John Farndon facts for kids

John Farndon (born 1960) is a British writer of books, plays and music. He is best known as a writer of, and contributor to, science books for children.

Biography

Farndon studied Earth sciences and English literature at Jesus College, Cambridge University. He is a Fellow of the 'Royal Literary Fund' at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge).

Farndon was described by the Royal Literary Fund as "a writer of non-fiction books, and a playwright, lyricist, composer and literary translator. Spurred by intense intellectual curiosity, his interests range widely and he writes on topics from chemistry to China".

In 2014 the Daily Telegraph reviewed Farndon's book for 'would be' Oxbridge students, Do You Still Think You’re Clever?, where he explains how to tackle the toughest “unanswerable” question and win a university place.

According to the Royal Literary Fund, Farndon has been shortlisted a record four times for the junior Science Book prize.

Awards

Books

• Royal Society/Committee on Public Understanding of Science (CoPUS) - Science Book prize shortlist: How the Earth Works
• Royal Society/Committee on Public Understanding of Science (CoPUS) - Science Book prize shortlist: What Happens When
• Royal Society/Committee on Public Understanding of Science (CoPUS) - Science Book prize shortlist: Investigations: Electricity
• Royal Society/Committee on Public Understanding of Science (CoPUS) - Science Book prize shortlist: Big Book of the Brain
• Royal Society/Committee on Public Understanding of Science (CoPUS) - Science Book prize shortlist - 2016: Project Body

Plays

• Academia Rossica Russian translation prize shortlist: The Naked Guest plus Pushkin poems