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Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads

Contributors:

By (Author) Paul Mason

ISBN:

9780750283915

Publisher:

Hachette Children's Group

Imprint:

Wayland

Publication Date:

14th March 2017

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Educational: History

Dewey:

609.22

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

96

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 199mm, Spine 9mm

Weight:

98g

Description

Find out which world-famous inventor's last breath has been captured in a test tube, which boffin loved nothing more than a roasted armadillo for lunch, and which scientist fell in love with a pigeon.

The books in the Barmy Biogs series are full of the facts that history books don't mention about some of the most famously crackpot characters in world history! Read them and history will never be the same again...

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Crackpot Kings, Queens & other Daft Royals

Dastardly Dictators, Rulers & other Loony Leaders

Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists

Reviews

Full of the facts that history books don't mention ... history will never be the same again * Parents In Touch *
Children will really enjoy this humorous and light-hearted approach ... They will pick up plenty of useful factual information. * Parents in Touch *

Author Bio

Paul Mason's interest in writing stems from his childhood when he won the Scripture Prize in his last year at Primary School. He now is an experienced freelance writer and editor of a variety of children's information books, with subjects including extreme sports, geography and travel. He has a degree in anthropology, has worked in Turkey and taught English as a foreign language. Paul is a keen sportsman and particularly enjoys surfing, mountain biking and snowboarding.

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