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Horrible science: ten beastly books

Name: Horrible science: ten beastly books
ISBN: 9781407109596

By Nick Arnold

Discover the gruesome science behind everyday life, from toilet snorkels to bottom-stabbing bicycle saddles.

hilarious gruesome fascinating fact-packed

Genres

Non-fiction Humour Science Fiction

What is Horrible science: ten beastly books about?

Dive into ten wildly entertaining Horrible Science books packed with astonishing facts, disgusting discoveries and laugh-out-loud experiments. Explore the human body, bugs, plants, diseases, digestion, chemistry, space and more, while uncovering the strange science behind everyday life. Find out why someone invented a bottom-stabbing bicycle saddle, how a toilet snorkel might work and what makes nature so wonderfully revolting. With cartoons, quizzes and extra horrible facts, this collection makes learning science gruesomely fun.

About the author

Nick Arnold is a brilliant British author best known for writing the Horrible Science books. He loves making science exciting and fun, with lots of fascinating facts and silly jokes. When he’s not writing, Nick enjoys exploring the world around him and discovering weird and wonderful things to share with his readers.

Pages

144 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2008

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