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Celebrating British Science Week! Touch to See Books and Resources to Inspire Young Scientists

4th March 2025

7th-16th March is British Science Week – a ten-day national celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.

We’ve handpicked some of our favourite tactile-audio picture books and educational resources that can help the blind and visually impaired children and young people in your care feel fully included in the fun and learning.

Tactile-audio books and resources to celebrate British Science Week

Cover image for book Look Up! — Look Up!
Nathan Bryon

A cat and a bird are looking at one another. The cat is white with enormous round eyes and two grey pointy ears. The bird is dark brown with dashes of blue on his feathers. In the background there are wind turbines and a pylon. — Oscar and the Bird: A Book About Electricity
Geoff Waring

Star Seeker, A Journey to outer space. A boy and girl sit on a bright star in the night sky, high above houses down below. — Star Seeker, a journey to outer space

Rosie Revere Engineer written by Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts. The book cover shows a girl holding a string attached to which is man with large trousers flying above her. — Rosie Revere Engineer
Angela Beaty

The Lemon Buzzer experiment showing an alarm clock wired to four lemons. — Science Alive! Chemistry Experiments
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goodnight spaceman — Goodnight Spaceman
Michelle Robinson

Illusration of the sea, a hill side with clouds above and arrows showing precipitation, dipping into science and nature — Dipping into Science and Nature

ka boom a guide to the universe — Ka-Boom: a guide to the Universe

harry and the robots — Harry and the Robots
Ian Whybrow

Biology textbook image showing a the musculature under the skin of a person in running motion. — Science Alive! The Body Owner’s Guidebook

The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue, written and illustrated by Ronda and David Armitage. A man in a rowing boat rowing towards a lighthouse behind. Three seagulls are circling around. — Science Alive! Fantastic Light featuring The Lighthouse Keeper’s Rescue
Rhonda and David Armitage

Vesuvius in eruption with dense black clouds above and orange lava pouring down the mountainside. — Science in Art

Experiment showing a funnel, tubing and a tin can inside part of a plastic bottle, demonsrating hydraulic lifting. — Science Alive! Science Experiments

loon on the moon — Loon on the Moon
Chae Strathie

images of weather — Images of Weather

Illustration of a rainforest region showing trees, native American, Sloth, Jaguar and Parrot, that are foound in the different layers of the biome. — Science Alive! The Wonder of Life