Glenn Murphy

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Glenn Murphy is a British children's writer. His book Why is Snot Green? was shortlisted for the 2007 Blue Peter Book Awards [1] and was a finalist for the Royal Society Junior Science Book of the Year 2008 [2]

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He is also the author of the sequel to Why Is Snot Green?, How Loud Can You Burp? [3] and the Global Issues [4] book series for young readers.

Murphy is considered one of the leading authors in the grossology genre. [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Murphy's first book Why is Snot Green? (2007) was inspired by questions from visitors to the London Science Museum where he worked. [lower-alpha 2] At least four of his books have been published in Britain with "Science Museum" subtitles; in the first case, Why is snot green?: and other extremely important questions (and answers) from the Science Museum. Some library catalogue records attribute responsibility to the Science Museum as well as Murphy (and perhaps illustrator Mike Phillips).
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References

  1. Blue Peter Book Awards 2007 Shortlists.
  2. Royal Society Junior Science Book of the Year 2008.
  3. How Loud Can You Burp?
  4. Global Issues: Global Warming, aka A Kid's Guide to Global Warming
  5. Boyle, Alan "Season's Readings ... For Kids". MSNBC.com. 12 December 2007.
  6. "WHY IS SNOT GREEN? {...}" (starred review). Kirkus Reviews . 1 March 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  7. "STUFF THAT SCARES YOUR PANTS OFF! {...}". Kirkus Reviews. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 2014-10-18.