The Stunning Science of Everything

Horrible Science

by Nick Arnold

Taking a journey from the very small, to the very big, readers will be taken on a glorious tour of everything in science from the smallest thing ever to the horribly huge universe. Individual chapters cover atoms, molecules, light and sound, microbes, diseases, bugs, humans and the body, animals, the earth and outer space. And it's all in glorious full colour!

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Comics

91 pages, Hardcover

First published August 31, 2001

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

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gross, Quirky & Informative, Everything you want from a Science Book.

[Bella · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Stunning Science of Everything is a nonfiction book written by Nick Arnold and illustrated by Tony De Saulles. It is most likely intended for children ages 7-11.

Summary: Accompanied by goofy cartoons and filled with disgusting details, this book covers many different scientific topics including bugs, dinosaurs, weather, and the beginning and end of the universe.

Evaluation: I rated this book 4 stars because it is a very informative book that puts otherwise confusing scientific concepts into simple explanations. The language used is informal and easy to understand for children who might be bored by typical science classes and textbooks. A large part of this book’s appeal is its colorful and crazy illustrations, many of them in comic form. These illustrations take up a significant amount of each page and might serve as diagrams, examples, or simply jokes pertaining to the information on each page. Elementary and middle schoolers would like this book because of its irreverent and gross sense of humor. When working with children, this book could be used in addition to a regular science textbook or lecture to show students that learning science doesn’t have to be boring (and it can be full of disgusting facts!).

[Stephen Chuang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for young ambitious scientists wanting to learn about microbes, the planets and the universe.

[Neftalí del Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

La ciencia puede ser divertida para un niño siempre y cuando se la expliques de una forma en la que estos puedan entenderla, este libro lo leí de niño y no pude creer todo lo que me enseñó en ese entonces hasta que volví a leerlo recientemente, conceptos como la energía, la masa, los átomos, la vida en la tierra, los planetas, la expansión del universo, etc, todo está aquí (por lo menos lo más básico para un niño).
Tengo entendido que el autor tiene más libros de este tipo, si lo hubiera sabido hace años seguro los tendría conmigo ahora mismo.
En fin, que además del contenido las ilustraciones son tan bonitas que logras comprender el concepto si aun no lo habías procesado. Doy gracias a este libro por lo que me enseñó en su momento y lo que puede aportar a las nuevas generaciones, sin duda es una buena herramienta para empezar con los más pequeños con estos temas tan interesantes, lo super recomiendo.

[Anna Penniston · Rating 4 out of 5]

The layout of this book is very unusual so captures the attention of the reader and draws them in. This layout also means it is very easy to read, yet still factual.

[Shalini Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[babyhippoface · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly cartoons punctuate the scientific theories, discoveries, and explanations inthis volume full of the offbeat, thebizarre, and the just plain “gross.” Slime, disease, bloodsucking bugs, bodily functions, and more are all discussed in a fashion designed to get kids’ attention by exploiting the “gory” factor. The attention to detail makes this volume a bit much for kids who are not science buffs, and the lack of an index and resources make it virtually useless for reports, but if additional budget dollars make this puchase plausible, kids already interested in science will pore over the layouts.

[Rainier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the best. This book was so good a scientist (any kind of scientist) would be talking about quantums and quarks and hailstones affect the weather instantly. This book was a piece of cake when I read it. It had less pages that other "Horrible" books. My least favorite chapter was the end of the universe, because I don't want the universe to go away. I skipped the chapters I didn't like and I got through almost every single word. I skipped the End of the Universe and Dastardly Deadly Diseases. My favorite chapter was Crazy Chemical Chaos. I like chemistry.

I would recommend this book to scientists. Actually I would recommend it to anybody.

[Aedan Lake · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rather fun romp through all of science. A tad hyper for my weary, embittered adult tastes, but as a child I would have obsessively read and re-read this for the concise science facts and fart jokes.

[Sally Boots · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is gross and informative - my 10-year-old and I are reading it and cackling.

[Prina · Rating 5 out of 5]

very nice

[Rui Huang · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect book for any 12 year old, I read it at around the same age.

[Pradyun Setti · Rating 5 out of 5]

BEST BOOK EVER

[Lire_magnifique · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great knowleg good story

[Hoang Viet]

Let's just say I've read all that I could put my hand on.

[Sundar]

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