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History FACTopia! : follow ye olde trail of 400 facts / by Paige Towler; illustrated by Andy Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSummary language: English Original language: English Publisher: Greenbelt, Maryland : Brittanica Books, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 207 pages: color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781804660416
  • 1804660418
  • 9781804660409
  • 180466040X
Other title:
  • Follow ye olde trail of four hundred facts
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A world full of mind-blowing history facts. Every fact is connected in funny and fantastic ways. Follow a trail that transports you from facts about pirates to facts about emus, and from facts about astronaut meals to facts about King Tut's tomb."-- Page 4 of cover.Summary: "In this blast-from-the-past adventure you'll discover hundreds of the most mind-blowing facts from history. Hidden tombs, ghostly ships, boiled vipers, samurai warriors, snow machines, pet lions, hidden pyramids, secret codes, flaming fireballs, wooden bathing suits, sparkling jewels, and many more are all woven together in this ingenious web of connected facts. And there isn't just one trail through these facts. Sometimes your path branches, and you can choose to fast forward or rewind to a completely different (but still connected) part of history. Where will your curiosity take you?"-Back cover.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 T742 Available 33111011116643
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Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction New 031.02 T742 Available 33111011148729
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An enthralling and hilarious journey through global history in 400 connected facts!

In this blast-from-the-past adventure you'll discover hundreds of the most mind-blowing facts from history. Hidden tombs, ghostly ships, boiled vipers, samurai warriors, snow machines, pet lions, hidden pyramids, secret codes, flaming fireballs, wooden bathing suits, sparkling jewels, and many more are all woven together in this ingenious web of connected facts.

And there isn't just one trail through these facts. Sometimes your path branches, and you can choose to fast forward or rewind to a completely different (but still connected) part of history. Where will your curiosity take you?

Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index.

"A world full of mind-blowing history facts. Every fact is connected in funny and fantastic ways. Follow a trail that transports you from facts about pirates to facts about emus, and from facts about astronaut meals to facts about King Tut's tomb."-- Page 4 of cover.

"In this blast-from-the-past adventure you'll discover hundreds of the most mind-blowing facts from history. Hidden tombs, ghostly ships, boiled vipers, samurai warriors, snow machines, pet lions, hidden pyramids, secret codes, flaming fireballs, wooden bathing suits, sparkling jewels, and many more are all woven together in this ingenious web of connected facts. And there isn't just one trail through these facts. Sometimes your path branches, and you can choose to fast forward or rewind to a completely different (but still connected) part of history. Where will your curiosity take you?"-Back cover.

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