth’s starry sky.

Receive a personal tour through the wonders of the universe from astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith. Explore comets and meteors, stars, planets and moons. Find galaxies and glowing gas clouds. Spot supernovae and enjoy eclipses. Learn everything you need to know about binoculars, telescopes and photographing the stars. You will never look up at the stars in the same way again.

Featuring intergalactic illustrations by Sophie Beer, this global guide to the sky is your ticket out of this world.

To win one of FOUR copies, answer this question in the comments:

What is the name for scientists who focus on observations of the skies?

A Astronomer
B Biologist
C Chemist

This competition closes at midnight on 31st January 2024 and is open to UK residents only. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.


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