The Terrible Truth About Time

Horrible Science

by Nick Arnold

The Terrible Truth about Time will get your ticker racing! Don't wait a minute longer to discover: -What happens if you go too close to a black hole? -How do flies tell the time? -Why the years pass more quickly as you get older? 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. With fantastic fact files and quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons, The Terrible Truth about Time is seconds to none!

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

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

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

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this might rank in my top 5 favorite books in the world!!! It taught me soooooo many things, and what I like about this seires the most is the fact that they don't say things like, Ensteins theory of relativity was very important, yammer blah blah blah. They say funny things whilst teaching you things! Best learning book ever. ☺☺☺

[Miłośniczka Książek · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one had a lot more foul language in it than any of the other science ones or horrible history ones. Foul in the sense i would not give it to a kid under 12 since it has the word "ass" three times and "hell" at least once. Combined with several typos, this is definitely the worst of the set.

[Loey Dinh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Một trong những quyển Horrible Science hay nhất mình từng đọc hahaha. Thật sự đúng tinh thần của series này với đầy đủ thông tin nhưng được kể bằng cách siêu bựa và hài hước.
Tiếc cái bìa làm màu nhìn không đẹp lắm nên mình cứ ngại ngần sẽ chán như quyển Thời Trung Cổ.

[Alicia K · Rating 4 out of 5]

👌👌👌😬😬😬😀😀😀⌚⌚⌚what is time?

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

199 - 2019

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The facts are presented in a cute way, though the later half is still difficult to understand and follow through...

[Huy Tran · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it

[James Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good but quite confusing

[Agustiuddin M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wormhole, and long history about our current time system. Escapement and atomic clock, leap years rule consideration. And not to forget 365.25 days in a year.

Good read.

[Mahi6104 · Rating 5 out of 5]

کلاس هفتم بودم که خوندمش خیلی جذاب نوشته شده هنوز حس خوبی که ازش گرفتم رو یادمه

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

read to my nine-year-old

[Vin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dude, this was such a good book. Anyone who wants to learn about Science in a way like never before, in a humorous way - this is one of the books to go. Nearly all Horrible Science books are lit.

I can't put out in words how revolutionary this book had turned out to be for me.

[Hyun Young Jeong · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book "The Terrible Truth about Time" was an awesome book! Some nonfiction books makes us bored and sleepy, but this book is so fascinating! There are not only boring facts, but fun experiments and also silly facts. Also, the book uses fun stories and events that are related to science. However, this book is sometimes(?) a horror book. There is a picture where there is a man with his head and body separated. I recommend this book to people who likes science and want a non fiction book with not only boring facts but facts that can make you laugh.

[Rainier · Rating 5 out of 5]

I now know that you cannot time travel, even beyond your farthest dreams. You can't go at the speed of light, but you can time travel forwards, but you can never ever travel backwards. I recommend this book for time biologists, any body else that's dead or alive, even a zombie! (I think zombies would most like the book Bulging Brains!) So, therefore, that is my book report!

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

This book is The Terrible truth About Time by Nick Arnold. It is about time! This book talks about many interesting facts about time. For example, the way flies tell the time. This book was really funny because it tells funny facts about time. It also tells about what happens when we go too close to a black hole. This book discribes all about time. I liked this book.

[Mao Mao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tick, tick, tick! The most accurate clocks are the light clocks. In this book there's not only information about time, but also wormholes and black holes. Wormholes are time machines, black holes are suckers. If you touch the sides of the wormholes, you will be pulled into the black hole in which the wormhole belongs to. Other than the four dimensions, are there other dimensions??

[Nina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Time, the history of calendars & clocks/1watches, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, time traveling,...
Brief and all in all quite interesting, but have to admit I've read better ones of this series.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to proof read some of these before I gave to R to read. They are fun, but they do have a few bad words, and like the series states, like to lean to the horrible facts - anything gross, slimy, odd, etc. Overall I think they are pretty good though.

[Angus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mind-boggling. Though this book is geared toward younger readers (probably around grades 4-7) really anyone could enjoy it. It presents the complex, astoundingly huge scale of time in interesting and amusing facts, while not dumbing it down at all.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny! The truth about time is REALLY scary, though. THERE ISN'T ONE! This is the first Horrible Science that I've read.

[Charlotte · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit young for me at the time.

[Negin · Rating 5 out of 5]

ده از 5
:-"

[Stephen Chuang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

[Saba N · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

[Ilib4kids · Rating 3 out of 5]

ILL Horrible Science