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I write science books, usually for children; they've been translated into about twenty languages and won some awards.
I live in Melbourne, Australia with my family. Sometimes, after they go to bed, I play my guitar a little.
I have degrees in microbiology and in the history and philosophy of science, a diploma in library studies, and a day job that has very little to do with any of the above.
You can also find me on Facebook (too often for my own good), my blog (occasionally) and Twitter (rarely). ...more

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	Do Not Lick this Book by Idan Ben-Barak (Goodreads Author), Julian Frost (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 1,493 ratings — published 2017 — 21 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
	Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You! by Idan Ben-Barak (Goodreads Author), Julian Frost 4.23 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2019 — 14 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
	Small Wonders: How Microbes Rule Our World 3.88 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2008 — 2 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
	We Go Way Back 3.91 avg rating — 248 ratings — 7 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
	Why Aren't We Dead Yet?: The Survivor's Guide to the Immune System 3.94 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2014 — 18 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 Very Hard Book by Idan Ben-Barak (Goodreads Author), Philip Bunting (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 38 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
	Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo by Idan Ben-Barak (Goodreads Author), Christopher Nielsen (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — 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
	How Do I Know If I'm Upside Down? by Idan Ben-Barak (Goodreads Author), Zahra Zainal (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	飛向起點 by Idan Ben-Barak (Goodreads Author), 巴拉克 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Very Hard Book (Hardcover) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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It’s not a book launch, but it’s the closest I’ll get to during these odd times. The book came out three months ago and we’d been in lockdown since; Philip is in Queensland anyway. So I’ll be camping out in a park and if people want to come I’d be extremely happy. Here are the details: https://fb.me/e/3gFvj8bdY

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Idan Ben-Barak liked Ashley Thomas-Meager Jones's review of Do Not Lick this Book: "Very funny and informative! My students loved it and talked about finding Min in all sorts of places after reading."
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Idan Ben-Barak and 4 other people liked Amy Lee's review of Do Not Lick this Book: "My 4yo last night, picking this up and holding it out to me: I hate this book. Me: Okay, we don’t have to read it again. 4yo (still holding it out): Ohhhhh all right. Me: All right what? You want to read it? 4yo: No, “Ohhhhh all right.” Me: What does that" Read more of this review »
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Idan Ben-Barak liked Meagan's review of Do Not Lick This Book: "This book is funny and interactive. The illustrations are excellent- they are cartoon germs interacting with real images from under a microscope. (For example, the germs responsible for cavities are burrowing into a close-up image of a tooth. The ger" Read more of this review »
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Idan Ben-Barak made a comment on Kelly’s review of We Go Way Back " That's because there is no clear answer to the question "what is life?". it's an open question that scientists and thinkers have been discussing for m ...more "
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“Science is a journey, not a destination. Anyone who presents science primarily as an authoritative, well-organized body of established facts is probably trying to sell you something.”
― Idan Ben-Barak, The Invisible Kingdom: From the Tips of Our Fingers to the Tops of Our Trash, Inside the Curious World of Microbes

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