$30.54
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2020
Summary
A new edition of Bill Bryson’s worldwide bestseller A Short History of Nearly Everything, abridged and adapted for children. With full-colour illustrations and photographs.
Bill’s own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him – a cutaway diagram showing Earth’s interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and carefully removed about a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241451946 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241451949 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 772g |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 228mm x 13mm |
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This history of life, the universe and everything in between is entertaining and Bryson is an excellent guide. Great for the kids and good for parents, too
This history of life, the universe and everything in between is entertaining and Bryson is an excellent guide. Great for the kids and good for parents, too * Sunday Express *
About The Author
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951.
His bestselling books include:
- The Road to Little Dribbling
- Notes from a Small Island
- A Walk in the Woods
- One Summer
- The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain.
His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK.
His new book, The Body- A Guide for Occupants, is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy.
Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
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