Kjartan Poskitt – författare

Tycker du att matte är frustrerande? Får du rysningar av räkning och skrämselhicka av hastigheter? Då kan den här boken vara något för dig. Här får du bland annat lära dig om area och volym, hastighet och geometri. Ta reda på varför matte kan rädda jorden från total förintelse och möt Pythagoras som blev så upprörd av matte att han begick mord. Dessutom dyker Jimmy med Fingret och resten av gangstergänget upp för att bevisa just hur katastrofalt farlig matematik kan vara ... Kjartan Poskitt har i serien FÖRFÄRLIGA FAKTA tidigare kommit ut med Fängslande matematik (2005) och Den hissnande galaxen (2004).

Tycker du att matte är frustrerande? Blir du svettig av siffror och alldeles darrig av decimaltecken? Då kan Fängslande matematik vara något för dig. Ta reda på hur matematik kan rädda någon ur dödlig fara och hur du undviker att skjuta dig själv med en kanon. Möt några berömda matematiker som var riktigt tuffa (och några som blev mördade), och håll utkik efter Jimmy med Fingret, Tjurnacks-Charlie och deras gangstervänner, som alla är levande bevis på att matematik verkligen kan vara fängslande! En bok i serien Förfärliga Fakta.

A dangerously funny new series for boys and girls age 7-9 from bestselling author Kjartan Poskitt, illustrations by the one and only Philip Reeve.Borgon the Axeboy is the last barbarian in the Lost Desert and he's on a mission to track down the MOST DANGEROUS breakfast ever! He sets out to find the scariest dragon on the plains, but his annoying neighbour insists on tagging along. Grizzy is a little savage and far too nosey for her own good! But their adventure turns to peril when breakfast draws near. They'll have to learn to get along if they're ever going to survive . . .This series is set to have you rolling in the desert with laughter.

Borgon the Axeboy and his friends are going to watch the Shadow Trials - the most dangerous contest in the Lost Desert. But they didn't mean to join in! Then one of the contestants challenges Borgon . . . and barbarians NEVER refuse a challenge! After all, all he has to do is race up a deathly mountain, cross a sabre-tooth bear pit, avoid the vultures and escape a skeleton. What could possibly go wrong?With Asterix-style illustrations from award-winning author/illustrator Philip Reeve, this series is set to have you rolling in the desert with laughter.

The third in this dangerously funny new series for boys and girls age 7-9 from bestselling author Kjartan Poskitt, with illustrations by the one and only Philip Reeve. Borgon the Axeboy, barbarian extraordinaire, is back for another adventure! When Borgon and his friends the savages Hunjah and Mungoid stumble across a ruined temple in the Lost Desert, they wonder, is there treasure inside? Annoyingly, they need Grizzy's help to get in and find out. But can they dodge a dangerous blue rattlesnake, fire wasps AND stop the evil Zaffar from stealing the treasure..?This series is set to have you rolling in the desert with laughter.

Henry VIII believes in the Divine Right of Kings - he looks Divine and he's always Right! His first wife fails to bear him a son and he cannot divorce her in Roman Catholic law, so he creates the Church of England, divorces his wife, and tries again - five times! Henry the Tudor Dude has all these and hilarious dialogue, witty songs and more than a touch of playful cynicism. History has never been such fun!Large flexible cast

Welcome to Catesby's Cabaret Club, your hostess for the evening is Miss Catherine Wheel ... It is the reign of King James I, a time of religious unrest, double-crossing and treachery.13 women, 13 men

It's the swinging 1660s. King Charles II wants nothing too heavy: politics are a bore. When Nell and her friends, from the local Bawdy house, join the new Drury Lane Theatre, Charles is delighted by their saucy songs and cheeky antics. Nell rises to stardom and she and Charles embark on one of the most infamous love stories. A whole army of Charladies and delectable seventeenth-century characters take us through the story of the affair that led to the Great Fire of London and the recovery from the plague; the jealousy and outrage of Charlie's rejected women and to political jiggery-pokery.Large flexible cast

This entertaining and funny musical ghost story introduces Sammy, a clever schoolboy, and his unusual parents, brainy Egbert and witty Gloria. They have just moved into a new house overseen by a creepy housekeeper and a kindly, bumbling gardener. When weird things start happening, curious Sammy insists that that the gardener admit him to the wildly overgrown garden where they find proof that a witch has enslaved enchanted flower children. Sammy and his friend Alice save the day: the children are released from their spell and even the witchy housekeeper is won over.8 women, 3 men

It's time for tea, but one pesky pea has decided to ping himself off the plate in search of a party!The rogue pea shoots, flings and bounces across the kitchen as he embarks on his perilous adventure - but will he find the fun he is looking for or is the kitchen a scarier place than he thought?This quirky caper from debut duo Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore will show you just what can happen when you take your eye off your dinner for a second!Keep your eyes PEAled for more brilliant Pea books - The Runaway Pea: Left Behind and The Runaway Pea: Washed Away! PRAISE FOR THE RUNAWAY PEA:‘A runaway success’ – Philip Ardagh'Kids will enjoy . . . Poskitt’s lively rhyming verse as the pea plops, splashes, bangs and twangs his way across the kitchen' – The Observer

The runaway pea is back for another hilarious adventure!When one rogue pea finds himself s p i n n i n g down the plug hole, surely he’s in for a terrible time in the murky glurky sewers? NOT THIS PEA! Everything is an adventure! Everyone is a friend! But is all as safe as Pea assumes, or might he yet end up as someone’s dinner?! A fall-over-yourself funny sequel to the bestselling THE RUNAWAY PEA by Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore, which has been shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize, and the FCBG award. Keep your eyes PEAled for more brilliant Pea books - The Runaway Pea and The Runaway Pea: Left Behind!

We’re on the way back from a big shopping tripBut the bag’s caught a nail and it’s started to rip.Dropetty PLOP! Now what could that be?All on his own it’s a left-behind pea. Disaster strikes when Pea falls out of the shopping bag . . . Is this the end? Is it ALL OVER FOR PEA?! Of course it’s not! Follow Pea as he journeys across the city on a skateboard, and bus, and even on the wings of a passing-by bird – and has the adventure OF A LIFETIME! Sometimes it pays to be small . . . THE RUNAWAY PEA LEFT BEHIND is laugh-out-loud funny, bursting with imagination, and the most perfect third story in this much-loved series. The first book, THE RUNAWAY PEA, was chosen as BookTrust's Time to Read book of 2020, being given to 775,000 children in the UK. Keep your eyes PEAled for more brilliant Pea books - The Runaway Pea and The Runaway Pea: Washed Away!

Mazes, hidden keys, secret doors, and more-Mega Math Maze turns math learning into an exciting adventure that uses multiplication to complete a quest. Die cut pages enable students to travel back and forth between fourteen maze worlds that make up the epic adventure.Readers explore a variety of maze worlds, solving multiplication facts and navigating pathways and portals through pages as they complete a quest to restore numbers to a multiplication chart. Mega Math Maze leads students through a jungle, up a mountain, into a cave, and through other adventurous terrains. To complete the quest and make their way through the book, students must solve multiplication facts and follow pathways to the right answers. And just when the adventurers complete their quest, they're tasked with another quest to journey back through the maze via alternate paths using division and secret doors in search of a mystery sign.Mega Math Maze is an engaging way to way to reinforce multiplication facts. Each time students explore the mazes they'll find new information that helps to build their math comprehension. The super accessible, illustrated backmatter provides bonus information about multiplication patterns, as well as tips and tricks, special numbers, and more.

Readers explore a variety of maze worlds, solving multiplication facts and navigating pathways and portals through pages as they complete a quest to restore numbers to a multiplication chart. Mega Math Maze leads students through a jungle, up a mountain, into a cave, and through other adventurous terrains. To complete the quest and make their way through the book, students must solve multiplication facts and follow pathways to the right answers. And just when the adventurers complete their quest, they're tasked with another quest to journey back through the maze via alternate paths using division and secret doors in search of a mystery sign.Mega Math Maze is an engaging way to way to reinforce multiplication facts. Each time students explore the mazes they'll find new information that helps to build their math comprehension. The super accessible, illustrated backmatter provides bonus information about multiplication patterns, as well as tips and tricks, special numbers, and more.

This silly and quirky dinnertime caper about a rebellious pea’s adventures shows what can happen when you take your eyes off your food—perfect for fans of Sue Hendra, Paul Linnet, and Jory John!It’s time for dinner, but one pesky pea has decided to roll himself off the plate in search of a party! The rogue pea shoots, flings, and bounces across the kitchen as he embarks on his perilous adventure. But will he find the fun he is looking for, or is the kitchen a scarier place than he thought?

Day-to-day life is full of scenarios where your skill with numbers is tested, whether it''s dividing up your share of the restaurant bill, or working out whether you''ve been overcharged at the checkout. So many of us try to avoid these basic sums at all costs, waiting for someone else to step in with the answer, but Everyday Maths for Grown-Ups is the perfect solution! Includes chapters on: . How to Check a Till Receipt Quickly . Long division . Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 or 1,000 . Money and Percentages . Converting metres, Litres and Grams . Angles, Triangles and Trig. This book contains all the shortcuts, fun tricks and new approaches you need to tackle even complex calculations with confidence

I sin tredje mattebok återgår Kjartan Poskitt till grunderna och tar ett stadigt tag om de fyra räknesätten. Upptäck hur lite enkel huvudräkning kan rädda dig ur en djävulsk dödsfälla och möt matematikern som i flera år försökte bevisa att 5 + 0 = 5. Samtidigt lär sig Tjurnacks-Charlie, Halvsmilet och resten av gangstergänget att även den enklaste matte kan vara livsfarlig ... Kjartan Poskitt har skrivit ett trettiotal böcker om matematik och fysik för unga läsare. I serien Förfärliga fakta har han bland annat utkommit med Den hissnande galaxen (2004), Fängslande matematik (2005) och Mer fängslande matematik (2006).

Får du mässling av matte? Blir du vansinnig på volymer och argsint av area? Då är det dags att titta närmare på Magiska mått. Möt Arkimedes som fick sin bästa idé i badet och den listige professor Knivig som återigen gör allt för att försätta dig i dödlig, matematisk fara. Med allt från gamla historiska mått och utomjordiska invasioner till roliga matematiska trick är det här en lärorik bok om längd, area och volym! Kjartan Poskitt har på svenska skrivit flera underhållande böcker om matematik och fysik för unga läsare, bland annat DE FYRA FÄNGSLANDE RÄKNESÄTTEN (2008). Han har översatts till ett tjugotal språk.

Först kom Big Bang. Sedan föddes vår galax. Nu rusar vi fram genom rymden tillsammans med miljarder och åter miljarder andra planeter, stjärnor, satelliter, meteorer, kometer, asteroider, meteoriter och Gud vet vad mer. Den här guiden ger dig hissnande information om vår galax och det som finns bortom den. Följ med på en rundtur i solsystemet: åk skidor på Mars, lär dig parkera i rymden och möt den tragiska varelsen från Pluto. Låt dig fascineras av otroliga fakta om röda jättar, vita dvärgar och supernovor - och upptäck vad som händer när en man som heter Sid kommer för nära ett svart hål. En bok i serien Förfärliga Fakta. NY UPPDATERAD UPPLAGA

MURDEROUS MATHS: The Magic of Maths is full of incredibletricks to wow children and teachers alike.With a fabulous brand-new cover design for 2019, children can:discover how to use the power of maths to beat the calculatorperform amazing card tricksread minds - using the power of maths!Illustrated by Rob Davis and presented in a bold, funky and accessibleway so children can find out why maths is marvellous, anew generation of Kjartan Poskitt fans will be able to discover theworld of MURDEROUS MATHS.Get ready to be amazed!

MURDEROUS MATHS: The Brain-Bending Basics is fullof facts, tricks and tips to give children a roller coaster overviewinto the utterly nutty world of maths.With a fabulous brand-new cover design for 2019 and simple explanationsand hilarious characters to guide them through, childrencan:learn to become mathematical mastersdiscover all about the impossible racefind out how numbers can have superpowers - and more!Illustrated by Philip Reeve, Trevor Dunton and Rob Davis and presentedin a bold, funky and accessible way so children can findout why maths is marvellous, a new generation of Kjartan Poskittfans will be able to discover the world of MURDEROUS MATHS.Get ready to be amazed!

MURDEROUS MATHS: All Shapes and Sizes is full offacts, tricks and tips to help children discover why shapes aresuper and measurements are magic!With a fabulous brand-new cover design for 2019 and simple explanationsand hilarious characters to guide them through, childrencan:learn all about tricky trianglescut through the cake crisissuss out spangled angles - and much more!Illustrated by Philip Reeve and Rob Davis and presented in a bold,funky and accessible way so children can find out why mathsis marvellous, a new generation of Kjartan Poskitt fans will be ableto discover the world of MURDEROUS MATHS.Get ready to be amazed!

MURDEROUS MATHS: The Secrets of Sums is full offacts, tricks and tips to help children discover why numbers arenifty and arithmetic is amazing.With a fabulous brand-new cover design for 2019 and simple explanationsand hilarious characters to guide them through, childrencan:tackle the terrible times tablemaster diabolical divisionconquer fractions - and much more! Illustrated by Daniel Postgate and presented in a bold, funkyand accessible way so children can find out why maths is marvellous,a new generation of Kjartan Poskitt fans will be able to discoverthe world of MURDEROUS MATHS.Get ready to be amazed!