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5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!): Updated and Expanded!

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Hardcover

Grades 3–7
Ages 8–12

From Africa, alligators, and astronauts to zippers, zebras, and Zambonis, this treasure trove of fascinating, fantastic facts will keep fun-seeking 7-to-10-year-olds entertained for hours!

Did you know that houseflies taste with their feet—which are 10,000,000 times more sensitive than the human tongue?
Or that Sesame Street’s Big Bird is one foot shorter than a real-life ostrich? 
This collection of the world’s most entertaining and interesting facts from National Geographic Kids is bursting at the seams with bright, colorful page layouts and over 1,200 photographs about kids’ favorite subjects. 
Every topic has a full two-page spread packed with tantalizing tidbits on topics like toys and games, mysteries of history, robots and reptiles, sports and spies, wacky words, and so much more: 
• Deadly Animals 
• Spiders 
• Knights and Castles 
• The Brain 
• Extreme Weirdness 
• Ocean Oddballs 
• Dinosaurs 
• Geography 
• Mummies 
• Elephants 
• Poison 
• Planet Earth 
• Roller Coasters 

5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) is a visual feast and the perfect gift for fact-obsessed kids to dive into again and again.

"Filled with photographs, this beautifully designed book is organized into two-page spreads that each focus on a different topic, making it easy and fun to read." —Redding.com

"From 15 peanut butter facts that stick and 50 furry facts about bears to 100 facts about oceans to make your head swim, this big, colorful, packed-to-the-brim compendium is sure to fascinate, entertain, and be a source of great conversations to everyone who takes a look." —ReadKiddoRead blog

ISBN 9781426376139 (Hardcover)
Published on Oct 1, 2024
Published by National Geographic Kids
Pages 240
Dimensions 9-1/8 x 11-7/8
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids believes in the awesome power of science, exploration, and storytelling, and our children’s books bring the best of this incredible world directly to readers’ hands. Fun, colorful, and jam-packed with cool info, Nat Geo Kids books are also fact-checked, expert-reviewed, and 100 percent human-made—and from the only kids’ brand with roots in a world-class scientific organization. From leveled readers to photo-rich almanacs and from baby animals to dangerous dinosaurs, Nat Geo Kids has a book that will spark curiosity and ignite wonder in every young explorer!

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