FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 Facts [Britannica]

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Kate Hale has worked hard to include so much rich and exciting information in this glorious book and covers such a vast array of subjects … [The] easily accessible yet informative style really will appeal to readers of any age or ability. Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about everything from secret recipes and escape artists to hidden treasure and in.

It covers plenty of subjects including space, bodies, robots and spiders but it finds connections and links them together so as you travel, you are never exactly sure what is coming on the next page. As you follow the trail of facts you find that the "weight of the largest chocolate bar ever made is the same as 6 male polar bears! Great gift choice for the auntie (or Uncle) who’s not sure what their nephews and nieces are playing with - I’ve not got it wrong yet ?Each fact is presented as a snippet on the page, with an accompanying illustration or photograph – but one of the things that makes this book stand out is it’s ‘follow-the-trail’ system. The illustrations are fun and dominate the page while the arrows between the facts prompt even the most reluctant reader to investigate further. His work combines illustration and typography to create images that have humour, energy and optimism executed with a handmade, hand-printed, tactile feel. I recommend this book to 5+ (because you can read this book to others as well as reading it for yourself; make sure you let them see the pictures and trace the line! For the kid who want to know why and how, who loves having random information at their finger tips and just loves to learn new things about their world - this is fantastic fun.

It's sort of a TikTok version of an encyclopedia: you as the consumer/reader have no control over what you view; it just comes at you and you have to read it, connect, and read more and more and more. Kai found the mix of hand drawn pictures and photo realistic pictures really cool as well, and could read through the book and then tell us the highlights as he goes. Did you know an Australian architect was inspired to build Sydney’s world-renowned opera house after peeling an orange?

Choose your own path through this hilarious world of 400 facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Welcome to FACTopia, a world of perfectly amazing facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Andy Smith is an award-winning illustrator, and studied illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Some of the paths are sort of like choose your own adventure, where you can follow a path forward or choose to follow it to another page, listed on the path.

There are tons of different subjects within the book; breakfasts, space, animals, dinosaurs, light, weather, crystals – anything you could possibly think of.In this blast-from-the-past adventure you'll discover hundreds of the most mind-blowing facts from history. There are loads of brilliant non-fiction books that can teach your child about the world, as well as being entertaining, funny and gorgeous to look at. A former executive editor for National Geographic Kids' Books, she’s edited or written about everything from dog communication to wacky roadside attractions; biographies of inspiring scientists to profiles of the cutest animals on Earth. Though I love trivia, I should just admit the fact to myself, that the people who are writing trivia books for children are filling it full of who knows what sorts of lies. Don't get me wrong: the actual information in here is fun and interesting and I do think this will strike a number of kids in all the right ways.

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. When she's not hunting for new facts, Kate enjoys gardening, playing video games, and planning road trips to national parks. This brilliant book reads like one of those classic ‘choose your own adventure’ quest books – but with facts! But I tried to ask myself really crazy questions to get inspired, like: “I wonder how many hamburgers a T.For example, did you know that magpies, elephants and chimpanzees can recognise themselves in a mirror? In a sense it was easy to let my imagination run wild and find fun and exciting links to different, unexpected topics.