The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts: With 500 perplexing questions to BAMBOOZLE your friends!
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Summary
Test your knowledge with 500 perplexing questions to bamboozle and delight trivia buffs both young and old with The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts。
How many kinds of germs live in your bellybutton？ Which creature takes a three-year-long nap？ If someone asked you to spare a zeptosecond， how long would that be？ Has the Leaning Tower of Pisa ever been straight？ And what exactly happens to an astronaut’s dirty laundry？
The dazzling facts are accompanied by bright， whimsical illustrations and the questions are organized into 10 chapters: Human Body， Science and Technology， Animals， Natural World， Space， Mindbending Stuff， History， Customs and Culture， Our World， and Arts and Entertainment。
Written in simple， easy-to-understand language by author Jane Wilsher， this stunning visual encyclopedia is ideal for fact-loving kids and a perfect excuse to bring the family together for some top trivia fun。
How many kinds of germs live in your bellybutton？ Which creature takes a three-year-long nap？ If someone asked you to spare a zeptosecond， how long would that be？ Has the Leaning Tower of Pisa ever been straight？ And what exactly happens to an astronaut’s dirty laundry？
The dazzling facts are accompanied by bright， whimsical illustrations and the questions are organized into 10 chapters: Human Body， Science and Technology， Animals， Natural World， Space， Mindbending Stuff， History， Customs and Culture， Our World， and Arts and Entertainment。
Written in simple， easy-to-understand language by author Jane Wilsher， this stunning visual encyclopedia is ideal for fact-loving kids and a perfect excuse to bring the family together for some top trivia fun。
Reviews
Jan
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Trivia in the best possible Q/A format and with fun illustrations by Jane Wilsher and Louise Lockhart ！ Here is a sampling of topics and questions: The human body （which sense is fastest？）， Science/tech （can cars be powered by coconuts？）， Animals （how do bats sleep？）， Nature （what color is snow？）， Space/space exploration （what does space smell like？）， Games for the mind （which color makes you hungry？）， World history （who sent secret messages in food）， Customs and cultures （who worshipped the oni Trivia in the best possible Q/A format and with fun illustrations by Jane Wilsher and Louise Lockhart ！ Here is a sampling of topics and questions: The human body （which sense is fastest？）， Science/tech （can cars be powered by coconuts？）， Animals （how do bats sleep？）， Nature （what color is snow？）， Space/space exploration （what does space smell like？）， Games for the mind （which color makes you hungry？）， World history （who sent secret messages in food）， Customs and cultures （who worshipped the onion？）， Our world （which country has an airport shaped like a dragon？）， Arts and entertainment （what happens when you listen to music？）， and more！ A grand book for all ages to share （and maybe read together？）！I requested and received a free temporary ebook from Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Brenda
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This book would make a great gift for children who love facts。 It is broken into different sections and the questions/answers are mostly lesser known。 It is a great place to start and then dive deeper into the facts。 Many of the facts are a little on the crude side， but would appeal to kids。
Robin
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How many germs live in your bellybutton？ Has the Learning Tower of Pisa always leaned？ Test your knowledge with 500 bits of trivia to stump and delight readers in categories like Animals， Space and Technology， Culture， Arts and Entertainment， and more。 Readers of all ages will love these Unbelievable Facts。Pros:Quick， fun bits of information presented in a trivia style book The illustrations are whimsical。 The information is easy to understand。 And the categories appeal to young and old alike。 C How many germs live in your bellybutton？ Has the Learning Tower of Pisa always leaned？ Test your knowledge with 500 bits of trivia to stump and delight readers in categories like Animals， Space and Technology， Culture， Arts and Entertainment， and more。 Readers of all ages will love these Unbelievable Facts。Pros:Quick， fun bits of information presented in a trivia style book The illustrations are whimsical。 The information is easy to understand。 And the categories appeal to young and old alike。 Cons:There was more potty humor than this mom enjoys。Some things were written from an evolutionist viewpoint。And some factoids addressed information contrary to my Biblical worldview。Overall， it was ok。 But because of the cons， it's not a book that I would automatically just place in my kids hands。 It's definitely a resource that we would use together。 If you don't have a problem with those cons， this is a cute trivia/ factoid book to enjoy。*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Candace S。
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My children are at the age where they are obsessed with trivia books。 "Hey， mom！ Did you know that。。。。。？" all day long。 So it was fun to pick up this fun trivia book and turn the tables on them for a change。 Then， of course， I let them read it for themselves， too。 There is more potty-related facts in this book that you might expect， but honestly， that's a selling point for my children。 :） There are also plenty of facts about animals， technology， space， history， and more。 The illustrationsin this My children are at the age where they are obsessed with trivia books。 "Hey， mom！ Did you know that。。。。。？" all day long。 So it was fun to pick up this fun trivia book and turn the tables on them for a change。 Then， of course， I let them read it for themselves， too。 There is more potty-related facts in this book that you might expect， but honestly， that's a selling point for my children。 :） There are also plenty of facts about animals， technology， space， history， and more。 The illustrationsin this book are colorful and entertaining and I think it would make a great addition to any classroom or home library。Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an advanced reader copy of this book for review。 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。
Stacy
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This is a fun fact and trivia book for kids or for families to enjoy together on a long car trip or a rainy day。 It's in a Q&A format， has 500 questions， and is split into different categories such as the human body， animals， and space。 There are even a few brainteasers thrown in the mix。 Some of the questions are from an evolutionist standpoint versus a creationist standpoint。 It did have a few big words for little kids （an example being 'compulsory'） but that is stated on the cover， so it's to This is a fun fact and trivia book for kids or for families to enjoy together on a long car trip or a rainy day。 It's in a Q&A format， has 500 questions， and is split into different categories such as the human body， animals， and space。 There are even a few brainteasers thrown in the mix。 Some of the questions are from an evolutionist standpoint versus a creationist standpoint。 It did have a few big words for little kids （an example being 'compulsory'） but that is stated on the cover， so it's to be expected。 Plus there's a glossary in the back of the book to help out。 It's a very educational book and would keep a curious child busy for hours。 。。。more
Barbara Band
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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is written in the format of 500 questions and answers covering ten sections including: Human Body; Science and Tech; Animals; Natural World; History; Customs and Cultures; Our World; Arts and Entertainment; and Mindbending Stuff。 I must admit I was immediately intrigued and drawn to the latter section。 There’s a small glossary and index， and the introduction explains that there’s no right or wrong way to read the book - excellent advice。 I’m not sure I real The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is written in the format of 500 questions and answers covering ten sections including: Human Body; Science and Tech; Animals; Natural World; History; Customs and Cultures; Our World; Arts and Entertainment; and Mindbending Stuff。 I must admit I was immediately intrigued and drawn to the latter section。 There’s a small glossary and index， and the introduction explains that there’s no right or wrong way to read the book - excellent advice。 I’m not sure I really wanted to learn that my nose makes almost seven teacups of mucus a day， most of which ends up in the stomach， but the world’s favourite colour was rather surprising （it’s bluey-green if you want to know）。This is a large format book with clear and accessible font broken up by delightful hand-drawn illustrations。 Some of the questions – and answers – are simple and straightforward， such as what is the world’s longest river？ Others are fascinating， odd， bizarre and mind-boggling。 Regardless， they will entertain and inform。 Although aimed at children aged 7 – 9 years the book could be used， with adult help， with younger children and would even tempt older KS2 students。 Perfect for those children who like to dip into books and read aloud the things they’ve discovered。 。。。more
Dirty Dayna
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THIS IS IT 。。 this is what I was hoping would bless young minds of this year。 The book is cleaned， polished， easily understaood， engaging and beautifully illustrated。 I loved how it was categorized and then in that category is was questions and answers like trivia or a pop quiz。 this needs to be in your childs stocking for xmas or going back to school bag。。。。did u know a snail can sleep for 3 years and they have 14000 teeth located on their toungue！！did you know 1 tree can make 17000 pencils？did THIS IS IT 。。 this is what I was hoping would bless young minds of this year。 The book is cleaned， polished， easily understaood， engaging and beautifully illustrated。 I loved how it was categorized and then in that category is was questions and answers like trivia or a pop quiz。 this needs to be in your childs stocking for xmas or going back to school bag。。。。did u know a snail can sleep for 3 years and they have 14000 teeth located on their toungue！！did you know 1 tree can make 17000 pencils？did you know it takes 10 minutes for a rocket ship to reach space from earth！ if you didnt。。 but you were intrigued you need this book~！ 。。。more
Bethany
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This encyclopedia of facts is organized into categories: human body， science + tech， animals， natural world， space， mind-bending stuff， history， customs + cultures， our world， and arts + entertainment。 Each chapters has the factoids presented in a question-and-answer format。 I can imagine this being a fun family activity on a long road trip。。。 with someone asking the question and seeing if anyone knows the answer and/or everyone giving it their best shot at an answer。 The book could then rotate This encyclopedia of facts is organized into categories: human body， science + tech， animals， natural world， space， mind-bending stuff， history， customs + cultures， our world， and arts + entertainment。 Each chapters has the factoids presented in a question-and-answer format。 I can imagine this being a fun family activity on a long road trip。。。 with someone asking the question and seeing if anyone knows the answer and/or everyone giving it their best shot at an answer。 The book could then rotate to the next person at the new chapter。 。。。more
TimetoFangirl
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I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 This was such a charming， witty， and interesting book of trivia for children！ I have a secret fondness for trivia books， though I typically read those geared for all ages。 This is obviously meant for children but I still thoroughly enjoyed it。 The illustrations were charming， the way the facts were presented was varied enough to not be repetitive and I found the content fascinating。Also， ummmm why have I never seen a moonbow？？
Lou
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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is a superb book for both kids and adults alike （although it is recommended for children aged 7-9 years old） with so many intriguing， odd and unique questions posed followed by the fact as the answer。 Let's face facts， facts are just fascinating especially the unbelievable ones。 They open our eyes， they boggle our brains and they help us to impress our friends and families。 If you're a philomath - that's someone who loves facts - and you want to be a pantom The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is a superb book for both kids and adults alike （although it is recommended for children aged 7-9 years old） with so many intriguing， odd and unique questions posed followed by the fact as the answer。 Let's face facts， facts are just fascinating especially the unbelievable ones。 They open our eyes， they boggle our brains and they help us to impress our friends and families。 If you're a philomath - that's someone who loves facts - and you want to be a pantomath - that's someone who knows everything - then this is the book for you。 This encyclopedia is bursting with 500 facts on a variety of subjects and many of them are unbelievable， make you think and inspire further curiosity。Split into 10 neat sections with each packed with 50 fascinating facts， the chapter titles are as follows: Introduction， Human Body， Science + Tech， Animals， Natural World， Space， Mindbending Stuff， History， Customs + Cultures， Our World and Arts + Entertainment and a jargon buster follows these to help with tricky words for younger readers and fact-finders。 Many of the facts are complemented by charming images hand-drawn by Illustrator Louise Lockhart and provide a pleasant， vibrant finishing touch。 This is an accessible， interesting and informative book that provides useful facts in bite-size， digestible chunks and is perfect for dipping in and out of and to be read either alone or with a parent。 A versatile， entertaining and enjoyable little book。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Dash fan
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5☆ Fun， Witty， Entertaining Facts for Children！ The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is a witty and entertaining children's fact book。 The book is made up of several chapters consisting of :-Human Body， Science and technology， Animals， The Natural World and Space。 Each section has brilliant Facts all based around the subject heading。I actually learnt quiet a bit and some of the Facts even made me laugh。 I loved the added illustrations， they will most definitely appeal to children as they are 5☆ Fun， Witty， Entertaining Facts for Children！ The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is a witty and entertaining children's fact book。 The book is made up of several chapters consisting of :-Human Body， Science and technology， Animals， The Natural World and Space。 Each section has brilliant Facts all based around the subject heading。I actually learnt quiet a bit and some of the Facts even made me laugh。 I loved the added illustrations， they will most definitely appeal to children as they are fun and eye catching。 The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is a great book to introduce children to the joys of Encyclopedias。This book is perfect for ages 5-10years， it would make a great gift idea or as a fun activity to do with your child。 Also it gives children an opportunity to explore the Facts further。Either way there is plenty of fascinating facts to keep children entertained for ages。 Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and Netgalley for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily。You can Find this Review and all my Other Reviews on My Blog :-https://dashfan81。blogspot。com/2021/0。。。 。。。more
Our_readingjourney
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A good educational book ， structured in a question to answer format。。with short to the point answers。。 this works in retaining crucial information。。There are various topics and they are clearly divided so one can access any topic they desire to read 。Some facts even as we adults aren't aware of。。 hence this book will be perfect for a child s library！！The only drawback for me were the illustrations which went with the text。。at some places it didn't quite match and could have been better！！Thank yo A good educational book ， structured in a question to answer format。。with short to the point answers。。 this works in retaining crucial information。。There are various topics and they are clearly divided so one can access any topic they desire to read 。Some facts even as we adults aren't aware of。。 hence this book will be perfect for a child s library！！The only drawback for me were the illustrations which went with the text。。at some places it didn't quite match and could have been better！！Thank you Netgalley and Quatro publishing group for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Sally
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNBELIEVABLE FACTS by Jane WilsherA treasure trove of small snippets of （almost） facts。 Some facts are true， some facts are approximate and other facts portrayed are lies。 I wouldn't want my grandchildren to read this book and think that everything contained in this book is the truth。 I only made it to page 34 of the book。The art in the book is cute， but not cute enough for me to finish the book。Highly reject。Unfortunately， I received a complimentary copy of #theencyclopediao THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF UNBELIEVABLE FACTS by Jane WilsherA treasure trove of small snippets of （almost） facts。 Some facts are true， some facts are approximate and other facts portrayed are lies。 I wouldn't want my grandchildren to read this book and think that everything contained in this book is the truth。 I only made it to page 34 of the book。The art in the book is cute， but not cute enough for me to finish the book。Highly reject。Unfortunately， I received a complimentary copy of #theencyclopediaofunbelievablefacts from #netgalley I was under no obligation to post a review。 。。。more
RoshReviews
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An encyclopedia used to be the norm in every house during my childhood。 But with time， the Internet and especially Google， children hardly ever refer to encyclopedias。 However， with a book as eye-popping and mind-boggling as “The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts”， there can be no doubt that children will enjoy good old encyclopedias again。 。This is a collection of fabulous trivia on various topics such as the human body， science， space， animals and many more。 The book is structured in a way th An encyclopedia used to be the norm in every house during my childhood。 But with time， the Internet and especially Google， children hardly ever refer to encyclopedias。 However， with a book as eye-popping and mind-boggling as “The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts”， there can be no doubt that children will enjoy good old encyclopedias again。 。This is a collection of fabulous trivia on various topics such as the human body， science， space， animals and many more。 The book is structured in a way that it can be opened to any page at random and read。 The facts mentioned are really either interesting or funny or both！ Many of the facts will be unknown even to adults。 I did find it hilarious that sheer korma was called ‘pasta’ and the rakhi called a ‘friendship bracelet’。 Well， whatever works for international audiences， but for us the pasta and friendship bracelet are nothing in value compared to the korma and the rakhi。 What makes the book even better is its question-answer format。 With today’s short attention spans， this format works the best when it comes to attracting children towards nonfiction。 Some of the questions are framed in a silly way but the answers they contain saves them from being a misfit in the book。 There are a couple of riddles and brainteasers also included in the book。 While they add to the fun， I didn’t like the idea of riddles being mixed along with factual trivia。 The headless horseman trivia might be scary for some young readers。 All my complaints， as you see， are minuscule ones。 The enjoyment I got from the book far exceeded the issues。 So it’s a definite yes in terms of recommendation。 I didn’t enjoy the illustrations as much as I did the book。 They are bright and colourful but they don’t suit the book well。 As the content is written in a very light-hearted way， it would have been better to have quirkier or funnier sketches。 Thank you， NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group， for the Advanced Review Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。***********************Join me on the Facebook group， Readers Forever！， for more reviews， book-related discussions and fun。Follow me on Instagram: RoshReviews 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
Darcie Jenkins
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The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts is a wonderful child-friendly book full of all the needless information you could ever want。 The facts and illustrations are engaging for both children and adults！ Some of the facts really are so unbelievable children will want to run around telling everyone！ Be forewarned parents！
Reading_ Tam_ Ishly
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Now I want to witness a moonbow！A wonderful book of encyclopaedia for kids！Love the presentation with facts written in short， fun lines。The question and answer format is fun to read。 The illustrations are awesome。The book covers facts on the human body， science and technology， animals， nature， history， customs and cultures， arts and entertainment， the world in general， space， and more on the human mindSome facts are mind-boggling for us adults too。Thank you， authors and the publisher， for the ad Now I want to witness a moonbow！A wonderful book of encyclopaedia for kids！Love the presentation with facts written in short， fun lines。The question and answer format is fun to read。 The illustrations are awesome。The book covers facts on the human body， science and technology， animals， nature， history， customs and cultures， arts and entertainment， the world in general， space， and more on the human mindSome facts are mind-boggling for us adults too。Thank you， authors and the publisher， for the advance reading copy。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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