The Horrible Science: The Awfully Big Quiz Book by Nick Arnold (illustrated by Tony de Saulles) is a 2000–2003 Scholastic release packed with hundreds of quirky science questions, activities, and fact files designed to entertain and educate children.
📖 Book Overview
Title: The Awfully Big Quiz Book
Series: Horrible Science
Author: Nick Arnold
Illustrator: Tony de Saulles
Publisher: Scholastic
Publication Dates: First published 2000 (hardcover, ISBN 043999750X); later paperback edition 2003 (ISBN 0439973155)
Format: Illustrated children’s nonfiction, ~100 pages
Age Range: 8–12 years
🧪 Content & Features
Hundreds of quiz questions across biology, chemistry, physics, and earth science.
Gross and funny facts typical of the Horrible Science series:
Which dinosaurs had bad breath?
Who used pickled onions as eyeballs?
How do astronauts go to the toilet in space?
Activities and experiments to try at home.
Fact files on “weird scientists” and unusual discoveries.
Illustrations by Tony de Saulles add humour and visual appeal.
