Ben Hubbard
Author of MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
About the Author
Ben Hubbard is an author of nonfiction for children and adults and has over 60 titles to his name. His books on many different subjects include science, technology, and "how things work" encyclopedias.
Series
Works by Ben Hubbard
The Viking Warrior: The Norse Raiders who Terrorized Medieval Europe (Landscape History) (2015) 48 copies
The Samurai Warrior: The Golden Age of Japan's Elite Warriors 1560-1615 (Landscape History) (1600) 36 copies
The Viking Warrior: The Raiders, Pillagers and Explorers Who Terrorized Medieval Europe (2017) 19 copies
Stories of Women During the Industrial Revolution: Changing Roles, Changing Lives (Women's Stories from History) (2015) 5 copies
Project X Origins Graphic Texts: Dark Red Book Band, Oxford Level 19: Great Engineers (2016) 4 copies
Reading Planet KS2 - Artificial Intelligence - Level 6: Jupiter/Blue band (Rising Stars Reading Planet) (2020) 2 copies
Jak se žilo v dávných dobách 1 copy
Kijk van een afstand 1 copy
Our Future in Space: Imagining Moon Bases, Missions to Mars, and More (Smithsonian Editions) (2023) 1 copy
The Viking Warrier 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Gender
- male
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Reviews
Gift: Historien om drycker, pulver och mordiska uppsåt by Ben Hubbard
It was a very informative book! It was very interesting to follow history and how different kinds of poisons were use by humanity, whether it was plants, chemicals or something else. It was also informative about different big events involving poisons.
First sentence: In late October 1846, one last push was all that was needed. One last push for the men, women, and children to reach the mountain summit--its highest peak--and cross to the other side.
Premise/plot: This is a nonfiction chapter book about the Donner Party. The book summarizes this tragic historical event well. At least relatively well considering the audience. Briefly, for those not in the know, it is a wagon train adventure gone horribly wrong.
My thoughts: Why. Why does this book exist. I have read a couple of books about the Donner Party. One was middle grade. One was young adult. One was adult. I don't know why elementary students would need such a gruesome book. Not that I'm judgy. Perhaps the gruesomeness of it makes it appealing?
What you see is exactly what you get. It is a solid enough narrative that describes the events--what led to the tragedy, the tragedy itself, and the aftermath of the tragedy.… (more)
Premise/plot: This is a nonfiction chapter book about the Donner Party. The book summarizes this tragic historical event well. At least relatively well considering the audience. Briefly, for those not in the know, it is a wagon train adventure gone horribly wrong.
My thoughts: Why. Why does this book exist. I have read a couple of books about the Donner Party. One was middle grade. One was young adult. One was adult. I don't know why elementary students would need such a gruesome book. Not that I'm judgy. Perhaps the gruesomeness of it makes it appealing?
What you see is exactly what you get. It is a solid enough narrative that describes the events--what led to the tragedy, the tragedy itself, and the aftermath of the tragedy.… (more)
Each chapter focuses on a different century and the most common poisons used at that time. Interspersed with fact sheets about specific poisons, most of the book is made up of short summations of various famous poisonings. The book itself is beautiful and high quality. The binding is threaded not glued and that lets the pages lay flat for easy reading. The paper is thick and glossy. I love the bright neon green endpapers!
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Statistics
- Works
- 112
- Members
- 950
- Popularity
- #27,088
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 273
- Languages
- 6