Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #920 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-04
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

The Bookseller
'I can't wait to create a six-metre fountain with a bottle of
Coca-Cola and a packet of Mentos...'

Publishing News
`It's very funny, very ingenious and not hard to foresee another
Christmas bestseller.'

The Times
`Discover the speed of light with a bar of chocolate...reveals the amazing appliance of oddball science.'

Customer Reviews

Great
I bought this for my 11yr old son - He loves it.
He couldn't wait to get experimenting.
I don't think he's realised it's educational.......yet!
(although he did want to start on the alcohol experiments first)

Great gift!
I bought this, along with two other books as stocking stuffers but really they're great for anytime of the year. One of the others was DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY by David Sedaris, and the other was DON'T STOP ME NOW. You can't go wrong with any of these. Now, as far as HOW TO FOSSILISE YOUR HAMSTER, if not only on the practical side, it's funny as heck. Even if you don't want to do this stuff, it's great reading. Kids and adults alike. BUY IT NOW!

Really good fun
How to Fossilise Your Hamster is a really good fun book that would make an ideal Christmas present. I just picked up a copy for my niece and had a read through and found it really entertaining. I also really like the complete randomness of many of the experiments. This is full of really unique ideas that come right out of left field. Although not all of them appealled to me, there's something here for everyone, and it's all good fun. Which I think is the point.