Books
A prolific author, Neil Ardley wrote over 100 books. They are listed here in reverse chronological order with their publisher and year.
Most of them are available to purchase online and Amazon links have been provided.
| Title |
Publisher |
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Link |
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| 101 Great Science Experiments |
Dorling Kindersley |
2015 | DK |
| Energy & Forces | Oxford University Press | 2002 | Amazon |
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The New Way Things Work (with David Macaulay) [a revised and updated edition of The Way Things Work 1988] |
Dorling Kindersley | 1998 | Amazon |
| Oxford Children's A to Z of the Human Body (with Bridget Ardley) | Oxford University Press | 1996 | Amazon |
| A Young Person's Guide to Music (with Poul Ruders) | Dorling Kindersley | 1995 | Amazon |
| How Things Work | Dorling Kindersley |
1995/1999 |
Amazon |
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Dictionary of Science [republished as Concise Encyclopedia of Science] |
Dorling Kindersley |
1994/1998 |
Amazon |
| 101 Great Science Experiments | Dorling Kindersley | 1993/1998 | Amazon |
| Lights | Heinemann | 1991 | Amazon |
| Heat | Heinemann | 1991 | Amazon |
| Electricity | Heinemann | 1991 | Amazon |
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My Science series |
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| 1 Light | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 2 Water* | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 3 Colour* | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 4 Air | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 5 Growth | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 6 Magnets | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 7 Sound* | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 8 Electricity* | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 9 Energy | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 10 Senses | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 11 Machines | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 12 Hot and Cold | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 13 Movement | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 14 Weather | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| 15 Gravity | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| Numbers | Dorling Kindersley | 1991-2 | Amazon |
| How it Works | Ladybird | 1991 | Amazon |
| Bits and Chips | Pufiin | 1991 | Amazon |
| Tune In | Puffin | 1991 | Amazon |
| Snap Happy | Puffin | 1990 | Amazon |
| Wings and Things | Puffin | 1990 | Amazon |
| Sound Waves and Music | Gloucester Press | 1990 | Amazon |
| Language and Communications | Gloucester Press | 1989 | Amazon |
| Oil Rigs | Macmillan | 1989 | Amazon |
| Dams | Macmillan | 1989 | Amazon |
| Bridges | Macmillan | 1989 | Amazon |
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The Giant Book of the Human Body (with David West) |
Hamyln | 1989 | Amazon |
| Twentieth Century Science | Wayland | 1989 | Amazon |
| Greece (with Bridget Ardley) | Macmillan | 1989 | Amazon |
| India (with Bridget Ardley) | Macmillan | 1989 | Amazon |
| Music [Eyewitness Guide] | Dorling Kindersley | 1989 | Amazon |
| The World of the Atom | Franklin Watts | 1989 | Amazon |
| Skin, Hair and Teeth (with Bridget Ardley) | Macmillan | 1988 | Amazon |
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The Way Things Work (with David Macaulay) [awarded The Science Book Prize 1989 and The Times Educational Senior Information Book Award 1989] |
Dorling Kindersley | 1988 | Amazon |
| The Outer Planets | Macmillan | 1987 | Amazon |
| The Inner Planets | Macmillan | 1987 | Amazon |
| Exploring the Universe | Macmillan | 1987 | Amazon |
| Music: An Illustrated Encyclopedia | Hamlyn | 1986 | Amazon |
| The Science of Energy | Macmillan | 1985 | Amazon |
| Just Look at the Universe | Macdonald | 1985 | Amazon |
| Just Look at Flight | Macdonald | 1984 | Amazon |
| My Favourite Science Encyclopedia | Hamlyn |
1984/7 |
Amazon |
| Space | Macdonald | 1984 | Amazon |
| ZX Spectrum + User Guide | Dorling Kindersley | 1984 | Amazon |
| Computers | Franklin-Watts | 1983 | Amazon |
| Computers | Kingfisher | 1983 | Amazon |
| Action Science series | |||
| 1 Working With Water | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
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2 Using the Computer |
Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 3 Hot and Cold | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 4 Sun and Light | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 5 Making Metric Measurements | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 6 Exploring Magnetism | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 7 Discovering Electricity | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 8 Making Things Move | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 9 Air and Flight | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 10 Sound and Music | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 11 Simple Chemistry | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| 12 Force and Strength | Franklin Watts | 1983-4 | Amazon |
| The World of Tomorrow series |
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1 Transport on Earth |
Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 2 Out Into Space | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 3 Tomorrow's Home | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 4 School, Work and Play | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 5 Future War and Weapons | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 6 Our Future Needs | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 7 Heath and Medicine | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 8 Fact or Fantasy? | Franklin Watts | 1981-2 | Amazon |
| 1001 Questions and Answers (with Bridget Ardley) | Kingfisher | 1981 | Amazon |
| Our World of Nature | Purnell | 1981 | Amazon |
| Stars | Macdonald | 1981 | Amazon |
| Birds and Birdwatching | Ward Lock | 1980 | Amazon |
| Guide to Birds | Pan | 1979 | Amazon |
| Find out About Birds | Purnell | 1979 | Amazon |
| Birds | Macdonald | 1978 | Amazon |
| Man and Space | Macdonald | 1978 | Amazon |
| Musical Instruments | Macmillan | 1978 | Amazon |
| Birds of Britain and Europe | Kingfisher | 1978/1989 | Amazon |
| Birdwatching (with Brian Hawkes) | Macdonald | 1978 | Amazon |
| Let's Look at Birds | Ward Lock | 1977 | Amazon |
| The Amazing World of Machines | Angus & Robertson | 1977 |
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| Wonders of the World | Purnell | 1976 | Amazon |
| Birds of Coasts, Lakes and Rivers | Almark | 1976 | Amazon |
| Atoms and Energy | Sampson Low | 1975 | Amazon |
| Birds of the Country | Almark | 1975 | Amazon |
| Birds of Towns | Almark | 1975 | Amazon |
| Birds | Sampson Low | 1974 |
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| Space | Macdonald | 1971 | Amazon |
| How Birds Behave | Hamlyn | 1971 | Amazon |
| Life in the Open Sea | Macdonald | 1970 | Amazon |
| Experiments with Heat |
Wolfe |
1970 | Amazon |
| Man on the Moon (with John Clark) | IPC/Hamlyn | 1969 | Amazon |
Neil Ardley was also a major contributor to
The Macmillan Children's Encyclopedia
André Previn's Guide to Music
Physics Today
The Dorling Kindersley Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia
