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5,000 awesome facts 3 : (about everything!) / by National Geographic kids.

Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2016Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426324536
  • 1426324537
  • 9781426324529
  • 1426324529
Other title:
  • 5000 awesome facts
  • Five thousand awesome facts (about everything!)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Did you know that about one-third of the Earth is desert, that beets are sometimes used to give red velvet cake its color, or that there are more caribou than people in Alaska? Well, that's just the beginning. Bursting with even more fascinating, fun-tastic facts on supersensational topics, 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 features gross facts about toilets and edible insects, gravity-defying facts about things that fly, awesome new dino-discoveries, and even facts about famous comebacks. Ever wonder about the size of a newborn octopus? How many oranges it takes to make one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice? Or which U.S. president had the nickname "Silent Cal"? Find out these answers and 4,997 more in this captivating and colorful collection.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 A111 Checked out 05/16/2024 33111008186708
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 A111 Available 33111008451201
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

More fun than a barrel of monkeys and more interesting than reality TV-- this brain candy-filled book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: royalty, gravity, bioluminescence, sloths, wildfires, bubblegum, cars, breakfast, aliens, you name it! It's a fantastic, fact-filled edition with all-new info on hundreds of topics, and the same great design that captures kids' attention and keeps them yearning for more.

Includes index.

Did you know that about one-third of the Earth is desert, that beets are sometimes used to give red velvet cake its color, or that there are more caribou than people in Alaska? Well, that's just the beginning. Bursting with even more fascinating, fun-tastic facts on supersensational topics, 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3 features gross facts about toilets and edible insects, gravity-defying facts about things that fly, awesome new dino-discoveries, and even facts about famous comebacks. Ever wonder about the size of a newborn octopus? How many oranges it takes to make one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice? Or which U.S. president had the nickname "Silent Cal"? Find out these answers and 4,997 more in this captivating and colorful collection.

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