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Nick Arnold

Nick Arnold

Horrible Science author, Nick Arnold, has been writing books and stories since he was a lad. Even in those days his favourite subjects for stories were horrible goings-on - the more gruesome the better! So you see, he hasn't changed a bit!

Nick's first published books appeared seven years ago when he was working at the University of North London on a project teaching children about nature. This led to a magazine article and then, one day, Nick had a brilliant idea. He said to himself,

"If I can write newspaper articles, then I can write books for other publishers too!"

So he boldly wrote off with his ideas to many of the leading publishers in the UK and some of them asked him to write books. Since then Nick has lost count of the number of books he's written (that's 'cos he can't count very far!). Three years ago, he teamed up with Scholastic and began writing the incredibly popular Horrible Science series.

Since Horrible Science began, Nick has been constantly in demand to appear at bookshops, schools and festivals. He's even been on TV this year! His events are action-packed sessions full of gruesome facts, curious quizzes and revolting experiments, based on his latest books.

When he's not doing events or writing, Nick likes eating pizza and riding his bicycle - but not all at the same time!

 

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Recommended Reads

Really Rotten

Really Rotten Experiments
Scholastic;
ISBN: 0439977355
Painful Poison

Painful Poison
Scholastic;
ISBN: 0439973619
Space, Stars...

Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens (Horrible Science)
Scholastic;
ISBN: 0439978661

Spying on Lions

Spying on Lions (Wild Lives)
Scholastic;
ISBN: 0439994268

Swimming with Sharks

Swimming with Sharks (Wild Lives)
Scholastic;
ISBN: 043999425X

Terrible Truth AboutTime

The Terrible Truth About Time (Horrible Science)
Scholastic;
ISBN: 0439982278

Appearing

Newcastle 19th
Gala Day

Web Links

BBC Radio 4 Feature

Publisher

Scholastic
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