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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Trivia & curious facts
How does someone become a YouTube star? What do YouTube stars do?
Learn about how YouTube stars make videos, talk to fans and more!
From the tallest to the shortest, the fastest to the strongest, and
the oldest to the richest, this book looks at amazing human
record-breakers. It uses stunning icons, graphics and
visualisations to show you how human beings keep pushing their
potential to the absolute limits. Meet the tallest and shortest
people and compare your hand to the biggest in the world! See just
how far some divers can swim underwater on a single breath of air.
Compare the size of the largest film cast with the population of
Iceland. Measure the world's largest book next to a giraffe.
If you think rocks and minerals aren't weird, THINK AGAIN! In this
latest single-subject Weird But True! book, readers will have a
blast discovering that there's a lot more to rocks and minerals
than meets the eye. Did you know that Montana's Grasshopper Glacier
is filled with millions of frozen locusts that got caught in a
storm more than 300 million years ago? Or that gneiss is one of the
world's oldest rock forms? One sample from Canada is more than FOUR
BILLION years old! This book is perfect for budding geologists or
any kid who likes to get to the bottom of things, such as how
volcanoes work or the difference between fool's gold and actual
gold. Prepare to be dazzled by our rockin' world! Also includes: *
Profiles of 'Rock Stars' (what we like to call famous geologists!)
* Breathtaking images of awesome rock formations in national parks
from around the globe, from Arches National Park to Tsingy de
Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar and more! * Fascinating stats
and facts!
Get to grips with the glorious world of goop and gunk, from pus,
snot, and mucus to mud, snail slime, and sticky plants, in this
compendium of gunk. If you've ever wondered how much snot you make,
or how spider silk is made, this is the book for you. Full of
strange but true science, The Science of Goo! explores all manner
of gunge, sludge, ooze, and goo! Awesome CGI illustrations and
stunning photography will show goo in all its glory, while fun
trivia and scientific explanations will make you an expert in all
things sludgy. For example, did you know that sea cucumbers can
vomit their sticky insides when threatened, yet still survive? The
Science of Goo! is here to give you a new appreciation of the weird
and wonderful world of gooey matter, in all its many kinds and
wherever it shows up.
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The Universe
(Hardcover)
John Farndon; Designed by Ian McMullen
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Discovery Miles 3 730
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How was the Universe created? Is the Sun a star? Is there life
beyond planet Earth? Discover the answers to all your galactic
questions in this fascinating new series.
Get ready to be grossed out - in a good way! This latest addition
to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and
jam-packed with more icky, zany fun! Step up to the plate and try
not to lose your lunch, with 300 all-new, amazing facts plus photos
that kids just can't get enough of.
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The Book of Me
(Paperback)
Adam Frost; Illustrated by Sarah Ray
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Discovery Miles 1 530
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Are you ready for another EPIC book from the winner of the Blue
Peter Book Award 2016 (Best Book with Facts)? If you ran your
school, what would the rules be? Would you rather talk to animals,
or speak every language in the world? How fast can you run? Answer
these questions and much more, with real life comparisons - how do
you compare to an animal, another human, or even your parents?
Collect your own data and enjoy silly facts, quizzes, and scrapbook
activities. Write, draw, cut-out and fully make this book about
you!
Get ready for the Olympics! Everything has its weird side-even
sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of
sports trivia with this new slam-dunk addition to the very popular
Weird but True series! Discover tons more zany fun, focused totally
on the subject of sports! So step up to the plate to get 300
ALL-NEW amazing facts plus photos.
Come on an eye-catching adventure! Masterpieces in Pieces takes you
on a journey through great art from all around the world and across
the ages. Some of the masterpieces are famous, some may surprise
you. Explore the themed galleries or just plunge in anywhere and
enjoy the visual feast. From early cave paintings to Grayson Perry,
see the exciting developments of art throughout history and look
for connections that can be made across each masterpiece. This
truly global collection will widen the eyes to many different
cultures and approaches to art from across Europe, North and South
America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Features artwork by Kerry
James Marshall, Georges Seurat, John Singer Sargent, Francisco de
Goya, Su Hanchen, Andreas Gursky, Diego Rivera, Natalia Goncharova,
Rembrandt, Cristovao Estevao Canhavato, Faith Ringgold, Pablo
Picasso, Ford Maddox Brown, Farrukh Beg, Dorothea Tanning, Zheng
Zhong, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh,
Franz Marc, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Wassily Kandinsky, Alice Neel,
and many, many more. Find out how to look at and take great art to
pieces - and decide for yourself what makes a masterpiece. "I love
this book. For anyone at any age who is as obsessed with the
nuances of art history as I am, this book is for you, inspiring,
fascinating, and thought-provoking, this book is your personal
archaeologist, gently revealing new ways to see and look at art."
Russell Tovey, actor "The wide and refreshing choice of artworks,
the focus on revealing often surprising details and the lively and
informative commentaries throughout, make this an essential book
for any art-loving family." Louisa Buck, writer, and broadcaster
"Zoom in and take art apart! This book focuses in on areas of
surprising storytelling and amazing skill. How and why art is
created has been made visible through loving inspection of some
wonderful art works. This is a totally enjoyable book for children
but also for parents, enabling conversations about ideas pictured
in art." Bob & Roberta Smith RA, artist "Fun, engaging, and
beautifully illustrated. Masterpieces in Pieces is a totally
inspired way of looking at art history - I wish it had existed when
I was young!" Jonathan Baldock, artist "This is a lovely book that
looks at art from many angles. It is infinitely clever and
knowledgeable, and at the same time innocent, in the best way."
Matthew Collings, artist, writer, and broadcaster
From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac (TM) comes a
full-color, full-of-fun, oversize book packed with thousands of
awesome facts about science, nature, and people-everything on
planet Earth and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around
them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts,
figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for
school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands
of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything:
Animals-Dogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and more
Culture-Art, holidays, food, movies, and more
Disasters-Earthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and more
Geography-Oceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and more
Geology-Volcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and more Human Body
and Medicine-Diseases, organs, senses, and other weird and
wonderful human body facts. Record-setters-All about the biggest,
smallest, fastest, tallest, and more Space-The moon, stars,
planets, human spaceflight, and more Sports-Basketball, baseball,
football, hockey, Olympic, and soccer superstars past and present,
and more Technology-Computers, drones, inventions, and more The
World Almanac (TM) 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature,
Science, and People provides kids, teachers, and families timely
and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It
will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and
illuminates.
The second completely original tie-in novel to the hit NETFLIX
show. When Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead take a road trip,
they discover that their small-town problems seem to follow them
wherever they go... The gang heads out for an epic road trip to
Chicago to visit Archie's mom. When Archie's too busy daydreaming
to drive, Veronica takes the driver's seat - naturally. Betty wants
to see the important sights, and Jughead just wants to find the
best diners. They're all so preoccupied that they almost miss the
red pickup truck that seems to be everywhere they are... Could it
be a coincidence or could the troubles of Riverdale have followed
them across state lines? Other titles in the series include:
Riverdale: The Day Before Also available - The Riverdale Student
Handbook
Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15
gorillas? Or that meteorites the size of basketballs land on Earth
about once a month? It's all weird ... but true!
The world can be a
pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky
in the 2nd book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full
of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space,
weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything
else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and
illustrations. This quirky little reference book is so much fun,
kids forget they're learning.
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