Painful Poison

Horrible Science

by Nick Arnold

Science with the squishy bits left in. "Painful Poison" will dish up a deadly dose. Are you brave enough to how to turn your brother or sister into a zombie slave? Why you are breathing in poison right now? What is the secret of the vomit goblet? If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we get wise to the wicked world of killer chemicals. Track down vile villains as a poison detective, meet snakes, spiders and other poison pets and discover the dreadful details of the "Gruesome Guide". With fantastic fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons, "Painful Poison" is reading to die for. Science has never been so horrible. It is the complete lowdown on this fascinating and diverse subject. "A Gruesome Guide to Poison" will cover everything from plants and creatures that use poison for attack and defence to poisons that are affecting our planet such as car pollution, radiation and the result of burning off fossil fuels. With lost lab notes, and terrible tales, like the Victorian arsenic murders and the story about the Arctic survivors who were poisoned by eating polar bear livers, this is perfect subject matter for "Horrible Science".

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Collections, Humor, Middle Grade

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

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.

Reviews

[ilaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Con questo libro ho iniziato ad apprezzare la scienza e la chimica

[Daisy · Rating 4 out of 5]

For sure the most interesting of the Horrible Histories/Science books I've read. I would recommend this if you want a quick book to learn more about different types of poisons, and I look forward to reading more of the Horrible Science books in future.

[Green Jazz Blues · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Horrible Science series beats science lessons at school all hands down! They are hardly ever boring and are more likely to stay in your memory for a lifetime than all those other dull and unimaginative science text books you come across.
This book is no exception. Just the right amount of horrible info without actually giving you nightmares mixed with a bit of humour. Actually, in some instances, I was surprised there wasn't more info supplied, particularly on Mercury.
However, this is a delightful treatise on the subject of poison - a subject that is usually too horrible to discuss!

[Qamar · Rating 5 out of 5]

We are impressed with your curiosity after reading "Horrible Science: Painful Poison" by Nick Arnold. This book helps us understand that some things in nature, though they may look harmless, can be dangerous. You learned about different types of poisons and how they affect us. It's a good reminder to always be cautious and ask for help when you're unsure about something. This lesson can help you make safe choices in life, showing that it's important to be aware and careful.

Love,
Mom and Dad

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

195 - 2019

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice children book about poisons. Either caused by fungi, chemicals, etc..and what they done to our body system. One of my favourites (the other one is Deadly Diseases)

[Antje · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Primadonna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learn several things from this book. Full of interesting stuff.

[Cèilidh Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not gonna lie, only read this now so goodreads will stop shaming me for already being behind on my reading goal.
I feel like the magazine version had more information

[Matthew Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really informative and suitably grim!

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably the best of the series that I've read in a very long while!! 😀

[Eleanor To · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved learning about different poisons

[AshishB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny and Full of humor.
I've never read such small piece of knowledge in funny, entertaining and engaging way. These books should be taught in schools.

[Little Miss Harper · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite books my favourite chapter was painfully poisonous plants I would recommend this book to 9-14 cause it could give some younger kids nightmares

[Alexander J. Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Forgot to log this. This book traumatised me as a child but now, it's just jolly good fun.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to my nine year old.

Phosphorus is NOT a metalloid. It's a nonmetal.

[Emily (Jaeyoung) Park · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is Painful Poison by Nick Arnold. This book tells you about dangerous poisons that might make people sick. Also it tells you about the history of using poisons. For example, long ago people used poisons to kill people. Also, there are poisonous plants and animals. I learned many things about poison. I liked this book because the writer made this book seemed funny. It was really interesting book.

[Mao Mao · Rating 5 out of 5]

From this book I learned that a lot of elements can be poisonous. Beryllium is the deadliest metal. It tastes sweet, but only a microgram of the stuff can be deadly. There are even scientists who inject snake poison into their blood. One of the scientists injected green-manba poison and survived. Do you know how he did it? He weakened the poison ten times! The scientist was Dr. F. Eigenberger. But if you really got bitten by a green manba, you will spit blood and die.

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

With characters such as Count Vomito, Donna Venoma & Dr Grimgrave, it can't go wrong! :p

Poisonous gases, metals, metalloids, plants & animals, The hall of fame of scientists & the painful poison Quiz.

One of the better ones I've read in this series!

[Rainier · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is really fun book. I feel rabies poison (HA HA HA) for the book. ….. I think of the … disease for you to guess … zoo… PHRIP!! Yikes ! I've forgotten to tell you… THIS BOOK IS ABOUT POISON!!! A warning: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK AT DINNERTIME!!!!!

[Lee Kai Sang · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think this book was very funny and useful, because it had taught me many kind of chemicals and the use of different kind of chemical, and i hope to read more about this book series, and also hope that there will be more and more books with this series.

[Sis_p5ejoseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a non-fiction book about different kinds of poisons.Hmmm... , I wonder if I shuld try them on someone....

[Max Uchiha · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book tells us all about poison

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fun and entertaining read. A very enjoyable way to learn about this topic.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

HILARIOUS SERIES.Full of comical characters and stories that you can remember easily if you need help for your history test!

[Katerina Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite childhood books that kept my passion for science alive. I was a big fan of all of the books in the Horrible Science series along with the Horrible History books.

[Eugene · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book with occasional jokes and laughs that teaches basic concepts of science.

[Annette McIntyre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty interesting in a gruesome way. Definitely appealing to kids while educating them in a humorous way

[Mark Louie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The narration and comics scattered among the pages made this book funny although not if you're drinking poisons straight out your cat's skull. Haha.

[Rena H · Rating 5 out of 5]

The funniest scientific book I've ever read! Big ideas with simple words, quite readable! If there's a period table by hand, it might be helpful when I read!