Secret FACTopia!
Follow the trail of 400 hidden facts [Britannica]
Published on 4. July 2024
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-80466-107-9 (ISBN)
Description
Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about everything from secret recipes and escape artists to hidden treasure and invisibility cloaks. You'll meet an underwear-stealing cat, find out about sharks that glow, uncover a toilet in disguise and learn about the biggest ever game of hide-and-seek. And the facts aren't the only secrets in this book, for hidden amongst the illustrations are ten mice just waiting to be found!
Packed with witty illustrations that combine artwork and photography, and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Secret FACTopia! sheds light on some of the world's most amazing 'hidden' facts, which children will be desperate to share with their friends and family.
Packed with witty illustrations that combine artwork and photography, and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Secret FACTopia! sheds light on some of the world's most amazing 'hidden' facts, which children will be desperate to share with their friends and family.
Reviews / Votes
"This was reviewed by our 10-year-old reviewer. We had to wrestle it away from her and have promised she can have it back...Mixing facts with humour and game playing worked very well." -- Sarah Donaldson * Red Lion Books * "Informative and engaging." -- Natasha Harding * The Sun * Jenson, booktester aged 9, "liked this book because it was full of facts and very funny." He "liked the pictures because they mixed in photos and drawings." And that's a fact! * Waterstones Whiteley * "This book will amaze any reader about the wonders of nature, our extraordinary planet and the incredible inventiveness of humans." * UK Literary Association Magazine *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Tonbridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Illustrations
Full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80466-107-9 (9781804661079)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Paige Towler is an author and editor based in Washington, D.C., USA. A former editor for National Geographic Kids Books, she writes poetry about animals doing yoga, weird facts about the world and silly stories about dogs and bats. Her poetry has appeared in anthologies such as Hey Baby! and National Geographic Kids Nature Poetry, and she has written books for National Geographic, National Geographic Kids, Scholastic and more. She is the author of Gross FACTopia! and History FACTopia!