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Philip Ardagh


UK flag (b.1961)

Philip Ardagh is over 6 feet 7 inches tall with a big bushy beard. Not only is he very large and very hairy, but he has also written more than sixty children's books for all ages. He has been known to write books about serious subjects -- such as Egyptian hieroglyphs and archeology -- but also writes abnormally funny books (eg. A House Called Awful End) that make lots of people laugh.

Currently living as a full-time writer with a wife and two cats (Beanie and Snorkel), in a seaside town somewhere in England, he has been -- among other things -- an advertising copywriter, a hospital cleaner, a (highly unqualified) librarian, and a reader for the blind.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction
 
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History Detectives
   Ancient Egypt (1998)
   The Aztecs (1998)
   Ancient Greece (1998)
   The Romans (1999)
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Mighty Machines
   A Hole in the Road (1998)
   All at Sea (1998)
   On the Farm (1998)
   Up in the Air (2003)
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Get a Life!
   Elizabeth I (1999)
   William the Conqueror (1999)
   Julius Caesar (1999)
   Florence Nightingale (1999)
   Henry VIII (1999)
   Queen Victoria (1999)
   Marie Curie (2000)
   Oliver Cromwell (2000)
   Napoleon (2000)
   Mary, Queen of Scots (2000)
   Get a Life! (2002)
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Eddie Dickens
   1. A House Called Awful End (2000)
   2. Dreadful Acts (2001)
   3. Terrible Times (2002)
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Henry's House
   Creepy-crawlies (2009)
   Dinosaurs (2009)
   Egyptians (2009)
   Knights and Castles (2010)
   Space (2010)
   Romans : Henry's House (2010)
   Your Body (2010)
   Bodies (2012)
   Sharks (2013)
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Grunts
   1. The Grunts In Trouble (2012)
   2. Grunts All at Sea (2013)
   3. Grunts In a Jam (2014)
   4. The Grunts on the Run (2015)
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Philip Ardagh recommends
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The Seven Doors (2020)
Agnes Ravatn
"Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith-and I can't offer praise than that -Agnes Ravatn is an author to watch."
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The Night I Met Father Christmas (2018)
Ben Miller
"Enchanting, funny and intriguing in equal measure."
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The Snarling of Wolves (2014)
(Tales from the Five Kingdoms, book 6)
Vivian French
"I forgot reading could be this much fun!"

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