--- product_id: 51905114 title: "Bulging Box of Books: 1 (Horrible Science)" price: "$48.99" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/51905114-bulging-box-of-books-1-horrible-science store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Bulging Box of Books: 1 (Horrible Science) **Price:** $48.99 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bulging Box of Books: 1 (Horrible Science) - **How much does it cost?** $48.99 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/51905114-bulging-box-of-books-1-horrible-science) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Bulging Box of Books: 1 (Horrible Science) : Nick Arnold, Scholastic: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Great, As Long As You Don't Read It - My two boys absolutely love this set. My 6 year old has been a reluctant reader - but now he comes home from school, grabs a Horrible Science book and happily reads for an hour or two. My almost 8 year old also loves them. The only trouble is when they read out some facts from the book about how people tried to cure/avoid the black death for example. Now I have reached 40, these gruesome facts make me shudder, but I know for sure that I would have loved them when I was young. There is a slightly smaller box of Horrible Geography books which are also great - and I've just bought the Horrible History box of books. Great value, great content. The only minor gripe I might make is that the books are packed quite tight in the box (could have done with being 0.5cm wider) and you have to lift the books up to see what each one is which a shorter base and bigger lid would have solved. Review: They're gory, horrible and nasty. What's not to like? - These are definitely brilliant. First of all non fiction is a great way to get reluctant readers into books and the grosser it is the better for that. I have found that using these or excerpts from these is a good way to get some of the pupils at older ages groups but who are below average readers interested. They are not an easy read for younger and struggling children but interest is what we are after here. These are very like the horrible history series except without the option of watching the TV instead. Personally I bought a set for my son (6 years old) because of his ongoing fascination with science. Reading them is a little beyond him but only because the nature of the subject means the occasional convoluted latin or medical phrase has to get used so he was quite happy reading about different sorts of plants and animals but gets thrown by dropping in terms like "eukaryote". So it's probably aimed at the 8 year and upward age groups and now I use it by reading and editing on the fly and picking the right book to go with whatever we've been doing recently. So if he's shoved a splinter into his finger we'll have blood, bones and body bits, if we've been staring a bits of plant then tonight's bedtime reading is vicious veg. In short this wins on all fronts. You can tie them in with other activities, older or better readers can read them independently and reluctant readers can be interested. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 75,607 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 78 in Children's Books on Anatomy & Physiology 173 in Children's Books on Bugs & Spiders 203 in Children's Books on Astronomy | | Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (690) | | Dimensions | 30.4 x 20.2 x 22.8 cm | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 1407110357 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1407110356 | | Item weight | 1.05 kg | | Language | English | | Print length | 3328 pages | | Publication date | 7 Sept. 2009 | | Publisher | Scholastic | | Reading age | 8 - 10 years, from customers | ## Images ![Bulging Box of Books: 1 (Horrible Science) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B0T8ga4AL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great, As Long As You Don't Read It *by K***T on 20 October 2015* My two boys absolutely love this set. My 6 year old has been a reluctant reader - but now he comes home from school, grabs a Horrible Science book and happily reads for an hour or two. My almost 8 year old also loves them. The only trouble is when they read out some facts from the book about how people tried to cure/avoid the black death for example. Now I have reached 40, these gruesome facts make me shudder, but I know for sure that I would have loved them when I was young. There is a slightly smaller box of Horrible Geography books which are also great - and I've just bought the Horrible History box of books. Great value, great content. The only minor gripe I might make is that the books are packed quite tight in the box (could have done with being 0.5cm wider) and you have to lift the books up to see what each one is which a shorter base and bigger lid would have solved. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They're gory, horrible and nasty. What's not to like? *by J***D on 7 May 2015* These are definitely brilliant. First of all non fiction is a great way to get reluctant readers into books and the grosser it is the better for that. I have found that using these or excerpts from these is a good way to get some of the pupils at older ages groups but who are below average readers interested. They are not an easy read for younger and struggling children but interest is what we are after here. These are very like the horrible history series except without the option of watching the TV instead. Personally I bought a set for my son (6 years old) because of his ongoing fascination with science. Reading them is a little beyond him but only because the nature of the subject means the occasional convoluted latin or medical phrase has to get used so he was quite happy reading about different sorts of plants and animals but gets thrown by dropping in terms like "eukaryote". So it's probably aimed at the 8 year and upward age groups and now I use it by reading and editing on the fly and picking the right book to go with whatever we've been doing recently. So if he's shoved a splinter into his finger we'll have blood, bones and body bits, if we've been staring a bits of plant then tonight's bedtime reading is vicious veg. In short this wins on all fronts. You can tie them in with other activities, older or better readers can read them independently and reluctant readers can be interested. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for collection. *by J***W on 3 January 2013* A very good stand-alone purchase but complements the other 'Horrible' series of books very well (Horrible Histories, Horrible Geography, Murderous Maths, et al.). Plenty of carefully chosen stories and collection of facts all presented in the classic 'Horrible' genre. The books are obviously well written and have a positive impact on learning. For example, my 8 yo daughter was able to explain to me how an electric guitar works with respect to the amplification of electric signals generated by the disturbance of the magnetic fields around the pickups - this was in response to her pointing at the pickups and asking what they were, I simply said they were magnets, she then worked out for herself how the generation of sound could be achieved. I asked how she knew this and she said the principles were described in the 'Shocking Electricity' book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/51905114-bulging-box-of-books-1-horrible-science](https://www.desertcart.us/products/51905114-bulging-box-of-books-1-horrible-science) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*