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Exploded images of everyday objects combine with 13 facts and a little myth-buster, taking children on an incredible factual adventure. From cars and skeletons to pianos and chocolate, tigers and mummies to insects and electricity, each spread is a quirky and dynamic feast of information. Ages: 8+
List of contents
- 1: What's inside?
- 2: Exploded Earth
- 3: Fabulous fruit
- 4: Cool cars
- 5: Top cat
- 6: Fantastic fungi
- 7: Bang goes the theory
- 8: Dazzling diamonds
- 9: Steam power
- 10: Prehistoric creatures
- 11: Eye opener
- 12: Planet parade
- 13: Shark attack
- 14: Spread the word
- 15: Picture perfect
- 16: A sting in the tail
- 17: Making waves
- 18: On the ball
- 19: Insect invasion
- 20: Famous pharaoh
- 21: Heard the buzz?
- 22: Big ideas
- 23: Grab a bite
- 24: Get the message
- 25: Rock stars
- 26: Time flies
- 27: Animal kingdom
- 28: Romans rule
- 29: Super seeds
- 30: Don't stop the music
- 31: Going supersonic
- 32: Feeding time
- 33: Blood rush
- 34: Ocean depths
- 35: Hot rocks
- 36: Sky lights
- 37: Making movies
- 38: Noble knight
- 39: In a spin
- 40: What's the matter?
- 41: Our star
- 42: Get cracking
- 43: Funny bones
- 44: Amazing amphibians
- 45: A way with words
- 46: Dress to impress
- 47: Chocolate chunks
- 48: Heavy metal
- 49: Plane crazy
- 50: Bright sparks
- 51: Whale tale
- 52: Think of a number
- 53: Busy bees
- 54: Food processor
- 55: Stunning Saturn
- 56: Birds of a feather
- 57: Viking voyages
- 58: Blowing up a storm
- 59: Mighty molluscs
- 60: Earth matters
- 61: Moon suit
- 62: Feel the force
- 63: Medical marvels
- 64: Night sky
- 65: Colour clash
- 66: Lizard king
- 67: Read all about it
- 68: Way of the warrior
- 69: Piano pieces
- 70: Stealthy stinger
- 71: Oil boom
- 72: Brain box
- 73: Mythical beasts
- 74: Money talks
- 75: Internet links
- 76: Precious plants
- 77: Glorious Greeks
- 78: Crocodile smile
- 79: Down to Earth
- 80: Muscle power
- 81: Curious cats
- 82: Glossary
- 83: Index
- 84: Acknowledgements
Summary
Learn something about everything with 13 mind-blowing facts plus a little myth-buster about every topic under (and including) the Sun!
Exploded images of everyday objects, from cars and skeletons to pianos and chocolate, will take you on an incredible factual adventure. Did you know that one in every four animals on Earth is a beetle? Were you aware that white chocolate isn't technically chocolate? Or that the dwarf planet Pluto is so small that two of it could sit side-by-side across the USA?
13½ Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything includes over 1000 facts on 80 different subjects to satisfy your thirst for knowledge.
Familiar objects - the Earth, a tiger, an Apollo spacesuit, a scorpion - are exploded to reveal their extraordinary insides. Surprising myth-busters will give you lots of new favourite facts, such as chameleons change colour to stand out not blend in and that on sharks on average only kill 6 people annually while people kill 100 million sharks a year!
Awesome images will draw you into 13½ Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything and irresistible and fascinating information will keep you there.
