Nathan Shalit: 2 books

A great way to get youngsters excited about chemistry, this book features 38 safe experiments for youngsters seven and up. All you need to perform these fun and fascinating exercises are common household items: aspirin, paper towels, vinegar, and more. And each experiment features simple, illustrated instructions.

Over 50 safe tricks — all based on scientific principles. Grade-schoolers using common, everyday items will soon be performing such mystifying feats as making squares and lines disappear, creating a magical doorway out of paper, cutting glass with scissors, inserting a pin in a balloon without popping it, and much more.