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513 Weird Facts That Every Kid Should Know

9781398827615
176 pages
Arcturus Publishing Limited
Overview

A great way to expand kids' minds with no school work involved.

Full of interesting information kids will be bursting to share with their friends.

Weird facts are fuel for the imagination and a sure way to spark kids' natural curiosity.

This book has sold over 80,000 copies worldwide!

Author Bio

Thomas Canavan has written more than 50 books for children and young adults. He specializes in science writing, but has also written books about history, math, art, and even kids' joke books. Under his real name, Sean Connolly, he has won awards for a well-known series of humorous children's science experiments books, and has regularly toured North America to promote them. He lives in rural Wiltshire with his wife and their three children.

Marc Powell is a lively writer with over 19 years' experience. He has written across several genres, from children's titles to gaming magazines. He is well traveled, working for some time at a diving center, and has a keen interest in animals and fascinating facts.

Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (ages 7-12), 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

William Potter is a prolific author of children's non-fiction. He has also written and edited a wide range of well-known comics and magazines, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sonic the Comic, Marvel Fact Files, Marvel Chess Specials and DC Chess Collection. He lives in Haslemere, UK.

Luke Seguin-Magee is an artist of children's books and comics. In the course of his career he has also designed, made graphics, illustrations and animations for computer games, websites and apps for a wide range of clients in Denmark, Canada and USA. He hails from Montreal, Canada, and now resides in Copenhagen and Stockholm. He studied fine art in Canada and multimedia design in Denmark. He is married with four children - ranging in age from 6 to 22.