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Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 10 Year Olds
Series: Awesome Facts for Curious Kids
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Filled with over 200 incredible and totally awesome facts, and featuring hilarious artwork by Andrew Pinder, this fun, info-packed book will keep curious 10-year-olds entertained for hours on end. Find out about amazing inventions, incredible feats of engineering and super-smart animals. From the teacher with the...
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Description
Filled with over 200 incredible and totally awesome facts, and featuring hilarious artwork by Andrew Pinder, this fun, info-packed book will keep curious 10-year-olds entertained for hours on end.
Find out about amazing inventions, incredible feats of engineering and super-smart animals. From the teacher with the world’s loudest shout to the gorilla that learned sign language, this book is packed with everything from the fascinating to the funny.
With chapters on animals, art, science, buildings, entertainment and much, much more, it’s everything a 10-year-old could want!
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837250660
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Buster Books
Illustration: B&W
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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