{"product_id":"kays-incredible-inventions-adam-kay","title":"Kay's Incredible Inventions (Adam Kay)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2025 (non-fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example, did you know that Velcro was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn't Zendaya.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you'll learn all about the coolest, grossest and most ridiculous inventions in the world. You'll meet the queen who used the first ever toilet, learn why margarine used to be full of maggots and find out why Ancient Greeks wiped their bums on dinner plates. Oh, and hopefully some slightly more useful facts as well...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn A to Kay to Z of the random, ridiculous and revolutionary inventions that changed our lives. (And some that definitely didn't . . .)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kay's Anatomy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' \u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson\u003cbr\u003e'Fun and informative' Malorie Blackman\u003cbr\u003e'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A ridiculously funny read that will delight, gross out and educate all at the same time' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Educational and entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' Harry Hill\u003cbr\u003e'Completely marvellous and very funny' \u003ci\u003eBookTrust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAdam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on - he's written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, \u003ci\u003eThis is Going to Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e, is a literary sensation: a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003enumber one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted \u003ci\u003eThis is Going to Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay's children's books have been translated into 32 languages and sold over 1 million copies, making him one of the UK's bestselling children's authors. \u003ci\u003eKay's Anatomy \u003c\/i\u003ebecame the fastest-selling children's general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book, \u003ci\u003eAmy Gets Eaten,\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2023, and his first children's novel, \u003ci\u003eDexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in September 2024.\nHenry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom \u003ci\u003eReincarNathan \u003c\/i\u003eand co-hosts the \u003ci\u003eThree Bean Salad \u003c\/i\u003epodcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65791455658333,"sku":"K097218001","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9721800100001A.jpg?v=1788376768","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/kays-incredible-inventions-adam-kay","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}