This book features in the following series: All About Materials, Inquiry Box .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jenny Vaughan writes information books and educational television programmes for children.

This book has the following chapters: What is a solid? What is 'hardness'? Scratching surfaces Hard and sharp Shaping solids Strength Letting light through Stained glass window Solids that flow Disappearing solids Invisible ink Eaten away Vanishing eggshell Glossary Some answers Index and Further information