The Magic of Reality; How we know what’s really true
8 Jun 2012 by Evoluted New Media
What is real? What is magic? Are we alone? What is a rainbow? These are some of the fundamental and pressing questions Richard Dawkins answers in The Magic of Reality, his first book for a family audience. The reader is taken on a magical journey of discovery through science, sorting out the reality from ancient myths.
The tone is light yet informative – making this ideal for younger readers – and the explanations of evolution, space, time and more will amaze even the older readers. Beautifully illustrated by Dave McKean, this a wonderful coffee table book that you can happily dip in and out of when you have a space few minutes.
What’s more, The Magic of Reality has just been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize – the first time a book written by a Fellow of the Royal Society has been shortlisted for the prize. The judges said
“This challenging and thought-provoking book explores how human beings have explored the natural world over time and tackles these ideas in a way that we’ve never seen before.”
The Magic of Reality; How we know what’s really true Richard Dawkins, Bantam Press, September 2011, £20
- To be in with a chance of winning a copy of The Magic of Reality, just send your name, address and organisation/institution to phil.prime@laboratorynews.co.uk by 29th June.
