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Presents a reference guide of miscellaneous facts and figures on an assortment of animals, people, places, inventions, and events, including the most spoken languages in the world, the invention of super glue, the world's largest lake, and who are the Blue Men of Africa.
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This zany miscellany isn't an ordinary encyclopedia by any measure. It's a collection of crazy, mixed-up, and highly addictive facts for young readers.Inside, kids will find thousands of strange, interesting, and incredible facts served up in a completely random style, perfect for a generation born net-surfing. Bright, colorful layouts draw the reader into a web of information, and wormholes scattered throughout the text encourage readers to leap from spread to spread.Design-driven features include:See Saw: A then-and-now box that juxtaposes two events - one from the past, the other from the present.Nerd Word: A key science term defined.Goof-a-Thon: A mistake with a happy ending. Columbus was aiming for India when he found America.Factoid: A little snippet to surprise your brain.Stat-o-Sphere: A world of statistics in bubble-shaped bites.Flop Ten: The opposite of a top ten and much more fun!Factpile: A stack of facts in which one thing leads to another.
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