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Why science-based fiction is getting kids into science

Take a look at the new science-based children's fiction that's gaining popularity both at home and in the classroom. Novels in this genre have been shortlisted for book prizes and the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award in 2015 was The Lie Tree, a story featuring a lead character with a thirst for science. Vishva Samani visits a school in East London to find out what nine to eleven year olds make of this new wave of books.

First broadcast on You & Yours, 16 February 2017.

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