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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts

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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts by Jane Wilsher is an intriguing children's book filled with astonishing and mind-boggling facts about the world. It's designed to captivate young readers with its engaging and colourful presentation, covering a wide range of topics. The book encourages curiosity and wonder by presenting unusual and fascinating information about the world around us.
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Format: Hardback
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about astonishing and intriguing facts that captivate young minds. Perfect for children who love discovering new and quirky information, it offers a fun and educational journey through surprising truths about the world around us.

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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts

Flex your fact muscles and test your trivia knowledge with the Encyclopaedia of Unbelievable Facts. Packed with 500 perplexing questions, this book is perfect for family quiz nights and impressing in the playground.

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Test your knowledge with 500 perplexing questions to bamboozle and delight trivia buffs both young and old with The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts. How many kinds of germs live in your bellybutton? Which creature takes a three-year-long nap? If someone asked you to spare a zeptosecond, how long would that be? Has the Leaning Tower of Pisa ever been straight? And what exactly happens to an astronaut's dirty laundry?

The dazzling facts are accompanied by bright, whimsical illustrations and the questions are organized into 10 chapters: Human Body, Science and Technology, Animals, Natural World, Space, Mindbending Stuff, History, Customs and Culture, Our World, and Arts and Entertainment.

Written in simple, easy-to-understand language by author Jane Wilsher, this stunning visual encyclopedia is ideal for fact-loving kids and a perfect excuse to bring the family together for some top trivia fun.

'Definitely a book to share as a family and with friends.' - Picture Book Perfect

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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is praised for its engaging content that fascinates children, allowing them to share intriguing tidbits. It impresses with its 500 curious questions and answers, organised into themed chapters enhanced by quirky illustrations. The book is ideal for kids who enjoy exploring and sharing interesting facts, providing both entertainment and education.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711256248

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Louise Lockhart

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 256.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 112

About the Author

Louise Lockhart is an illustrator living in an old mill in a small town in England. She spends her days creating designs from little paper cut-outs and line drawings. Her books include The Dictionary of DifficultWords (published in 2019 by Frances Lincoln Children's Books) and her clients include: Heals, Mini Boden, Flow Magazine, Anthropologie, The Independent, Anorak Magazine, Mollie Makes Magazine, Donna Wilson, Graniph, Little Otsu, and Liberty.Jane Wilsher is an author and editor based in London. She has over 20 years' experience publishing and making award-winning best-selling children's books for all ages.

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