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Wasted World
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Wasted World

Horrible Science Series

Author: Nick Arnold

Illustrator: Tony De Saulles

Book 27 in the Horrible Science series

Pages: 144

Published: 2009

Age: 8+

This is the first Horrible Science book to tackle the issues of global warming, and climate change: What are the sickening secrets of gruesome greenhouse gases? Which is the deadliest toxic waste? Will the Earth make it to the year 2100?

Recognition:

The ZSL Thomson Reuters Record Award for Communicating Science (2009)

About the Horrible Science Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Blood, Bones and Body Bits(1996)
  2. 2.Ugly Bugs(1996)
  3. 3.Chemical Chaos(1997)
  4. 4.Fatal Forces(1997)
  5. 5.Nasty Nature(1997)
  6. 6.Disgusting Digestion(1998)
  7. 7.Sounds Dreadful(1998)
  8. 8.Vicious Veg(1998)
  9. 9.Bulging Brains(1999)
  10. 10.Evolve or Die(1999)
  11. 11.Frightening Light(1999)
  12. 12.Deadly Diseases(2000)
  13. 13.Shocking Electricity(2000)
  14. 14.Killer Energy(2001)
  15. 15.Suffering Scientists(2001)
  16. 16.Microscopic Monsters(2001)
  17. 17.Body Owner's Handbook(2002)
  18. 18.Terrible Time(2002)
  19. 19.Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens(2003)
  20. 20.Really Rotten Experiments(2004)
  21. 21.Frightful Flight(2004)
  22. 22.Painful Poison(2004)
  23. 23.Angry Animals(2005)
  24. 24.Measly Medicine(2006)
  25. 25.Evil Inventions(2007)
  26. 26.Sick! From Measley Medicine To Savage Surgery(2009)
  27. 27.Wasted World(2009)
  28. 28.House of Horrors(2012)
  29. +How to Draw Horrible Science(2010)
  30. +The Horrible Science of Everything(2008)

Reading age: 8+ years

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Welcome to the explosive world of Horrible Science! It's science with the squishy bits left in.

Most people think that science is serious. Seriously dreary, seriously brain-dead and seriously boring. But most people are wrong. Science isn't boring - it's horrible! And when science is horrible it comes to life in an exciting way . . .