The STEAM Team

The zany characters of the Science Squad will guide kids through this engaging, fact packed kid’s book from Robert Winston all about the key subjects – science, technology, engineering, art, and maths.

An excellent introduction to understanding these concepts, Science Squad is a colourful, well-presented education book for children that will get your little ones crazy for STEAM subjects!


This brightly illustrated science book for kids breaks down STEAM subjects and complicated ideas into fun and easily understandable pieces. Join Robert Winston and the Science Squad to unravel the mysteries of the exciting world of science – find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from and much more!

The Science Squad characters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) guide the reader through the book and are always on hand with tips, fun facts, and simple explanations. The ingeniousness of Science Squad is the characters – keeping little ones engaged and engrossed throughout.

Learn about the human body, space, physics, geography, math, engineering, and chemistry. This book is a fantastic first children’s book for kids starting to learn STEAM subjects in school, or who are developing an insatiable interest in the world around them.

Meet The Science Squad!

The Science Squad is made up of five cool characters (subjects) that work together to show you how the world works.

Science is all about asking questions and discovering the answers to explain how things work. Technology uses science to create new machines and effective ways of doing things. Engineering is all about finding and designing solutions to problems – using science, technology and maths. Art is all about using your imagination and style to create brilliant new things. Maths is about numbers, patterns and problem-solving.

They are the perfect team to teach you all about STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths!

Find out what science is, why it is so important, and how it relates to the world around you. Discover how machines work, what a food web is, why boats float, where lightning comes from and much, much more!

From Amphibians to Darwin to the Internet, this book is full of interesting STEAM facts covering:
– The Universe
– Plants
– Robots
– The Human Body
– Measuring
– Climate Change
– And so much more!

If you are looking to add more Robert Winston books to your collection, give Ask A Scientist a try for the “why askers” in your life.