John Farndon
John Farndon, born in 1960, is a British writer, playwright, lyricist, composer, and literary translator known for his extensive work in non-fiction, particularly science books for children, with over a thousand books authored on diverse topics.[1][2] A Londoner with wide-ranging intellectual interests from chemistry to China, he has been shortlisted multiple times for the Young People’s Science Book Prize and won awards for translating Russian and Central Asian literature, including the European Bank Literary Prize 2019.[1][2][3]
Science
Non-fiction
Children’s literature
Plays
Translations
Wildlife Atlas
The Awesome Book of Planets and Moons
Oxygen (The Elements, Group 1)
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rocks of the World: A Practical Guide To Over 150 Igneous, Metamorphic And Sedimentary Rocks
The Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks & Minerals: How to Find, Identify, Collect and Maintain the World's best Specimens, with over 1000 Photographs and Artworks
Leaves (World of Plants (Blackbirch))
Flowers (World of Plants (Blackbirch))
Roots (World of Plants)
Stems (World of Plants)
Butterflies and Moths (Nature Watch)
China Rises: How China's Astonishing Growth Will Change the World
Rockets and Other Spacecraft (How Science Works)
Gravity, Weight, and Balance (Science Experiments (Benchmark))
Experimenting with Physics (Experimenting with Science)
Calcium (The Elements, Set 2)
Nitrogen (The Elements, Group 1)
Great Scientists (Science Library (Mason Crest Publishers))
DK Eyewitness Books: Oil
Electricity (Science Experiments)
Hydrogen
Sound and Hearing (Science Experiments)
Experimenting with Chemistry
How Things Work (Science Library (Mason Crest Publishers))
Space (The Science Library)