An eye-catching information book with one hundred quirky and surprising facts.
Jerome Martin (Author)
Jerome Martin has written children's books about science, history,
Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a
decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University
of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting
office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and
amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the
minutes in-between writing poetry.
Lan Cook (Author)
Lan joined Usborne after working as a bookseller. She absolutely
loves learning about anything and everything. She has lived in
China, attempted to create the perfect aquarium biotope, studied
Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University, and can hit
an archery target from 100 feet away. Lan has always loved
collecting knowledge and as many weird facts as possible, so
working for Usborne really is a dream job!
Alice James (Author)
Alice James joined Usborne after working in primary schools for a
while. She absolutely loves science, and over the years has lived
with chimps, spent a month in the rainforest, studied Biology at
Oxford University, and grown 200 carnivorous plants (not
necessarily in that order). Whilst at Usborne Alice has worked on
books on all kinds of science topics, from space to energy to the
periodic table.
Alex Frith (Author)
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse
output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of
Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple
festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can
be found in London.
Minna Lacey (Author)
Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from
pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. She studied Maths and
Philosophy at university and previously worked as a journalist and
illustrator in London, Bogota and New York. In her spare time, she
loves writing stories, drawing and playing the guitar.
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