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FACTopia!

Follow the Trail of 400 Facts [Britannica]
By Britannica Group and Kate Hale
Series: FACTopia
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Welcome to FACTopia! A wonderland of crazily connected facts.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... Read More
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Welcome to FACTopia! A wonderland of crazily connected facts.

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Welcome to FACTopia! A wonderland of crazily connected facts.

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.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804661611

Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: What on Earth Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Andy Smith

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 207.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 208

Collections

Britannica Group Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Humour Kate Hale Series: FACTopia

About the Author

Andy Smith 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. When not producing commercial work for clients, Andy can be found in the studio screen printing books and posters. He lives and works by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex. Andy’s work has been exhibited in the UK, USA, France and Australia.

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