Look insideHorrible Science: Deadly Diseases
If you can stomach the sick side of science, you’ve come to the right place. The book that coughs up all the disgusting details of the squelchiest sicknesses that mankind has suffered through: Deadly Diseases. If your boring biology class is the most deadly thing that’s ever happened to you, it’s time to see how much worse things can get. From the cruel common cold to shocking smallpox, see what happens when your body is attacked by germs! You’ll find out:
- which nutty nurse drank diarrhoea
- which scientist used eyeballs as food for bacteria
- why deadly cholera makes your skin turn blue
- how munching maggots can cure flesh diseases
- why you should never pick your nose and eat it!
With sickening sick notes, dreadful disease facts, and lots of vicious viruses to make you vomit, it’ll leave you gagging for more!
Fun Stuff
Activities
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Horrible Science Colouring Activity
Colour in this great picture of a hippo with enormous teeth!
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Horrible Science Dot to Dot
What do caterpillars turn into? Join up the dots to find out, then colour it in.
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Horrible Science Wallpaper
Slimy Horrible Science wallpaper for you to download!
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Horrible Science Wallpaper
Download this cool Horrible Science wallpaper for your PC.
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Horrible Science Wordsearch
Can you find all the words in this African puzzle?
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Authors
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Nick Arnold
Nick Arnold has been writing for Scholastic for ten years, clocking up over 20 titles in the HORRIBLE SCIENCE series. Nick lives in Devon.
Awards
Nick Arnold has won three Aventis Science Prizes for the Horrible Science series, for Blood, Bones and Body Bits, Ugly Bugs and Really Rotten Experiments, and won the 2013 Best Book with Facts at the Blue Peter Book Awards.
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Tony De Saulles
Tony De Saulles trained in graphic design, but since illustrating the Horrible Science series, has been concentrating on his illustrative style. Tony lives in Cheltenham.