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Described as 'a national treasure' by the Independent and as 'one of life's fact-finders' by the Scotsman, Philip Ardagh has written books on subjects ranging from archaeology to space flight, and has still found time to write the bestselling Eddie Dickens children's novels, now translated into over thirty languages, to review children's books for the Guardian ('on a regularly irregular basis') and to appear at events and festivals around the world. He won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2009. He is married with one son.
The Truth About Cats (PB)
Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners
The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens
The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
Grubtown Tales: Splash, Crash and Loads of Cash
Grubtown Tales: Trick Eggs and Rubber Chickens
Grubtown Tales: The Wrong End of the Dog
Grubtown Tales: The Far From Great Escape
Grubtown Tales: The Year that it Rained Cows
Final Curtain
High in the Clouds
The Silly Side of Sherlock Holmes
The Not-So-Very-Nice-Goings-On at Victoria Lodge
Awful End
Terrible Times
The Archaeologists' Handbook
Why are Castles Castle-Shaped?
Philip Ardagh's Book of Howlers, Blunders and Random Mistakery
Philip Ardagh's book of absolutely useless lists for absolutely every day of the year
Wow! Events that changed the world
Wow! Ideas that changed the world
The Truth About Cats
The Truth About Fairies
Wow! Discoveries
Wow! Inventions
The Truth About Love
The Truth About Christmas
Get A Life! Bind-Up (PB)
Wow Bind-Up (PB)
History Detectives:The Romans
History Detectives: Ancient Greece
History Detectives: Ancient Egypt
GET A LIFE! NAPOLEON
Get a Life! 7
Get A Life 6
Get a Life! 3: Julius Caesar
History Detectives: Aztecs
What's in the Truck?
Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky
Think about the towns and cities we live in, discover High in the Clouds by Philip Ardagh. Published by Faber & Faber.
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What's your favourite animal? High in the Clouds is full of them! By Philip Ardagh, published by Faber & Faber
4 days ago
Philip Ardagh's book of absolutely useless lists for absolutely every day of the year by Philip Ardagh from Macmillan Children's Books is brilliant!
19 days ago
Who doesn't love a Castle? Why are Castles Castle-Shaped? by Philip Ardagh. Published by Faber & Faber.
25 days ago
Happy Birthday Philip Ardagh! Now's the time to read Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky published by Faber & Faber.
27 days ago
Happy Birthday Philip Ardagh! Now's the time to read History Detectives: Aztecs published by Macmillan Children's Books.
Happy Birthday Philip Ardagh! Now's the time to read Get a Life! 3: Julius Caesar published by Macmillan Children's Books.
Happy Birthday Philip Ardagh! Now's the time to read Get A Life 6 published by Macmillan Children's Books.
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