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1,000 Amazing Weird Facts
Series: DK 1,000 Amazing Facts
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A jaw-dropping collection of incredible facts about our weird and wonderful world The bizarre beasts, incredible places, and peculiar phenomena featured in this mind-blowing compendium are not just really weird - they're really real. This wacky book explores our world's most exciting oddities. Did you know...
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A jaw-dropping collection of incredible facts about our weird and wonderful world
The bizarre beasts, incredible places, and peculiar phenomena featured in this mind-blowing compendium are not just really weird - they're really real.
This wacky book explores our world's most exciting oddities. Did you know there's a plant that eats mice? Or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-coloured river? From fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide the explanations behind the stories.
Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our amazing planet.
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Barcode: 9780241607558
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: DK Children
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Length: 12.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 227.0mm
Weight: 413g
Pages: 176
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