Max and Meta: Lightning and Thunder

Max og Meta: Lyn og Torden

The Max and Meta series is a vibrant new series for children about scientific phenomena - a series where children's curiosity for our wonderful natural world is at the centre. Aimed at 6+, each book covers a new topic, such as gravity, colours, time and atoms. Lightning and Thunder is the seventh and last book in the series.

Troels Gollander is one of Denmark’s most popular writers of science literature for children and young adults,

Lars-Ole Nejstgaard is a cartoonist and illustrator of children’s books, several of which have been adapted for film.

Max and Meta: Lightning and Thunder

Max og Meta: Lyn og Torden

Troels Gollander

Lars-Ole Nejstgaard

Troels Gollander is one of Denmark’s most popular writers of science literature for children and young adults,

Lars-Ole Nejstgaard is a cartoonist and illustrator of children’s books, several of which have been adapted for film.

Synopsis

Max and Meta explore the natural world around them with curiosity. Meta has a magic power: when she snaps her fingers, she can transport her and her friend, Max, to new places. In this seventh book, Max and Meta discover what static electricity is. Max nearly faints with laughter when he sees how Meta’s hair stands on end. But when a thunder storm breaks out and lightning starts to flash, Max and Meta are thrown into a proper adventure. Along the way, the reader is well entertained while simultaneously learning about what thunder, lightning and static electricity is.

Reviews

"The cartoon style and the topic conveyed through the dialogue between Max and Meta work in a compelling way. The level is accessible, and the few cherry-picked facts, wrapped in a funny story, work as a lever to further literature on the topic." – (Library review (Lektørudtalelse)

"A wonderful new series, which merges fiction and non-fiction and presents scientific phenomena in an inspiring and curious way." – (School Start Magazine (Skolestart)