About this item
Highlights
- Welcome to FACTopia!
- 8-12 Years
- 8.3" x 6.1" Hardcover
- 208 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Animals
- Series Name: Factopia!
Description
About the Book
"Did you know that a squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut? Or that some butterflies drink turtle tears? Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and delightful ways, and discover what connects a giraffe with the Eiffel tower, or a slice of pizza with Cleopatra. On your awe-inspiring journey, you will find out extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, spiders, sharks, robots, ancient Rome, and more."--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
Welcome to FACTopia!, a wonderland of crazily connected facts.
Choose your own path through this hilarious world of 400 facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Every fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information.
Did you know that a squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut? Or that some butterflies drink turtle tears? Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and delightful ways, and discover what connects a giraffe with the Eiffel tower, or a slice of pizza with Cleopatra. On your awe-inspiring journey, you will find out extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, spiders, sharks, robots, ancient Rome, and more.
And there's not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different, but still connected, part of the book. Who knows where your curiosity will take you!
This wittily illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious children.
Includes an index.
Review Quotes
"This engaging fact book has 400 fascinating tidbits about history, animals, and pop culture." - parents.com
"Free association rules in this gathering of hundreds of facts about science, technology, and the natural world ... A real browsers' buffet." - Kirkus Reviews
"This wittily illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious children." - Nicki's Random Musings