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Mitchell Symons

Mitchell Symons was born in London and educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE, where he studied Law. Since leaving BBC TV, where he was a researcher and then a director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer of early editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit and has devised many television formats. Currently he writes an award-winning column for the Sunday Express.

His children’s books include How to Avoid a Wombat’s Bum and Do Igloos Have Loos? and are packed with jaw-dropping, eyebrow-raising facts and figures. They’ve also won not one but two Blue Peter badges for Best Book with Facts!

Books by Mitchell Symons

  • Do Igloos Have Loos?

    Do Igloos Have Loos?

  • How Much Poo Does an Elephant Do?

    How Much Poo Does an Elephant Do?

  • How to Avoid a Wombat’s Bum

    How to Avoid a Wombat’s Bum

  • On Your Farts, Get Set, Go!

    On Your Farts, Get Set, Go!

  • That’s So Gross! Animals

    That’s So Gross! Animals

  • Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?

    Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?

  • Why Do Farts Smell Like Rotten Eggs?

    Why Do Farts Smell Like Rotten Eggs?

  • Why Eating Bogeys is Good For You

    Why Eating Bogeys is Good For You

  • Why You Need a Passport When You're Going to Puke

    Why You Need a Passport When You're Going to Puke

Awards

Mitchell Symons has twice won the Blue Peter Best Book with Facts, for Why Eating Bogeys is Good For You and Do Igloos have Loos?.