Published November 2019 Bloomsbury
Blurb:
Delightful illustrations and beautiful design bring to life some of the hardest to believe and awesomely real facts you'll ever see. Prepare to have your mind blown -
Did you know space is only an hour's drive away? Did you know there is a jellyfish that is biologically immortal? Or that of all life that has ever existed on Earth, 99.9% of it is extinct? Dan Marshall's slick new book is packed to the brim with facts that will BLOW YOUR MIND.
This book did exactly what it says on the cover. It blew my mind. I love facts.
I can't say that I retain everything I read, but I love them.
This book is not a children's book (and I will get to why
in a sec), but it almost could be, and for fact loving teens and adults it's a
winner.
Simply designed, all in black and white, with text on one
page and an accompanying illustration (in black and white) on the opposite
page. You can see some examples
below. The tone is light, the topics are
broad, and there is humour in the writing.
But it's the facts...wow.
A few of my favourites:
- When you shuffle a deck of cards, that exact order has never been seen before in the history of the universe.
- There are more tigers living in Texas than anywhere else in the world.
- If there was hole right through the Earth, it would take 42 minutes to go from one side to the other.
- The world's nine richest men have more wealth than half the people on Earth.
- Oxford University is older than Aztec civilisation.
I won't go into the science and reasons behind these facts, that's what the books for, but trust me it's all there.
Now you're asking, why isn't this book OK for kids? Well it will be for plenty of you, it's just the one little fact on page 173:
- Pigs' orgasms can last for up to 30 minutes.
Depending on the age of the child, that may bring up more
questions than you were ready to answer.
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