{"title":"Books by Molly Oldfield","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780241433461","title":"Everything Under the Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The only thing better than the questions, in this delightful and informative book, is the answers.\" - \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is GLORIOUS. It's heart-and-soul fabulous, page after page.\" - \u003cb\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best kids books I have ever had the pleasure of reading\" -\u003cb\u003e Pandora Sykes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is heaven on a stick\" -\u003cb\u003e Sophie Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonderful new paperback edition of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow much bamboo can a giant panda eat?\u003cbr\u003eDo aliens exist?\u003cbr\u003eWhat we would do if we didn't have a prime minister?\u003cbr\u003eWhy do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more!\u003cbr\u003ePonder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEverything Under the Sun:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Trivia fans will relish \u003ci\u003eEverything Under the Sun\"\u003cb\u003e - The Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant book for any child, but particularly those who don't love reading stories\" - \u003cb\u003eDavid Walliams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful gift for families\"\u003cb\u003e - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScottish Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Simply mesmerising compendium\"\u003cb\u003e - Waterstones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As cute as it is educational\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabyccino Kids \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a book to treasure all year round\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Baba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolute delight\" - \u003cb\u003eDavid Walliams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57685913370997,"sku":"9780241643273","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43201587806386,"sku":"9780241433461","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241643273.jpg?v=1792599150"},{"product_id":"9780008760427","title":"The Secret Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Museum is a unique treasure trove of the most intriguing artifacts hidden away in museum archives from all over the world – curated, brought to light, and brought to life by Molly Oldfield in a beautifully illustrated collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho knows what’s hidden from view? Locked away in cabinets, secure storage and aircraft hangars. Most of a museum’s collection never gets seen. It sits in the quiet dark of an archive waiting for a treasure hunter or obsessive researcher to root out its very existence. Under the streets of Manhattan priceless books are shelved; brick outbuildings in London’s East End house drawers of Victorian embroidery remembering foundlings long ago dead; body bags in Washington clothe space suits covered in real moon dust and in an unvisited aircraft hangar sits Auguste Piccard’s extraordinary invention, the balloon gondola…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis and many other extraordinary inventions, legacies, discoveries and artefacts have been visited and curated by Molly Oldfield into a Secret Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in atmosphere and anecdote, suffused with the surprising emotion of a personal discovery, but grounded in fascinating factual detail, this is a unique and beautifully illustrated book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Museum reveals sixty unknown artefacts and stories from all five continents, from Rome to Rio and Boston to Berlin. And like the very best mornings spent at a museum it promises to be idiosyncratic, surprising and enormously good fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Artefacts in the book include: An original Gutenberg Bible printed on vellum, Harrison Schmitt’s Space Suit, A piece of Newton’s Apple Tree, Van Gogh’s Sketchbooks, The original drawings of Wimbledon’s Centre Court, Dickens’ letter opener, Three pieces of Mars, and much more…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222062477685,"sku":"9780008760427","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008760427_be920b25-dc09-4a59-ad75-a27c95d0ada4.jpg?v=1786011351"},{"product_id":"9780241703830","title":"Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan you answer 366 curious questions from children all around the world? Quiz your friends and family and discover fascinating facts about our world and beyond!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich animal has the most eyes? (Scallops have 200 eyes!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is blue cheese stinky? (Because it is full of mould!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do we have eyebrows? 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Find out if people can mind read with magician, Derren Brown. 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