This book is awesome! Instead of teaching how modern things work, it teaches how things worked before modern inventions. The content seems interesting to children and answers plausible questions they might have. The illustrations are very colorful and intriguing and I think this book will capture attention across a range of ages.

My 11-year-old son saw "Backward Science" available for review, and he read it and told me his thoughts. I'm compiling them into this review, since he didn't feel like putting fingers to keyboard right now. Whaddya do?

Quick synopsis: Told in short chapters with full page illustrations, this book explains what life was like before certain inventions. It's a mashup of history and innovation told backwards -- starting from present day working our way back in time.

Overall, he really enjoyed the book. He says the content and illustrations were entertaining, and topics were explained in a clear way. Some topics he wanted slightly more detail.

Chapters that struck him most were about fire fighting and the anesthesia/antiseptics chapter.

He recommends the book for ages 10+ depending on their reading and interest level. He gives it
4.5 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the free digital review copy.

Seems like the wrong book file downloaded from here — my e-reader got Who Do You Think You Are instead — not sure of just a blip, but wanted to be sure to let you know — thanks!