Blood, bones and body bits
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! Where does your food go? What happens when a boil bursts? Which animals live in your eyelashes? Get the awful answers in Blood, Bones and Body Bits!
La Science est HorribleSéries
Cette série de vulgarisation scientifique plonge dans le monde fascinant de la science à travers ses faits les plus insolites et bizarres. Elle dévoile le côté amusant et parfois dégoûtant des découvertes scientifiques, garantissant de captiver les jeunes lecteurs. Chaque livre regorge d'informations étonnantes, donnant vie à la science d'une manière que vous n'avez jamais rencontrée auparavant. Préparez-vous pour un voyage rempli d'aperçus surprenants et de perspectives uniques sur le monde qui nous entoure.
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Die explosive Welt der Chemie
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Findest du Chemie einfach nur ätzend? Bewirkt sie bei dir heftige Reaktionen, weil du all die Formeln nicht in deinen Kopf bekommst? Dann kennst du noch nicht ihre wirklich atemberaubenden Seiten, zum Beispiel: Die schlimmste Stinkbombe der Welt. Versuche, die völlig schief gegangen sind. Die einfachste Methode, Gold herzustellen. Cartoons, Quizfragen, spannende Geschichten und Experimente eröffnen dir die unglaubliche Welt der Chemie. Einfach explosiv!
Disgusting Digestion
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Explores the process of digestion, focusing on the funny, fascinating, and horrible aspects. Examples include: how much pee your bladder can hold, what disease makes your eyeballs bleed, why astronauts can't eat beans before a space flight and which part of your brain makes you throw up. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary
Blood, bones and body bits
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
If you can stomach the sick side of science, read on as the human body goes under the scalpel with frightful fact files and curious quizzes just oozing with information.
Chemical chaos
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! Why aren't glass eyes really made of glass? What would make the worst stink bomb ever? How do you make your own toothpaste? Get the awful answers in Chemical Chaos!
Bulging brains
- 169pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Reissue with 16 pages of extra material, including an index.
Horrible Science: Really Rotten Experiments
- 100pages
- 4 heures de lecture
Ever wanted to experiment with the sick side of science? "Really Rotten Experiments" is packed with loud, noisy, wet and soggy experiments that are guaranteed to make your friends and teachers squirm! Are you itching to find out...who invented pong-free underpants? Which strange scientists ate tadpoles for tea? The revolting recipe for green slime? Plus learn to dance like a skunk, eat like a chimp and chat in cat language. With crazy cartoons, queasy quizzes and a terrible term at Rotten Road School, "Really Rotten Experiments" is simply oozing with info! This is a bumper volume of Horrible experiments to keep children entertained for hours. The topics covered will include: blood 'n' guts body experiments, nasty noise experiments, seriously stinky experiments, dangerous dinosaur experiments, scary space experiments and much, much more! Although the main 'meat' will be the experiments, each chapter will also include cartoon stories, snappy facts and quirky quizzes and will be written in a way that allows readers to read the book for fun as well as something they'd only look at to try the experiments.
Evolve Or Die
- 128pages
- 5 heures de lecture
This reference book is filled with weird and wonderful facts about survival and extinction. Go back millions of years to find out about insects as big as birds and fish with teeth, why you could be related to a chimp, and which incredible creatures are still being discovered.
Frightening Light
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
What stops your eyeballs from falling out? Why can dead bodies make ghostly glowing lights? How can a laser beam sizzle human flesh? This title answers these questions.
Shocking Electricity
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Are you buzzing to discover how an electric eel can give you a nasty shock?; why electricity keeps your heart beating?; or which scientist gave electric shocks to his eyeballs? Using fact files and quizzes, teacher tests and cartoons, discover the shocking facts about electricity.
Angry animals
- 144pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! Take a walk on the wild side with Angry Animals Dare you discover: * who made false teeth for an elephant? * where you can find dragons with bad breath? * which scientist ate a poisonous snake for dinner? If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we go on the hunt for the cruellest creature of them all. Get to grips with gruesome grizzly bears, wolf down some facts about, er, wolves and snap up some savage shark stories. With fantastic fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons, Angry Animals is a book to sink your teeth into! Science has never been so horrible!
Horrible Science. Chemical Chaos
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
The chance to find out about some extraordinary experiments that went horribly wrong, and discover the secrets of some very strange scientists. The book includes fact files, quizzes, teacher tests and cartoons, and provides the opportunity to try some chemistry at home.
Painful poison
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Discover how can you turn your brother into a zombie slave and why you are breathing poison right now! With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers.
Taking a journey from the very small, to the very big, readers are taken on a tour of everything in science from the smallest thing ever to the horribly huge universe. And it's all in full colour and in new flexi-bound paperback format!
Nasty Nature
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! Why do vultures have bald heads? What kind of frog lives in a toilet? How do vampire bats slurp blood? Get the awful answers in Nasty Nature!
This is the first "Horrible Science" book to tackle the issues of global warming, and climate What are the sickening secrets of gruesome greenhouse gases? Which is the deadliest toxic waste? Will the Earth make it to the year 2100?
From gruesome gadgets to murderous machines, shudder at these Evil Inventions! You might think scientists exist for the noble advancement of mankind. You might think they want to make people's lives better! But in fact those sickening scientists have made some of the most awful gadgets you could ever imagine. Discover why: Someone invented the bottom-stabbing bike saddle. Why you would need a toilet snorkel. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans.
Horrible Science. Painful Poison
- 144pages
- 6 heures de lecture
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".
Killer Energy
- 144pages
- 6 heures de lecture
The 23rd title in the Horrible Science series has the usual gory details, such as why going to the loo in space can freeze your pee and which liquid chemical is used to preserve pets. Plus you can find out how your body turns stodgy school dinners into energy.
Vicious Veg
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
If you think you can stomach the sick side of science, read on as we dig up the dirt on the world of plants. Find out when a fruit is really a vegetable, how plants keep us from suffocating and what stops trees from falling over. The book includes fact files, quirky quizzes and teacher tests.
Fight for flight
- 159pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! The Fearsome Fight for Flight will send you sky-high! Are you in a flap to discover: * who put a parachute on a puppy? * why scientists fire dead birds from cannon? * what happened to the world's first flying sheep? If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we go plane crazy. Laugh at some seriously silly flying stunts, find out which scientist was blown up in a balloon, and learn how to build a world-beating plane. With fantastic fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons The Fearsome Fight for Flight is a real high-flier! Science has never been so horrible!
Space, stars and slimy aliens
- 159pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! Why does space make the guts explode? Which astronomers killed people? What does the moon smell like? Get the awful answers in Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens!
Sounds Dreadful
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Explores the world of sound, focusing on the funny, fascinating and horrible aspects. Suggested level: primary
Deadly diseases
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! What happened when a nurse drank diarrhoea? Why does deadly cholera make your skin turn blue? Which scientist used eyeballs as food for bacteria? Get the awful answers in Deadly Diseases!
Du findest Geschichte staubtrocken? Und Naturwissenschaften sind dir ein einziges Rätsel? Alles viel zu langweilig und theoretisch? Damit ist jetzt Schluss, denn hier kommt das ultimativ Beste aus WahnsinnsWissen! Hast du zum Beispiel gewusst, dass deine Ohren dir helfen, nicht vom Fahrrad zu fallen? wie das Gehirn deines Lehrers von innen aussieht? dass Darwin sich für seine Forschungen zum Affen machte? dass Cäsar so gern rote Stiefel trug? Witzige Cartoons, skurrile, aber wahre Geschichten und spannende Quizfragen zeigen dir die wirklich interessanten Seiten von Geschichte und Naturwissenschaft. Mit diesem Wissen kannst du in der Schule glänzen und deine Lehrer und Mitschüler verblüffen und beeindrucken. Tauche ein in die Welt von WahnsinnsWisssen und eines ist dir garantiert: Wissen total!
Microscopic monsters
- 158pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Packed with facts about the tiny world of microbes - viruses, bacteria, amoebas, they're all here, as well as many other diminutive creepy-crawlies.
The Fearsome Fight for Flight
- 144pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in| The Fearsome Fight for Flight will send you sky-high| Are you in a flap to * who put a parachute on a puppy? * why scientists fire dead birds from cannon? * what happened to the world's first flying sheep? If you think you can stomach the sick side of Science, then read on as we go plane crazy. Laugh at some seriously silly flying stunts, find out which scientist was blown up in a balloon, and learn how to build a world-beating plane. With fantastic fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons The Fearsome Fight for Flight is a real high-flier| Science has never been so horrible|
Shocking Electricity is packed with sizzling zap-filled facts to electrify every reader. Children can find out about the scientist who gave electric shocks to his eyeballs, that lightning can strike you with heat five times hotter than the sun and much more!
Evil inventions
- 144pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Horrible Science is getting a make-over! Readers will discover why someone invented the bottom-stabbing bike saddle and why you would need a toilet snorkel. With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers.
Horrible Science: Nasty Nature
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
This is a look at the nasty side of nature. Find out: which is the nastiest animal in the world; why vultures have bald heads; what kind of frog lives in the toilet; and how vampire bats suck blood. Contains fact files and quizzes, teacher tests and cartoons.
Body owner's handbook
- 175pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Science with the squishy bits left in! How does your auto-repair function work? Where's your top-of-the-range sensory equipment? What's your rear gas and waste disposal? Get the awful answers in The Body Owner's Handbook!
Findest du Chemie einfach nur ätzend ? Denkst du dabei an nichts anderes als verwickelte Moleküle und trostlose Theorien? Dann kennst du nicht ihre wirklich wahnsinnigen Seiten, zum Beispiel: - Versuche, die völlig schief gegangen sind, - die schlimmste Stinkbombe der Welt, - oder die einfachste Methode Gold zu machen ...! Witzige Cartoons, Quizfragen, Experimente und Geschichten zeigen dir alles, was wirklich spannend ist in der Chemie. Manches ist so unglaublich, dass es sogar deine Lehrer verblüffen wird - und dann ist sogar Chemie ein echter Knaller!
The terrible truth about time
- 159pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Find out what happens if you go too close to a black hole and how flies tell the time! With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers.
Ugly bugs
- 128pages
- 5 heures de lecture
This is a look at the foul side of science. It examines grim families of bugs, what slugs do with their slime, why flies throw up in tea, and how insects drink human blood. There are facts, teacher tests and quizzes.
Fatal Forces
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
Why do your ears stop you falling off your bike? How could a little bit of gravity make you lose your head? What can make your fillings explode? Find out in this book which is full of horrible scientific facts, quirky quizzes, teacher tests and crazy cartoons.
