Chris Oxlade
Chris Oxlade is a British author, editor and illustrator of children's nonfiction, including contributions to The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science. Trained in civil engineering, he has written more than 200 books on science, technology and other subjects.
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Books by Chris Oxlade
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Rubber
The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science
Illustrated Dictionary of Chemistry (Illustrated Dictionaries)
The Usborne illustrated dictionary of physics
History of Computers
Plane (Take It Apart Series)
World of the Microscope (Science & Experiments Series)
Acids and Bases (Chemicals in Action)
Olympics
Animal Infographics
My first question and answer book
How We Use Cotton (Using Materials)
How things work.
The X ray picture book of fantastic transport machines
Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
The mystery of haunted houses
Weather
Nuclear Energy
300 Science and History Projects
Hurricanes
Cotton
Ambulance
Volcanoes
Solar energy
Ten Trucks
Pocket science
Beyond the Night Sky (Explorer Plus, Ladybird)
The top ten battles that changed the world
Cricket
Skyscrapers
Firefighters
Simple Experiments with Levers
Simple Experiments with Pulleys
Plastic (Materials, Materials, Materials)
Trucks
The computer
Fossils
Inventors' secret scrapbook
Canals (Building Amazing Structures)
The Mystery of Ufo's (Can Science Solve)
Elements and compounds
Computer Science for Curious Kids
Rocks and Minerals
Rocks
Explorers
Soil (Materials, Materials, Materials)
Presidents
How We Use Glass (Using Materials)
Toys
Science
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