How? Why? Ever since there were people, they have wondered about the universe around them and they have asked those questions: How? Why?

And scientists, continually questioning, seeking, experimenting, have supplied the answers. With their test tubes, their complicated instruments, their laboratories, they have opened the doors to a million wonders.

Boys and girls can be scientists, too. It doesn't take elaborate equipment—merely the inexpensive things found in every home. Conducting experiments needn't be complicated, either. Anyone can do simple experiments and find the answers to his own "how" and "why" questions.

In this book, Rose Wyler gives easy-to-read, easy-to-understand directions for simple experiments with air, water, plants, electricity, chemistry and light—all done with home equipment. They're fun to do, and young scientists, completing them, will better understand the world they live in.

Ida Scheib's crisp drawings help keep things clear.

An excellent introduction to a fascinating hobby.

Publisher recommended: Grades 4-6

From the dust jacket