World of Weird - A Creepy Compendium of True Stories

TA: Sevenoaks, England, United Kingdom
CP: Madrid, Spain

About the author

Tom Adams is an award-winning television producer and author. He was born in Yorkshire but now lives in Kent, UK. With a science background, he was inspired to turn his hand to writing children's books once his eldest son, then 5, started asking questions about how the world worked. He won the Society of Authors/ ALCS Award for Educational Writing for his book Molecule Mayhem.Celsius Pictor is a freelance illustrator and visual artist. He studied Illustration at the School of Arts and Crafts and for 7 years he worked as Art Director in agencies and advertising studios from Spain, Switzerland, France and the UK. Inspired by the work of old engravers and Max Ernst, Celsius uses collage and digital ink to bring to life a parallel world that mixes the digital, history, mythology and nature.   

Summary

Dr. McCreebor was an explorer and collector of the strange and creepy. This is his notebook – filled with the dark and disturbing stories he has collected on his travels. From shrunken heads to witches’ charms, saints’ blood to graverobbers’ remains, this book is a peek into our grisly past.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Adams, Tom Adams
• Assisted by: Celsius Pictor (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.08.2022
• EAN: 9780711269521
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6952-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 248 mm x 305 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Paranormal & Supernatural, Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past