Most Popular Books by Nick Arnold

The 23rd title in the Horrible Science series has the usual gory details, such as why going to the loo in space can freeze your pee and which liquid chemical is used to preserve pets. Plus you can find out how your body turns stodgy school dinners into energy.

Frightful Flight is stuffed with hair-raising heights and mind-blowing facts about flying! Learn how to see the earth''s shadow, build a flying saucer, and how, after centuries of fearsome flight flops, people have finally taken to the skies. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans.

From amazing Aristotle, to dithering Darwin, to incredible Isaac,and courageous Curie - they''re all in Suffering Scientists! The Horrible Science guide to the most influential scientists in history. Readers will discover brilliant breakthroughs, explosive experiments - and some feeble failures. They will find out what made Albert Einstein forget where he lived, which female scientist was chopped up into tiny pieces and why Galileo did a torturous strtch on the rack. With fantastic fact files, curious quizzes and Tony De Saulles'' crazy cartoon illustrations - science has never been so horrible!

Discover a range of fearsome and fantastic features you didn''t even know you had in the Body Owner''s Handbook. Learn how your auto-repair function works and where your top-of-the-range sensory equipment is in the guide that no body can do without. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans.

In Microscopic Monsters readers discover what makes our guts a brilliant home for bacteria, and children will love the gruesomely fact-packed Deadly Diseases. With fantastic fact files and quirky quizzes, teacher tests and crazy cartoons, this terrible twosome has been revamped and is bubbling over with info! Science has never been so horrible!

The Horrible Science Annual 2015 is crammed full of suffering scientists, amazing activities, explosive experiments and slimy games. Learn all the mind-blowing facts about bloody biology, frightful physics, chaotic chemistry from the award-winning series. It''s the annual with the squishy bits left in!

Every child in school learns about simple and common machines such as inclined planes and pulleys, but rarely do they have the opportunity to build the machines themselves. In this colorful, interactive book and kit, the principles for 12 basic machines are described, supplemented by descriptions of everyday usefulness, timelines detailing their history, and instructions to build each machine solely with materials included in the kit. Everything that a budding inventor needs to build each of the machines is provided, including 25 machine pieces, 10 plastic nuts and bolts, and a detachable peg board—all color-coded for easy identification. Using the simple and direct instructions, kids can build each machine in minutes! The projects include: incline planes, levers, wheels and axles, gears (spur, compound, rack and pinion, and planetary), cams, cranks, pulleys, ratchets, and springs. Hands-on, interactive, and engaging, this kit will bring out the DIY and inventor spirit in every child.

Find out all about teeth in this photographic information book - from baby teeth and adult teeth to using them and cleaning them. * Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. * Text type: A simple non-fiction book * Children can re-cap the stages of the book on pages 14-15. * Curriculum links: Science: Ourselves

This early learning sticker book is packed with activities that turn finding out about maps into an adventure. The activities included teach skills such as understanding directions, reading simple maps and learning the points of a compass.

Readers will be fascinated to find out which scary surgeon stole a giant''s dead body and what Egyptians did with tortoise brains. With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers.

Examines some devastating natural disasters and their causes, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and hurricanes.

Kids'' passion for cars has always run fast and furious, and this interactive book and kit gives enthusiastic gearheads the opportunity to build the essential parts of a car easily and independently. Colorful and energetic, How Cars Work details the principles for ten basic car mechanisms and includes examples of their everyday use, helpful timelines detailing each part''s history, and straightforward instructions on how to build each mechanism. All of the materials needed to build each mechanism are contained within the kit, including machine pieces, nuts and bolts, and a detachable peg board—all color-coded for easy identification. The projects include: wheels, gear box, steering, exhaust valves, timing belt, pistons, suspension, accelerator pedal, and brakes. This follow-up to How Machines Work is hands-on and engaging, certain to inspire the DIY spirit in every child!

Introduces readers to the awesome world of archaeology. This work lets them visit sinister tombs, sunken wrecks and hidden caves.

Charts the adventures of great sea explorers.

From the beginning to the end of the digestive process, readers embark on an illustrated exploration of everything from salivary glands to bladders and stomach ulcers.

Animals can be cute ... and cruel Read Tara''s diary for some extremely exotic tiger secrets. Meet Twiggy the tiger cub and join the jungle battle to save her from poachers. Relive the drama, dangers and disgusting details as you find out: - Which tigers eat frogs and snails - How to talk like a tiger - Why a tiger can lick your hair off - How to put a tiger off its dinner Wild Lives - animal action, with bite As with all WILD LIVES titles, the book will take the form of a diary and contain an exciting combination of dangerous action, humour and lots of facts. In Talking to Tigers, Tara, our brave teacher, arrives at Ranthambhore National Park in India ready for some thrilling encounters with tigers, one of the most exotic creatures in the jungle. And she is not disappointed...

Animals can be cute ... and cruel! Read Seb''s journal for some truly terrifying shark secrets. Meet Snow White the great white shark and get really close to her huge, scissor-sharp jaws. Relive the drama, dangers and disgusting details as you find out: if toilets are more dangerous than sharks; how to escape from a shark; how you tickle a shark; what a shark''s favorite color is.

Engineering is about the magic of forces and the wonder of machines. Can you investigate how things work and become an extraordinary engineer? Discover how to make paperclips float in air, design a skyscraper, construct a super submarine, experiment with gears and springs, and much more! With over 30 astonishing do-at-home experiments, incredible facts and stats and cool illustrations, this amazing STEM book helps you distinguish your racks from your ratchets and your cams from your cranks. The STEM editorial consultant is Georgette Yakman, founding researcher and creator of the integrative STEAM framework.

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!

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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!

Get ready for a deadly dose of excitement with the petrifying Painful Poison. It''s bubbling with killer substances that are strictly not for the nervous - and will have all kinds of evil effects on you. Discover how you can turn your brother into a zombie slave and why you are breathing poison right now!

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!

Describes volcanic activity; worst eruptions. 8 yrs+

A new range of Horrible Science sticker-activity books, packed full of horrible facts as well as fiendish quizzes, puzzles, activities and stickers. Colour illustrations on the insides of the covers allow readers to make their own sticker scenes.

Deals with the issues of global warming and climate change: What are the sickening secrets of gruesome greenhouse gases? Which is the deadliest toxic waste? Will the Earth make it to the year 2100? Find out in this book!

Science with the squishy bits left in! ''The Stunning Science of Everything'' is just what it says - a stunning gruesome guide to everything! Get set for a whirlwind tour of science - from the tiniest thing you can think of, to the universe that''s bigger than you can ever imagine. You''ll find out why you''re breathing in dinosaur burps, what poos in your bed 20 times a day, and what happens when you drop a rabbit through the centre of the earth. You''ll also have the chance to take a gruesome guided tour through the human body, go on the Horrible Science astronaut training course and get the very big picture with a stunning pull-out timeline of science. Science has never been so horrible!

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!

Science with twice the squishy bits! Want to know: - Which bugs hide behind the wallpaper? - Why vultures have bald heads? - How insects drink your blood? ''Ugly Bugs'' will make your skin crawl. Observe some foul families of bugs, discover the secrets of strange scientists and test the theories of insect disguise. ''Nasty Nature'' goes slithering into the animal world. Grapple with some very ferocious creatures, follow the antics of nosey naturalists and learn how to get on with a gorilla. Includes fact files, quizzes, teacher tests and cartoons.

If you think you can stomach the sick side of science, then read on as we clock up some terrible time secrets. Find out who was killed for changing the calendar, make your own crazy clock, meet the tortured time geniuses and check out your chances of a time-travel trip.