In London, he struggled to find work, eventually taking a job editing science books.
Scholastic pitched to him the concept of a series named Horrible Science and Arnold soon wrote Ugly Bugs.
This book was released alongside Blood, Bones and Body Bits, and the high sales solidified the series.
He and Tony De Saulles filmed a TV show there and promoted the Chinese edition of the Horrible Science series.
[5] Two years later, Arnold achieved publicity for his claim to have located the site of the Battle of Cynwit, fought between Saxons and Danes in 878.