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Meet Jerome Martin

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Jerome Martin
Jerome Martin has written children's books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes in-between writing poetry.
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    100 Things to Know About Sport
    Age: 8+
    £9.99
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    Extreme Planet: Journey across the Arctic
    Age: 7+
    £10.99
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    100 Things to Know About the Unknown
    Age: 8+
    £9.99
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    100 Things to Know About the Oceans
    Age: 8+
    £9.99
  5. 100 Things to Know About Saving the Planet book cover
    100 Things to Know About Saving the Planet
    Age: 8+
    £9.99
  6. Lift-the-Flap Construction & Demolition book cover
    Lift-the-Flap Construction & Demolition
    Age: 5+
    £10.99

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