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Author
Publisher
Tra Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Do you wonder...how many times a black bear's heart beats each hour?. . . What happens when you keep placing zeros at the ends of numbers? The answers are all in this book-- along with many more . . . facts that involve the numbers zero to nine and power of ten numbers ten to nine billion. Be prepared to count and get curious as you fall in love with numbers and with the world around us"--Back cover.
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Come on a round-the-world adventure as we explore 60 amazing places from across the globe! This fully illustrated book introduces kids to some of the best places to visit on our planet. Continent by continent, they'll find out the top things to see and do: playing in Central Park, getting lost in the Amazon Jungle, climbing the Eiffel Tower, exploring the Great Wall of China, touring Sydney Harbor and much more. Fun, accessible text and lively artwork...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First American edition
Language
English
Description
"Become an instant Jedi expert! Everyone knows what a Jedi is, but can you tell your Ki-Adi-Mundi from your Ashoka Tano? Do you know which Jedi served on the High Council, or which master trained which Padawan? Well, if not, don't worry! This book has the answers!" -- Back cover
Author
Publisher
Arcopress
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
En esta obra, destinada a todos los públicos: desde lectores curiosos a académicos, se encontrarán datos, información o hipótesis que no se hallan en un libro de historia de la astrología, por muy extenso y completo que sea. La propuesta del autor es tan atrevida como divertida, pero no deja de ser una aportación puramente cultural, que intenta llenar un vacío que a menudo genera desinformación, prejuicios y falta de conocimiento en general...
145) Brick city: Paris
Author
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for creating LEGO models of iconic sights and attractions of Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame de Paris, macarons, and street lights.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A fact-packed National Geographic Kids compilation of some of the world's most remarkable phenomena and epic extremes shares the engaging stories and science behind such subjects as whistling sand dunes, the symbolism on the U.S. dollar bill and the canine ability to shake off water.
Author
Publisher
Britannica Books, an imprint of What on Earth Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Every fact is connected in surprising and hilarious ways. Follow a trail thaat hops from facts about dinosaurs to facts about eggs to facts about breakfasts to facts about goats. And there isn't just one trail through these facts. Sometimes your path branches, and you can choose to jump to a completely different (but still connected) part of FACTopia! Where will your curiosity take you?
149) My book of fossils
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Unearth the treasures from the prehistoric world underneath your feet. From glittering ammonites to razor-sharp dinosaur claws and delicate leaf impressions, uncover our world's prehistoric past through the incredible fossils left behind. Arranged by plant or animal type, there are profiles of 50 key fossils, including well-loved favorites, such as Triceratops, and more curious remains, such as fossil fish teeth. Learn all about how fossils form,...
Author
Series
Your hidden life volume 1
Publisher
MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that you're surrounded by microbes? They're on your body, in your body, and on every body! In fact, only about half of our bodies' cells are human cells--the rest are microbes. From the ways they help us digest our food to the ways they control critters and creatures (zombie flies, anyone?), microbes form an unseen jungle around us. Complete with zany, gross facts, hilarious and sometimes disgusting illustrations, and interviews with...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Does the Loch Ness monster really exist? Whatever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? And where exactly are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Get ready to be amazed as you uncover the world's greatest mysteries, from Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle. Including alien abductions, haunted houses, mind-blowing natural phenomena, and much more, this book will explain the extraordinary --unless the extraordinary can't be explained, of course. Then...
Author
Publisher
Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Every fact is connected in weird and wonderful ways. Follow a trail that sweeps from facts about snowball fights to facts about volcanoes to facts about blue whales to facts about earwax. You can choose your own route through these facts - stick to the path or zoom to a complete different (but still connected) part of FACTopia! Where will your curiousity take you? --Back cover.
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