Glenn Murphy (author)

Glenn Murphy is a British children's author. His book Why is Snot Green? was shortlisted for the 2007 Blue Peter Book Awards[1] and was a finalist for the Royal Society Junior Science Book of the Year 2008[2]

He is also the author of the sequel to Why Is Snot Green?, How Loud Can You Burp?[3] and the Global Issues[4] book series for young readers.

Murphy is considered one of the leading authors in the genre of grossology.[5]

Bibliography

Why Is Snot Green (2007)

How Loud Can You Burp? (2008)

A Kid's Guide to Global Warming (2008)

Stuff That Scares Your Pants Off (2009)

Inventions (2009)

Small Steps (2009)

Science Sorted: Space, Black Holes and Stuff (2010)

Science Sorted: Evolution, Nature and Things (2010)

Do Bugs Have Bottoms? (2011)

Will Farts Destroy the Planet? (2011)

Science Sorted: Brains, Bodies, Guts and Stuff (2011)

Science Sorted: Robots, Chips and Techno Stuff (2010)

References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2007/10/03/book_awards_2007_finalists_feature.shtml Blue Peter Book Awards 2007 Shortlists
  2. ^ http://royalsociety.org/author.asp?id=7576 Royal Society Junior Science Book of the Year 2008
  3. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Loud-Can-You-Burp/dp/0330454099/ How Loud Can You Burp?
  4. ^ http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Kids-Guide-to-Global-Warming/Glenn-Murphy/e/9781435105911/ Global Issues: Global Warming, aka A Kid's Guide to Global Warming
  5. ^ Boyle, Alan "Season's Readings... For Kids." msnbc.com December 12, 2007

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