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Amazing Facts for Curious Kids
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This info-packed fact book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and fun illustrations.Did you know ...Sometimes it’s light from the moon, not the Sun, that creates a rainbow. When this happens, it’s called a moonbow.Many prehistoric mammals were ancestors of familiar animals today – Mesohippus...
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A fun, fact-packed compendium for kids aged 7 and up.
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Description
This info-packed fact book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and fun illustrations.
Did you know ...
Sometimes it’s light from the moon, not the Sun, that creates a rainbow. When this happens, it’s called a moonbow.
Many prehistoric mammals were ancestors of familiar animals today – Mesohippus (the early horse) was the size of a sheep and had three toes!
A starfish can have between 5 and 40 arms, and it has an eye at the end of each one.
The book is split into 9 themed chapters, covering a range of topics from Giant Beasts and Tiny Life to Technology, Travel and Transport, with fascinating facts on every page. Each fact is brought to life by a fun illustration by cartoonist Andrew Pinder.
With tons of awesome things to discover and read about – from tiny sharks and flying fish to pink beaches and giant clouds in space – this hilarious, info-packed book will keep kids laughing and learning for hours on end.
Also available in the series:
9781780559254 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 6 Year Olds
9781780559261 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 7 Year Olds
9781780559278 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 8 Year Olds
9781837250653 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 9 Year Olds (August 2025)
9781837250660 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 10 Year Olds (August 2025)
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837250301
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Buster Books
Illustration: B&W line illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Andrew Pinder
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 99g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Steve Martin was born in Northumberland in the far north of England. After graduating in English, he spent many years teaching English to adults – including 15 years teaching literacy in prisons. Steve now lives in the English Midlands, with his wife and two sons and makes his living from a wide range of writing including children's non-fiction, business communication and developing e-learning materials. Steve has authored several non-fiction titles, including The Boys Book series, Survival: How to Survive Anything, Anywhere and I Wish I Knew That: Cool Stuff You Need to Know.
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