John Farndon
Forfatter af The Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia (Kingfisher First Reference)
Om forfatteren
John Farndon, author of the bestselling Do You Think You're Clever?, has set out to find the answer.
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Værker af John Farndon
World History: Early Civilizations - Gods & Religion - Battles & Wars - the Age of Empire (2010) 35 eksemplarer
1000 Facts on Buildings & Transportation (Cars, Trains, Planes, Ships and Boats, Buildings, Great Monuments) (2000) 27 eksemplarer
Rockets And Other Spacecraft: Learn the Science then Do the Project (How Science Works) (2000) 25 eksemplarer
Plague!: Epidemics and Scourges Through the Ages (The Sickening History of Medicine) (2017) 18 eksemplarer
Collecting Rocks and Crystals: Hold the Treasures of the Earth in the Palm of Your Hand (1999) 17 eksemplarer
Civilizations, Exploration & Conquest: Illustrated History Encyclopedia (2000) — Bidragyder — 13 eksemplarer
What Do We Know About Stars and Galaxies? (Raintree Freestyle: Earth, Space, and Beyond) (2011) 13 eksemplarer
Stickmen's Guide to Trains and Automobiles (Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works) (2016) 9 eksemplarer
Halten Sie sich für schlau?: Die berüchtigten Testfragen der englischen Elite-Universitäten (2012) 7 eksemplarer
From Laughing Gas to Face Transplants: Discovering Transplant Surgery (Chain Reactions) (2006) 7 eksemplarer
Quacks & Con Artists: The Dubious History of Doctors (The Sickening History of Medicine) (2017) 5 eksemplarer
Planet Earth: Informative Tips and Practical Projects Unravel the Mysteries of Our World (The Investigations Series) (2000) 5 eksemplarer
Stickmen's Guide to Gigantic Machines (Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works) (2015) 5 eksemplarer
The Devils' Dance 4 eksemplarer
Tiny Killers: When Bacteria and Viruses Attack (The Sickening History of Medicine) (2017) 4 eksemplarer
Stickmen's Guide to Your Gurgling Guts (Stickmen's Guides to Your Awesome Body) (2017) 4 eksemplarer
Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis Extreme Earthquakes and Tsunamis (When Nature Attacks) (2017) 4 eksemplarer
From Ptolemy's Spheres to Dark Energy: Discovering the Universe (Chain Reactions) (2008) 4 eksemplarer
Exploring Science: Volcanoes & Earthquakes - An Amazing Fact File And Hands-On Project Book: With 19 Easy-To-Do… (2014) 4 eksemplarer
Stickmen's Guide to Your Mighty Muscles and Bones (Stickmen's Guides to Your Awesome Body) (2017) 3 eksemplarer
Strange Medicine: A History of Medical Remedies (Sickening History of Medicine) (2017) 3 eksemplarer
Stickmen's Guide to Your Beating Heart (Stickmen's Guides to Your Awesome Body) (2017) 3 eksemplarer
Gesteenten & mineralen hoe u de mooiste exemplaren kunt vinden, identificeren en verzamelen (2014) 2 eksemplarer
Cohetes y otras naves espaciales (Spanish Edition) (Como Funciona La Ciencia/ How Science Works) (2008) 2 eksemplarer
La tierra en tus manos : Proyectos y experimentos que revelan los secretos de la tierra (1992) 2 eksemplarer
Awesome Space, Space Exploration 2 eksemplarer
Stickmen’s Guide to Your Body: A stickman bonanza on your brilliant brain, gurgling guts, beating heart and muscles… (2019) 2 eksemplarer
Potions, Poisons and Pills - Weird and Wonderful Medicines: Grisly History of Medicine (2017) 2 eksemplarer
Tudo o que deves saber! Planeta Terra 1 eksemplar
Que ocurre cuando...? 1 eksemplar
O tempo 1 eksemplar
Große Kinder- und Jugendenzyklopädie Das aktuelle Nachschlagewerk für Kinder ab 8 Jahren 1 eksemplar
GREAT SCIENTISTS FROM EUCLID TO HAWKINGS 1 eksemplar
Complete Guide to Rocks & Minerals 1 eksemplar
Stickmen’s Guide to How Things Work: Discover how planes, trains, automobiles and other great machines work… (2020) 1 eksemplar
ANWB jeugdatlas 1 eksemplar
The Great Book of Everything 1 eksemplar
Trees 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Engineers From the Great Pyramids to the Pioneers of Space Travel (2012) — nogle udgaver — 87 eksemplarer
Religion, Science, Medicine & Warfare: Illustrated History Encyclopedia (2000) — Bidragyder, nogle udgaver — 10 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1960
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Uddannelse
- Cambridge University (MA | Geography & Earth Science)
- Erhverv
- science writer
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- #3,988
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- 21
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