FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 Facts [Britannica]

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The perfect book for any fact-lover, Factopia contains 400 different facts to discover and be wowed by, covering almost anything from nature to robots to the human body to space.

Every one of the 400 facts in these books are connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information.Learning Resources EI-8435 BrainBolt Brain Teaser, Puzzle Ages 7 to 107, Highly Competitive, Mind-Melting Light-Up Memory Game, Educational Insights, Solo or Two Player, for Travel, Black, Green, 20. It covers plenty of subjects including space, bodies, robots and spiders but it finds connections and links them together so as you travel, you are never exactly sure what is coming on the next page. This is one epic, fact-filled book …This brilliant book reads like one of those classic 'choose your own adventure' quest books – but with facts! Because they’re all connected like a story, you have to make sure to slot just the right fact into that spot. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, goats, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, robots, Ancient Rome, kings and queens, pharaohs, and more.

The illustrations are fun and dominate the page while the arrows between the facts prompt even the most reluctant reader to investigate further. There is more than one trail through the wealth of facts included so divergent thinkers can choose to follow their own path … Andy Smith’s 300+ illustrations are huge fun and add to the enjoyment of this collection of facts for curious children (and the occasional adult I suspect).Kai found the mix of hand drawn pictures and photo realistic pictures really cool as well, and could read through the book and then tell us the highlights as he goes. I think having categories and themes and organization works for encyclopedias because usually you want to look up a particular area of interest and learn more about it. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, goats, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, robots, Ancient Rome, kings and queens, pharaohs, and more. Did you know an Australian architect was inspired to build Sydney’s world-renowned opera house after peeling an orange? In this original take on presenting/reading non-fiction have fun exploring an amazing collection of interconnected facts.