Jan Paul Schutten

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Jan Paul Schutten has been writing children's nonfiction books since 2003. A native of The Netherlands, his books are popular and critically acclaimed; he has won several awards including the Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) for his book Children of Amsterdam.

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Books by Jan Paul Schutten

The Mystery of Life

How Nothing Became Everything

By Jan Paul Schutten

Illustrated by Floor Rieder / Translated by Laura Watkinson

How did nonliving atoms evolve into modern people? Find out in this engaging illustrated exploration of how nothing became everything.

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Hello from 2030

The Science of the Future and You

By Jan Paul Schutten

Will the future be what we think, or will our predictions be laughably wrong? Get a glimpse of what’s coming—and how we know—in this firsthand look at futurology, the science of predicting the future.

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