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7+ YearsPublisher | What on Earth Publishing Ltd |
ISBN 13 | 9781912920709 |
ISBN 10 | 1912920700 |
Book Description | Welcome to FACTopia! A wonderland of crazily connected facts. Did you know that a squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut? Or that some butterflies drink turtle tears? Every Britannica-verified fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, goats, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, robots, Ancient Rome, kings and queens, pharaohs, and more. But there's not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you! This wittily illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious kids. |
About the Author | Kate Hale is a writer, editor and professional fun fact finder. A former executive editor for National Geographic Kids Books, shes edited or written about everything from dog communication to wacky roadside attractions, biographies of inspiring scientists to profiles of the cutest animals on Earth. Kate also co-created and hosted the award-winning kids' radio programmeThe Weird But True Show! on SiriusXM, which covers weird but totally true facts about the human body, animals, space, and everything in between. When shes not hunting for new facts, Kate enjoys gardening, playing video gamesand planning road trips to national parks. She currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. with her husband and rescue dog.Andy Smithis an award-winning illustrator, and studied illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. His work combines illustration and typography to create images that have humour, energy and optimism executed with a handmade, hand-printed, tactile feel. He lives by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex, UK. |
Language | English |
Format | Hardcover |
Author | Kate Hale |
Language | English |
Publication Date | 06th May 2021 |
Number of Pages | 208.0 |
FACTopia! : Follow the Trail of 400 Facts Britannica