Horrible Science Books Horrible Science Kits   If you can stomach the sick side of science, then Horrible Science is for you! Nick Arnold and Tony de Saulles are the award-winning author/illustrator combo who bring the books to you in all their revolting glory! Remember, don't go near these books if you're squeamish, because this really is science with the squishy bits left in! The books are published in the U.K. by the publisher of the Murderous Maths series, so the reader will encounter a few English spellings, English sayings, metric measurements, etc. As an American, I find this adds to my enjoyment of the series. Science has never been so horrible! Horrible Science Books   The Awfully Big Quiz Book (Horrible Science) - Could you challenge a chemist or baffle a biologist? The Awfully Big Quiz Book is bursting with hundreds of quirky questions to puzzle your pals, freak out your family and torture your teacher. Find the foul facts of science you really need to know. With eye-popping experiments, fearsome facts and all the awesome answers you'll ever need, this brilliant book is guaranteed to boggle your brain! Paper, 100 pages. 8"x11"x.4" Ages 9-12. #3155 $10.25 $9.99 The Body Owner's Handbook (Horrible Science) - You'll discover a range of fantastic features you didn't even know you had, including: an auto-reapir function, a built-in cooling system, top-of-the-range sensory equipment, rear gas and waste disposal. This mad manual shows you how to get the best from your body machine. Get the lowdown on the pluses of pus, the vitals of vomit and the science of snot. With trouble-shooting tips, terrific tests and curious quizzes, The Body Owner's Handbook is bursting with information! Paper, 160. 5"x7.75"x.375" #1069 $10.25 $9.99 Bulging Brains and Disgusting Digestion (Horrible Science)  Two-books-in-one! Want to know: what a fresh brain really smells like, why astronauts can't eat beans before a spaceflight, whether girls or boys are smarter? Bulging Brains lifts the lid on what goes on in your head! Learn how to perform brain surgery with the beginner's guide, what the heck an electroencephalograph is and whether you're left or right-eyed. Disgusting Digestion dishes up the dirt on your innards! Find out which part of your digestive system has absolutely no use at all, why some poos float and how vital vitamins stop your hair falling out. Both books are full of interesting facts, quizzes, and cartoons. Paper, 5.25"x8"x1.25" #7492 $16.00 $14.99 Out of stock, special order. Deadly Diseases (Horrible Science) - Are you aching to discover...what happened when a nurse drank diarrhoea, which scientist used eyeballs as food for bacteria, or why deadly cholera make your skin turn blue? From the common cold to shocking smallpox, find out what happens when your body comes under attack from germs. With sickening sick notes and dreadful disease fact files, crazy cartoon and curious quizzes, Deadly Diseases is brimming with info! Paper, 160 pages. 5"x7"x.5" #3680 $10.25 $9.99 Painful Poison (Horrible Science) - Get wise to the wicked world of killer chemicals. Track down vile villains as a poison detective, meet snakes, spiders and other poison pets and discover the dreadful details of the Gruesome Guide. Includes fact files, quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons. Paper, 144 pages. 7"x5" #3618 $9.75 Shocking Electricity (Horrible Science) - Want to know which scientist gave electric shocks to his eyeballs, what happens when you touch an electric eel, or why electricity keeps your heart beating? Shocking Electricity will blow your fuse! Discover why magnets help birds fly and get to grips with the electric wobbling toilet seat. Shocking Electricity is also available in a bind-up with Killer Energy. Paper, 160 pages. 5.25"x7.75" #2720 $9.75 Killer Energy and Shocking Electricity (Horrible Science) Two-books-in-one! Want to know which scientist gave electric shocks to his eyeballs, which chilling chemical can preserve your pets, or what happens when you touch an electric eel? Killer Energy will leave you jumping for more! Find out how stodgy dinners power your body and why steaming manure can warm you up. Shocking Electricity will blow your fuse! Discover why magnets help birds fly and get to grips with the electric wobbling toilet seat. Paper, 304 pages. 5.25"x7.75"x.75" #9861 $13.50 $12.99 Really Rotten Experiments by Nick Arnold & Tony DeSaulles is packed with loud, noisy, wet and soggy experiments that are guaranteed to make your friends squirm! Are you itching to find out....who invented pong-free underpants?, which strange scientists ate tadpoles for tea?, the revolting recipe for green slime? Plus, learn how to dance like a skunk, eat like a chimp and chat in cat language. With crazy cartoons, queasy quizzes, and a terrible term at Rotten Road School, Really Rotten Experiments is simply oozing with info! Paper, 100 pages. Ages 9-12. 8"x11x.4" #7355X $12.50 $11.99 Stunning Science of Everything (Horrible Science) - Taking a journey from the very small, to the very big, readers will be taken on a glorious tour of everything in science from the smallest thing ever to the horribly huge universe. Individual chapters cover atoms, molecules, light and sound, microbes, diseases, bugs, humans and the body, animals, the earth and outer space. Evolution, dinosaurs, and the big bang theory are also covered. Visual and written comedy are abundant and make science so much more fun to learn. And it's all in glorious full color! Originally published in England, this version is published in the U.S. It contains all of the original material but has an added British-to-American glossary and a note in the front of the book explaining why it contains some words you may not have heard before. I'm glad they chose not to edit out the British words! (However, if you would like a copy of the original British book, we have a copy in stock. It has a slipcover but is the same book. Send us an email if you are interested). Hardcover, 97 pages. Ages 9-12. #7770 $10.99 Horrible Science Kits Based on the popular Horrible Science series.   Large Kits:   Blood, Bones and Body Bits (Horrible Science Large Kit) - Check out bulging brains, gruesome guts and some super squishy science! All you need to get going is your own brilliant body, the weird and wonderful bits 'n' bobs in this kit and a few odds and ends from your home. In the box: Plastic brain-shaped mould and cardboard stand, plastic heart model, two heart tubes, sand, green & red food colouring, zip-lock plastic bag, plaster of paris, stereoscope, wooden stick, long piece of tube, beads, balloon, funnel, Disgusting Digestion poster and a 32-page top secret lab notebook. Not in the box: Tap water, instant potato or porridge flakes, measuring jug, mixing bowl, wooden spoon, cooking oil, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, craft glue, glass jar, felt tip pens or pains and an adult assistant. Ages 10+. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. #0340 $40.00 $31.99 Disgusting Digestion (Horrible Science Large Kit) - Warning, British-speak follows! Stuffed full of stomach-churning experiments: squelch sick in a fake stomach, fill a bursting bladder full of wee, filter fake blood through a clever kidney and squish fake poo in a gruesome gut. (Yes, this kit truly lives up to its disgusting title). In the box: Plastic stomach, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, goggles, plastic kidney with filter casing, filter papers, red food coloring, bladder model and tube, fake poo and tube, fart pot, 2 funnels, 32-page top secret lab notebook, and loads of horribly fantastic experiments. Not in the box: rolling pin, plain flour, salt, kitchen worktop, blindfold, water, apple, potato, fruit squash (fruit drink), vinegar, milk, carrot, biscuits, mixing equipment, measuring jug, knife, teaspoon, pencil, banana, egg, biological washing powder, jam jar, old towel, sugar, ground coffee, golden syrup, used tea bag, cooking oil, kitchen sink and an adult assistant. Age: 8 years & up. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. #1050 $40.00 $31.99 Explosive Experiments (Horrible Science Large Kit) - Inside this science kit you'll find six awesomely eye-popping experiments. Three horrible scientists let you peek inside their lab notebooks and share their secrets with you. Do you have a secret urge to fire a rocket, blow up a volcano, make seriously slimy snot? Well, here's your chance! Check out chemical chaos, fatal forces and some extremely explosive science! All you need to get going is your own brilliant brain, the weird and wonderful bits 'n 'bobs in this kit and a few odds and ends from your home. In the box: plastic rocket, nose cone, fins, plastic volcano, sand, goggles, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Sodium Tetraborate, PVA glue, red & green food coloring, tub with lid, cork, valve, two mixing pots and a 32-page Top Secret Lab Notebook. Not in the box: bicycle pump & adapter, water, glass jar, glass bowl, vegetable oil, spoon, paper, salt, malt vinegar, garden or open space (for rocket and volcano experiments), and an adult assistant. Ages 8+. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. #0341X $40.00 $31.99 Snotty Slime Clock (Horrible Science Large Kit) - Inside this science kit you will find terrifically time-consuming experiments! Horrible experts Norbert Nerdworthy and Oddblob the Alien are here to clock up some terrible time secrets from their lab notebooks. Power the snotty clock with slime, design a sizzling sundial, make a wacky water clock! Add alien slime or Earth substances like cola or ketchup to the electrodes to run your Snotty Clock. Or try two potatoes or lemons from your Earth for power. Check out the truth about time travel, black holes, zany time zones and other timeless foul facts. Science has never been so horrible! In the box: clock base with digital display, 2 slime tubes, 2 lids with tentacles, 1 separate tentacle, 3 eyeballs, 4 zinc electrodes, 4 brass electrodes, 2 widgets (separators), 3 wires, 4 electrode caps, 4 packs of slime powder, mixing pot, pH strips, pH scale, 24-page Top Secret Lab Notebook. Not in the box: old newspaper, plastic net, bowl, scissors, large elastic band, orange, marble, card, torch (flashlight), ruler, 2 litre plastic bottle, drawing pin, felt-tip pen, a watch or clock with second hand, and a brainless Snotty assistant. Ages 8+. Use under adult supervision. Not for children under 3 years of age due to small parts. #1051 $40.00 $31.99 Middle-Size Kits:   Deadly Dinosaurs (Horrible Science Middle-Size Kit) - Are you ready to dig up the dirt on how to make fake fossils to foil experts, chip out the contents of a petrified poo, or discover deadly dinosaurs on the Terrible Timeline? Check out why it's difficult to identify dinosaur poos and earn all about fossil fakery and other fossilized facts. In the box: Dinosaur poo containing 4 fossils, hammer, chisel, brush, goggles, fossil mould, plaster of Paris, acrylic paints, paintbrush, glue, A4 Terrible Timeline poster, and 16-page To Secret Lab Notebook. Not in the box: mixing bowl, tablespoon, water, newspaper and an adult assistant. Ages 8+. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. #1021 $28.00 $23.99 Mysterious Magnets (Horrible Science Middle-Size Kit) - Horribly attractive experiments: make a magnetic mucus monster, drive a car without touching it and explore loony levitation. Professor Buzzoff, Mr. Sparks and Andy Mann will help you discover all about electromagnetism, magnetic forces, floating trains, magnets that help birds fly and other interesting facts. In the box: plastic car, race track sheet, Andy Mann magnetic driver, magnetic wand, 4 ring magnets, levitation stand, levitation card figure and table, magnetic slime, 4 wiggly eyes, Slobslime magnet, iron filings capsule, faces car, bar magnet, 3 magnetic marbles, styrofoam disk, metal rod, 24-page Top Secret Lab Notebook. Not in the box: photo of yourself, desk, sink, sticky tape, scissors, small bowl, water and a friend. Age: 6 years & up. For use under adult supervision. Not for children under 3 years of age due to small parts. #1049X $28.00 $23.99 Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens (Horrible Science Middle-Size Kit) - Inside this science kit you'll find experiments that are out of this world. Horrible experts, Luke Upwards & Oddblab the alien, will reveal the secrets of the universe. Are you ready to blast into space to find out how to make an awesome asteroid, create a potty planetarium, or mould a slimy snotty? Check out why you can't see the stars during the day, how mind-blowingly big the solar system is and other spaced-out facts. Ages 8+. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts. #1018 $26.00 $23.99 Bag Kits   Savage Spiders (Horrible Science Bag Kit) - Spin a springy spider's web to catch flies, discover how and why spiders spin weird 'n wonderful webs and other sticky spider silk facts. In the box: web weaving frame, web weaver, elastic, plastic spider, 4 plastic flies, spider sticker sheet, 6 wooden sticks, straw, and information leaflet. Not in the box: sticky tape, cotton thread, drawing pin, plastic bottle, plastic wrap, scissors, real spider, fork, and an adult assistant. #1037 $13.50 $12.00 Slimy Slugs (Horrible Science Bag Kit) - Check out why slugs are slimy, what's the best slime and other slimy facts with Horrible expert Will D. Beest. Mould slimy slugs and make your own messy mucus. The bag contains a Horrible Science info leaflet, 2 pots of ready-made slime, slug mould, and 6 wiggly eyes. What's *not* in the box: drinking straw, ingredients for additional slime recipe, and an adult assistant. Age: 5+ years. Because the kit contains small parts, it is unsuitable for children 36 months and younger. #1010 $13.50 $12.00 Spooky Stars (Horrible Science Bag Kit) - Find out why stars are scary, make a spooky star show, and become a stupendous star gazer. Check out crazy constellations and other starry facts with Horrible expert Seymour Spacey. Includes star show card pieces, small flashlight, multi-purpose glue, gap stickers and information leaflet. You supply the dark room, batteries, pencil, newspaper and adult assistant. Ages 8+. Because the kit contains small parts, it is unsuitable for children 36 months and younger. #1011 $13.50 $12.00 Super Snot (Horrible Science Bag Kit) - Find out how to blow bogies from a fake nose, conduct some shockingly smelly tests, discover why mucky mucus works and how a sneeze can be pretty explosive. In the box: plastic nose, pipe, slime powder and pot, sand, and Horrible Info leaflet. Not in the box: old newspaper, handkerchief, teaspoon, cotton balls, various liquids, pencil, paper, plate, blindfold, and a volunteer. Age: 6+. Not suitable for children under three years old due to small parts. #1039 $13.50 $12.00 Love the Horrible Science series? Then try out these other Horrible books: Horrible Histories Horrible Geography