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Nick Arnold


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Children's Books, Science


Nick Arnold is the author of the award winning series, Horrible Science and Wild Lives. Arnold's first published works appeared as a result of a project he was working on at the University of North London, when he was trying to teach young children. A positive review was written about him, and he started to write the "Horrible Science" books. His books are illustrated by Tony De Saulles. ...more

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January 2008

HAPPY NEW GUESS-WHAT?


Did I say “guess what?” Can you guess what a “guess what” is? If you can or even if you can’t then keep reading. And what’s more I’ll tell you what I’m doing with Michael Rosen the new British Children’s Laureate …


Nick and Michael Rosen


No-way, a “guess what” isn’t a year although it could be. And it’s not a day, a life, a wooden leg, a woolly knitted jumper or granny alt

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Average rating: 4.08 · 14,559 ratings · 707 reviews · 278 distinct works • Similar authors
Blood, Bones and Body Bits
4.06 avg rating — 1,370 ratings — published 1996 — 47 editions
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Bulging Brains
4.18 avg rating — 966 ratings — published 1999
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Chemical Chaos
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Deadly Diseases
4.22 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 2000 — 20 editions
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Nasty Nature
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Disgusting Digestion
4.09 avg rating — 732 ratings — published 2004 — 24 editions
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Ugly Bugs
4.05 avg rating — 649 ratings — published 1996 — 29 editions
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Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens
4.16 avg rating — 595 ratings — published 2003 — 21 editions
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Fatal Forces
4.01 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 1997 — 35 editions
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Painful Poison
4.25 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions
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Series by Nick Arnold

Angry Animals Blood, Bones and Body Bits The Body Owner's Handbook Bulging Brains Chemical Chaos Deadly Diseases Disgusting Digestion
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