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3) Geography
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Did you know that Antarctica's largest land animal is an insect? Did you know that the smallest country in the world is only 0.2 square miles?! Learn more weird-but-true geography facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman's bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations."--Amazon.com.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In a lively guessing game format, find out why the feet of tree frogs, and those of eight other animals, are perfectly adapted to their habitats. Illustrated with brightly detailed paintings, this simple, informative text will have children looking at feet in a whole new way."--Amazon.com.
7) The bug club
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Informative and fun book on bugs: In The Bug Club, Elise Gravel shares all her favourite and most interesting facts about these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could almost imagine them living in outer space!"--
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Chewing gum is a popular treat! Everybody knows that. But there are some amazing secrets about chewing gum that you might not know. Discover lots of fascinating facts in this book and then share what you have learned!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"While on a field trip to the zoo, Buzz and Fly Guy discover the world is filled with weird and unusual animals! From blobfish to naked mole rats, there's plenty for the best friends to explore." -- Amazon.com.
"Fly Guy is buzzing to learn all about the world's weirdest animals!"--
Author
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Tyrannosaurus rex's closest living relative is the alligator, right? That's a LIE! The TRUTH is, the massive carnivore was actually more closely related to chickens!! Though this engaging early reader is 100% fun, 25% of it is FALSE! In a unique question-and-answer format, proficient readers are quizzed about dinosaurs to see if they can separate facts from 'lies.' The book's mascot--the Truth Sleuth--guides readers through this [book]."--
15) Bats
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This revised edition surveys key aspects of bats, describing the flying mammals' appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures are nocturnal."--
17) Kids ask: who?
Series
Publisher
Sequoia Kids Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Who do you want to learn about today? This engaging book provides answers to some of the most interesting and entertaining questions that kids love to ask, like, 'Who invented the cast?' and 'Who flew the first airplane?' With colorful illustrations and easy-to-understand answers, kids will learn fascinating facts about everything from Halloween to braille to fire trucks."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A treasury of sports facts includes entries about the NFL touchdown thrown by a quarterback to himself, the only sport ever played on the moon, and the metal that is really used to make Olympic gold medals.
Author
Series
Publisher
LITTLE SIMON
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This collection of random sports facts and information is accompanied by colorful cartoon animal illustrations. Eliot intersperses historical facts with sports oddities, and introduces the reader to unusual terms--such as a can of corn in baseball and bicycle kick in soccer-- as well as explaining the origin of some team names and trophies.