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The Everything KIDS' Book of Outrageous Facts - Explore the most
fantastic, extraordinary, and unbelievable truths about your world!

The Everything KIDS' Book of Outrageous Facts - Explore the most fantastic, extraordinary, and unbelievable truths about your world!

 eBook, Published by David & Charles   (15 October 2011)

£8.99

Book description

Did you know . . .
The average person eats up to 430 insects a year?
Dinosaurs used bad breath as a weapon?
A soccer player runs about 7 miles per game?
An ear of corn always has an even number of rows?

Want to perplex your parents and flabbergast your friends with the who, what, where, why, how, and "yuck!" about the world we live in? Then you need this all-in-one collection of the weirdest, most fascinating, and sometimes just icky truths out there! You will gasp, gag, and giggle at facts about:

  • Sports and famous athletes
  • Animals at home and in the wild
  • Science and chemistry
  • Bugs and other creepy crawlies
  • Dinosaurs and dragons
  • Planets and the sun

Featuring factoids and experiments about almost everything under the sun, this book is perfect for curious kids who won't be satisfied with ordinary truths--after all, the stranger the better!

Beth L. Blair is an illustrator and graphic designer. She is the author and coauthor of numerous Everything® KIDS' books, including The Everything® KIDS' Gross Mazes Book and The Everything® KIDS' Animal Puzzle and Activity Book . She lives in Canterbury, NH.

Jennifer A. Ericsson is a children's book writer and coauthor of several Everything® KIDS' books, including The Everything® KIDS' Puzzle Book and The Everything® KIDS' Pirate Puzzle and Activity Book. She lives in Concord, NH.

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