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The History Activity Factopedia
A Fun, Fact-filled Puzzle Book
Series: Buster Backpack Books
Brief Description
A new title in the Buster Backpack series, this colourful activity book combines fun puzzles with over 100 fascinating historical facts. Did you know ... Ancient Egyptians often shaved off their eyebrows to show grief when their pet cats died. The Vikings loved skiing and made...
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This history-themed activity book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained with fascinating facts and fun activities.
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Description
A new title in the Buster Backpack series, this colourful activity book combines fun puzzles with over 100 fascinating historical facts.
Did you know ...
Ancient Egyptians often shaved off their eyebrows to show grief when their pet cats died.
The Vikings loved skiing and made skis out of wood for hunting and getting around. They even worshipped a god of skiing, called Ullr.
The book is packed with over 80 puzzles, including tangled lines, quizzes, spot-the-differences, silhouettes, odd-ones-out and more, all with a historical twist. Crack the clues to discover some fun facts about daily life in ancient Egypt, match ancient Greek theatre masks into pairs, solve the Tudor-themed wordsearch and search for items in a busy medieval castle scene.
With over 100 facts on a wide range of historical topics, from the Incas and the Aztecs to the Vikings and the Romans, there are plenty of amazing things for kids to discover while they complete the activities. Featuring gorgeous full-colour illustrations by artist Angie Alape Pérez, this is the perfect book to keep kids aged 7+ entertained for hours on end.
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The History Activity Factopedia
A new title in the Buster Backpack series, this colourful activity book combines fun puzzles with over 100 fascinating historical facts. Did you know ... Ancient Egyptians often shaved off their eyebrows to show grief when their pet cats died. The Vikings loved skiing and made skis out of wood for hunting and getting around. They even worshipped a god...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781916763067
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Buster Books
Illustration: Full colour illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Angie Alape Pérez
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Buster Books loves to create books for curious and creative children, which spark the imagination and encourage exploration. Above all, they are books to be enjoyed.
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