Isabel Thomas
@isabelwriting
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Science writer • Award-winning author of #MothAnEvolutionStory and #ImpossibleQuestions series • https://t.co/YPreWp2kEU
Joined June 2012
'The perfect present for any inquisitive child.' – The Sunday Times 'Top-notch non-fiction ... the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity' – The Guardian Praise for The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions - A Guardian Best Children's Book of the Year!
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Bloomsbury are proud to announce that Frog 🐸 by @isabelwriting and @DanielEgneus was LONGLISTED for the #UKLABookAwards Congratulations to the author and illustrator and thank you @The_UKLA 🥳
Your 2026 UKLA Book Awards Longlists are here - the only national children’s book awards judged by teachers. This year they feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and a huge range of genres. Click here to see the full Longlists: https://t.co/CvatFRD5Lj
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We are wonderfully pleased to have THREE titles shortlisted for #WainwrightPrize this year: Frog🐸 by @isabelwriting and @DanielEgneus HERD🐘 by Stephen Hogtun Ghostlines👻 by Katya Balen Congratulations to the authors and illustrators and thank you to @wainwrightprize
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2025 #WainwrightPrize shortlists! From climate & conservation to poetry, place & powerful storytelling for young readers, this year’s books celebrate our connection to the natural world. #StoriesThatConnect Explore them all: https://t.co/00fO4r7vF1
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@BiosciencesUOG @HallHarvington @DrCLaoutaris @CheltSciFest @smithbarryc 🎧 Ep 244 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now: 🤩 @AdamHartScience busts myths on animals with misleading common names 🪼🐞 🐸 @isabelwriting chats at @cheltfestivals about frogs & impossible questions 📲 https://t.co/jdHNb5ciwq 💻 https://t.co/QL1EOGzQ7X
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Inspired by @isabelwriting book, Year 2 have finished creating their posters explaining why and how moths camouflage. (I wish I could attach all 30 posters!) 👏🏼 @Emma5Hills @headcherrytree #CTSWriting
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Sky Dancers is a fascinating true story about starlings, "a very special nonfiction book. Highly recommended for all Key Stage 2 classrooms and libraries." Thank you @Jo_Bowers and @imaginecentre for this lovely review of Sky Dancers by @isabelwriting ✨📖 #Readerful
Sky Dancers: The Story of an Introduced Species by @isabelwriting and Chiara Fedele is a fascinating and beautifully illustrated nonfiction book that combines facts with storytelling, alongside poetic text. My full review for @imaginecentre here: https://t.co/bP47KiiUBQ
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A big thank-you to @SaraGStudio for visiting us and signing copies of Exploring the Elements, her gorgeously illustrated book with @isabelwriting (psst- this book is the perfect gift for the science-inclined person in your life, no matter their age!!) 🔬🧬
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I'm pleased to share that Frog has hopped on to the Longlist for The Children’s @wainwrightprize for Picture Books! 🐸💚 Frog is my third poetic non-fiction picture book with @DanielEgneus like Moth and Fox it answers some of the toughest questions children ask @KidsBloomsbury
We’re excited to share the 2025 Children’s #WainwrightPrize for Picture Books Longlist! 📚 From celebrating snow & trees to exploring bugs, frogs & the magic of the seasons, these beautiful books help the youngest readers fall in love with nature. 🍃🦋 #StoriesThatConnect
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These are so lovely! The bat!!! 💙🦋 thank you so much for sharing
Inspired by @isabelwriting book, Year 2 have finished creating their posters explaining why and how moths camouflage. (I wish I could attach all 30 posters!) 👏🏼 @Emma5Hills @headcherrytree #CTSWriting
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The perfect start to a day! 🥰
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Two years in the making, this is the follow-up to #exploringtheelements and #fulloflife - where could we go next but all the way across time and space to the very edge of the observable universe! #exploringtheuniverse available for pre-order now!
I'm proud to share my new book with Sara Gillingham and @phaidonpress Two years in the making... Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos is now available for pre-order on https://t.co/fYYiIXWMbS and will be on sale Oct 29 in the UK and Nov 12 in North America!
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I'm proud to share my new book with Sara Gillingham and @phaidonpress Two years in the making... Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos is now available for pre-order on https://t.co/fYYiIXWMbS and will be on sale Oct 29 in the UK and Nov 12 in North America!
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Happiest Book Birthday to @juleslhoward for ✨Choose Your Own Evolution✨ and big thanks for recommending Frog 💚🐸 in this excellent article for @Booktrust on why children adore reading about animals @KidsBloomsbury
https://t.co/HlnanpgQ4s
booktrust.org.uk
Author Jules Howard shares why children’s books about animals are needed and recommends some fascinating non-fiction reads.
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Sky Dancers tells the story of European starlings introduced to North America in the 1890s, beautifully illustrated by Chiara Fedele. Learn about introduced species and how human actions affect the natural world - great for fans of Moth: An Evolution Story! 💙🦋
Celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay with these fantastic reads from the #Readerful Books for Sharing series! 🌱 Discover the wonders of our planet and the incredible stories it holds. 🌏💚 📖 https://t.co/aIDi72vI7c
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This year Cheltenham Science Festival @cheltfestivals has a new FREE stage called Jetstream! Join me there at 12.30pm on Saturday 7 June as I share FROG – the story of life on Earth from the Big Bang onwards – and make your own frog to take home!
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Thank you so much @Throughthebook2 💚🐸 @KidsBloomsbury
Today's review...'Frog' @isabelwriting @DanielEgneus @BloomsburyEd Just wonderful! https://t.co/QiKWU94GBJ
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Join science writer Isabel Thomas @isabelwriting on next Saturday on May 24 at Brighton Festival @brightfest and help explore the answers to the crazy questions kids ask before bed with interactive experiments! 🔍🛏️ Get your tickets here🎟️: https://t.co/ZEuhCCxBzp
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Has a slug ever been to space? Could I swim in ice cream? Join science writer Isabel Thomas on Saturday 24th May at Brighton Festival and help explore the answers to the crazy questions kids ask before bed with experiments! 🔍🛏️ Get your tickets here🎟️: https://t.co/ZEuhCCxBzp
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Thank you so much @debbiet99313391 - I've just brought Frog to a conference in Dubai and it was lovely to find teachers here already use Moth and Fox!
@isabelwriting @KidsBloomsbury @DanielEgneus I don’t have a froggy fact but I 😍😍😍 your work - the combination of your words and @DanielEgneus images make for such compelling stories, with facts wrapped up in them! (& the covers are always shiny…I’m such a magpie!)
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FROG: A Story of Life on Earth hops into the world today! To celebrate, I have a copy to give away, along with two perfect chocolate frogs! To enter, share this post and leave a comment below with your best froggy fact 🐸💚
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Thank you so much for featuring Frog 🐸💚 @MrEPrimary @KidsBloomsbury Just one more sleep until it joins Moth 🦋 and Fox 🦊 in the world!
👀📚Check out my MAY 2025 Children’s Books I’m Most Excited About video on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe! 📖🌟Each month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated children’s books releases to bump up your TBRs! ➡️ https://t.co/Q0QIejQg5E
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