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Books in Horrible Science Handbooks series

  • Sounds Dreadful

    Nick Arnold

    Paperback (Gardners Books, May 31, 1998)
    If you think that you can stomach the sick side of science, then read on as the world of rumbling resonance, shocking sound waves and sonic boom gets a sound check. Find out how sound waves make your ear drums tremble and why listening to church bells might give you a nose bleed!
  • Ugly Bugs AND Nasty Nature

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Paperback (Scholastic, Dec. 12, 2005)
    Two books in one. In "Ugly Bugs", readers will observe foul families of bugs, discover the secrets of strange scientists and test the theories of inset disguise. "Nasty Nature" covers the world of animals. Readers grapple with some very ferocious creatures, follow the antics of nosey naturalists and learn how to get on with a gorilla. This title is full of the fact files, quizzes, teacher tests and cartoons. Science has never been so horrible.
  • Angry Animals

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Paperback (Gardners Books, June 30, 2005)
    Science with the squishy bits left in! Take a walk on the wild side with "Angry Animals". Dare you discover: who made false teeth for an elephant? Where you can find dragons with bad breath. Which scientist ate a poisonous snake for dinner? If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we go on the hunt for the cruellest creature of them all. Get to grips with gruesome grizzly bears, wolf down some facts about, er, wolves and snap up some savage shark stories. With fantastic fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons, "Angry Animals" is a book to sink your teeth into! Science has never been so horrible!
  • The Body Owner's Handbook

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Paperback (Scholastic Hippo, )
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  • The Seriously Squishy Jigsaw Book

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Hardcover (Scholastic, )
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  • Explosive Experiments

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Paperback (Gardners Books, Jan. 31, 2005)
    Science with the squishy bits left in! The Explosive Experiments Pack is bubbling with eye-popping experiments to try yourself. Want to know...who blew himself up on a rocket-powered chair? how to test a bug's brain-power? how to make your own ghost? turn a bucket of water upside down without spilling a drop? Plus grab your fantastic experiment cards and find out how to shrink the moon, charm a worm and see a hole appear in your hand! Science has never been so horrible! 24 brand new experiments cards will be packaged with an abridged (144 pp) and resized (B format) edition of EXPLOSIVE EXPERIMENTS in an attractive slipcase.
  • Blood, Bones and Body Bits

    Nick Arnold

    Paperback (Gardners Books, July 31, 1996)
    This is a look at the nasty side of science. It examines such grim facts as where food goes after it is eaten, what happens when a boil bursts, why dead people need a haircut, and which animals live on our eyelashes. The book covers the secrets of strange scientists, and how to diagnose deadly diseases. There are fact files, quizzes and teacher tests.
  • Frightening Light and Sounds Dreadful

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, Aug. 31, 2004)
    Science with TWICE the squishy bits! Want to know...*why farts are so noisy? *what stops your eyeballs from falling out? FRIGHTENING LIGHT puts some illuminating facts under the spotlight. Discover how eclipses turn day into night and why rattlesnakes could still find you in the dark. SOUNDS DREADFUL will leave you shouting for more! Find out how sound waves make your ear drums tremble and why you might get a nose bleed listening to church bells!
  • Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens

    NICK ARNOLD

    Paperback (Scholastic, )
    HORRIBLE SCIENCE: SPACE, STARS AND SLIMY ALIENS is a bursting space-hopping book of stunning science. Zoom to the stars with Oddblob the alien , and take part in a spacewalk that's out of this world and learn what the moon smells like. Find out all the horrible facts about space like which astronomers killed people and why space makes your guts explode! Zoom around the planets, learn which galaxies eat each other, and see if you can spot a little green man whileyou're there !
  • Fearsome Fight for Flight

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Paperback (Gardners Books, Oct. 31, 2004)
    Science with the squishy bits left in| The Fearsome Fight for Flight will send you sky-high| Are you in a flap to discover: * who put a parachute on a puppy? * why scientists fire dead birds from cannon? * what happened to the world's first flying sheep? If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we go plane crazy. Laugh at some seriously silly flying stunts, find out which scientist was blown up in a balloon, and learn how to build a world-beating plane. With fantastic fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons The Fearsome Fight for Flight is a real high-flier| Science has never been so horrible|
  • Vicious Veg

    Nick Arnold

    Paperback (Gardners Books, Oct. 31, 1998)
    If you think you can stomach the sick side of science, read on as we dig up the dirt on the world of plants. Find out when a fruit is really a vegetable, how plants keep us from suffocating and what stops trees from falling over. The book includes fact files, quirky quizzes and teacher tests.
  • Deadly Diseases

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    Paperback (Gardners Books, June 30, 2000)
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