Really Really Big Questions About Me
Published on 11. October 2012
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-0-7534-3259-4 (ISBN)
Description
Really Really Big Questions About Me is an unusual and fun introduction to science and philosophy that explores life's important, weird and often unanswered questions such as What am I made of? Why do I like chocolate? How does my brain work? and How do I know I'm real? Optical illusions, mind-teasers and funky illustrations make this philosophic journey unforgettably fun!
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Series
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 268 mm
Width: 238 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
536 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7534-3259-4 (9780753432594)
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Holly Cave has a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College, London. She spent four years at the Science Museum, researching, writing, and managing exhibitions and events for children, families and adult audiences on a wide range of contemporary science topics. Holly is now a freelance writer, editor and consultant, and author of Really Really Big Questions About Science. Dr Stephen Law is a senior philosophy lecturer at Heythrop College in London and the editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy's journal THINK, which aims to introduce philosophy and its merits to a wide audience. Stephen has written numerous academic papers as well as books for both adults and children including the hugely popular The Philosophy Files. Marc Aspinall is an exciting illustrator who has created artworks for Orange, Time Out, Waitrose Kitchen, Easy Jet Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller and Wired Magazine.