The stunning science of everything : science with the squishy bits left in!
/ Nick Arnold ; [illustrated by] Tony De Saulles
- New York : Scholastic Nonfiction , [2006], c2005.
- 91 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
Timeline on fold-out page. Originally published under the title: Horrible science book. United Kingdom : Scholastic, 2005.
The stunning start -- The brain-boggling Big Bang -- Awesome atoms -- Crazy chemical chaos -- Mighty microbes -- Bloodthirsty bugs -- Awful animals and pesky plants -- Bloody body bits -- Dreadful dinosaurs (and other fearsome fossils) -- The explosive Earth -- The scary solar system -- The unbelievable universe -- Epilogue -- Stunning timeline.
An illustrated, humorous introduction to the basic fields of science.