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Lift-the-Flap General Knowledge
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This interactive information book contains over 135 flaps and hundreds of facts.
Find out how many seeds a pomegranate has, how fast a woodpecker pecks, how many plays Shakespeare wrote, which is the warmest sea in the world, when the Eiffel tower was built, what type of snack is the heaviest, and much, much more.
Lift over 135 flaps to uncover fascinating facts from around the world.
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Lift-the-Flap General Knowledge allows you to lift over 135 flaps to uncover fascinating facts from around the world.
Discover amazing information, such as what karaoke means in Japanese, how the Mona Lisa got her name, and how many people are descended from Genghis Khan.
This book is divided into intriguing subjects like Living Things, Science Lab, Treasure Trove, and When Did It Happen?, with topics including the periodic table, the formation of the Earth, saltwater crocodiles, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and much more.
It's ideal for improving general knowledge and is guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours.
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Lift-the-Flap General Knowledge by Alex Frith and James Maclaine offers a delightful entry into the world of facts with engaging illustrations and interactive elements. Families and children enjoy the entertaining presentation of facts, the true or false challenges, and quizzes that make learning fun.
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ISBN: 9781409563990
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Board book
Date Published: 01 January 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Marco Palmieri
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 225.0mm
Height: 283.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 16
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Alex Frith (Author)
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.
James Maclaine (Author)
James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.
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