This exciting, educational children's book details the real-life stories of scientists throughout history who made discoveries that changed the way we think about the world. Read about Galileo and Marie Curie, who both - in very different circumstances - risked peril during their research, or about Alexander Fleming, who discovered the power of penicillin by accident. Full of fascinating details of experiments and equipment, blunders and lucky escapes, This book will appeal to children around the age of 9 and over with an interest in history, science and adventure.  These are ex-display copies and may have some slight signs of wear and tear on the cover. How does it come?softcover 26 x 20 x 1cm, approx 95 pages.