Horrible Science

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Cover of Blood, Bones and Bloody Bits

Horrible Science is a spin-off series of books of Horrible Histories written by Nick Arnold (with the exception of Evolve or Die, which is written by Phil Gates), illustrated by Tony de Saulles and published in the UK by Scholastic. They are designed to get children interested in science by concentrating on the trivial, unusual, gory, or unpleasant.

1 Titles in Progress
2 Titles in the series
3 Two/Three/Ten in One
4 Teacher's Resources
5 Sticker and Activity Books
6 Magazines

[edit] Titles in Progress

The Seriously Squishy Science Book
Evil Inventions
Blood, Bones and Body Bits Shuffle Puzzle Book
Two Horrible Books in One: Fatal Forces and The Fearsome Fight for Flight
Horrible Science Handbooks - Famously Foul Experiments
Horrible Science Handbooks - Freaky Food Experiments

[edit] Titles in the series

Microscopic Monsters (2001) (The very small - Bacteria, germs and viruses)
Killer Energy (2001) (Energy and thermodynamics)
Nasty Nature (1997) (The animal kingdom and those who study it)
Ugly Bugs (1996) (Insects)
Disgusting Digestion (1998) (Human and animal digestion)
The Terrible Truth about Time (2002) (Time)
Sounds Dreadful (1998) (Sound)
Vicious Veg (1998) (Plants)
Shocking Electricity (2000) (Electricity, both artificial and in nature)
Deadly Diseases (2000) (Diseases throughout history)
Fatal Forces (1997) (Forces and motion)
Chemical Chaos (1997) (chemicals and alchemists)
Blood, Bones and Body Bits ( (The human body)
Nasty Nature (The natural world)
Evolve or Die (Early animal life - dinosaurs and other beasts)
Bulging Brains (The human brain)
Frightening Light (Light)
Suffering Scientists (Scientists)
Explosive Experiments (Science Experiments)
Measly Medicine (Medicine)
The Stunning Science of Everything (Science)
Angry Animals (A quest to find the most fierce Animal)
The Fearsome Fight for Flight (The History of Flight)
Painful Poison (Poison)
Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens (Space and Aliens)
Body Owner's Handbook (The human body)
Really Rotten Experiments (November 2003) (Science Experiments)
The Awfully Big Quiz Book (Questions about Science)
Dangerous Dinosaurs Jigsaw Book (September 2006) (Jigsaw Book about Dinosaurs)
Smelly Science - (Science)

[edit] Two/Three/Ten in One

There are also the 'Two in One' versions:

Ugly Bugs and Nasty Nature
Blood, Bones and Body Bits and Chemical Chaos
Frightening Light and Sounds Dreadful
Bulging Brains and Disgusting Digestion
Microscopic Monsters and Deadly Diseases
Killer Energy and Shocking Electricity

There has even been one 'Three in One' book, comprising of

Ugly Bugs, Nasty Nature and Vicious Veg.

There is also a set containing ten books, comprising of

The Fearsome Fight for Flight, Painful Poison, Space Stars and Slimy Aliens, Frightening Light, Deadly Diseases, Chemical Chaos, Killer Energy, Microscopic Monsters, Blood Bones and Body Bits and Disgusting Digestion.

[edit] Teacher's Resources

There are some Horrible Science books made especially for teachers to teach science to students. Here is a list of them:

Horrible Science Teachers' Resources: Forces
Horrible Science Teachers' Resources: The Human Body
Horrible Science Teachers' Resources: Electricity
Horrible Science Teachers' Resources: Mini-Beasts

[edit] Sticker and Activity Books

There are also some Horrible Science Activity and Sticker books:

Disgusting Digestion Sticker-Activity Book
Ugly Bugs Sticker-Activity Book

To visit Nick's Official Site where there are some sample pages from his books in the Library section, click here : Nick Arnold Official Website.

[edit] Magazines

There is also a magazine collection to this series. They are as follows:

1. Beastly Body Bits - (Body Bits (Eyes; Ears; Nose, Hands; Cheeks; Toes) )
2. Chemical Chaos - (Chemicals)
3. The Smashing Solar System - (The Solar System)
4. Disgusting Digestion - (Digestive System (Mouth, Throat/Oesophagus/Gullet, Stomach, Bladder, Pancreas, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Rectum) )
5. Shocking Electricity - (Electricity, Cables, and Wire)
6. Hidden Horrors In The Home - (Dust, Mess, Bacteria and Germs.)
7. Bulging Brains - (Brains)
8. Savage Spiders & Slippery Slimeballs - (Spiders and Slugs)
9. Rotten Reactions
10. Beastly Bloody Body Bits
11. Awful Earth - (The Earth and its Awful Atmosphere)
12. Mad as Matter - (Matter and Antimatter)
13. Painful Poisons - (Poisons)
14. Bones 'n' Groans
15. Insect Invaders
16. Super Sleuth
17. Nasty Nature
18. Fearsome Fuels
19. Deadly Diseases
20. Gruesome Gravity
21. Mean Machines
22. Universe & Worse....
23. Vicious Veg
24. Body Owner's Manual
25. Lethal Lightning
26. Mean Mammals
27. Mighty Magnetism
28. Awesome Ants & Sleazy Bees
29. Fatal Forces
30. Crazy Cures & Revolting Recipes
31. Barmy Birds
32. Blast Off!
33. Evil Evolution
34. Horrible Heat
35. Freaky Fish
36. Startling Senses
37. Sounds Dreadful
38. Sinister Swamps
39. Ghastly Genes
40. Microscopic Monsters
41. Mad Medicine
42. Foul Frogs & Slimy Toads
43. Terrible Time
44. Frightening Light
45. Dangerous Dinosaurs