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"I'm a non-fiction author and project editor (plus I do a bit of journalism). I'm available for project development, writing, project management and I also work as a packager. Click on the links above to see examples of my work.

But first some background: Over the last 20 years, I've written books, magazine and newspaper articles, for online and for television. I get to write about a wide range of subjects, everything from axolotls to zoroastrianism. However, my specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. I've worked on projects with Brian May, Patrick Moore, Marcus de Sautoy and Carol Vorderman and for major international publishers, such as Dorling Kindersley, National Geographic, Scholastic, Hachette, Facts on F ...more

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	Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again 3.57 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers 3.91 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic School Bus Presents: The Human Body: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series by Tom Jackson, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic School Bus Presents: Our Solar System: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series by Tom Jackson, Bruce Degen (Illustrations) 4.09 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought 3.83 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Periodic Table: A visual guide to the elements 4.12 avg rating — 69 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Genetics in Minutes 3.80 avg rating — 74 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magic School Bus Presents: Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series by Tom Jackson, Bruce Degen (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magnificent Book of Animals by Tom Jackson, Val Walerczuk (Illustrator) 4.59 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Postcard From The Past 4.27 avg rating — 59 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series (10 books)
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Ponderables: 100 Discoveries that Changed History, Who Did What When (11 books)
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Basher Science Mini (5 books)
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Extreme Reptiles (4 books)
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Paul Collicutt (Illustrations)

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“Forget the skyscrapers, subways and information superhighways – it’s the fridge that makes a modern city.”
― Tom Jackson, Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again

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“pith helmet”
― Tom Jackson, Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again

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“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less' Marie Curie”
― Tom Jackson, The Short Story of Science: A Pocket Guide to Key Histories, Experiments, Theories, Instruments and Methods

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