Super-Fun Facts for Smart Kids: Incredible, Weird and Wonderful Facts About Gaming, Sharks, Dinosaurs, Robots, Space, Science and More

Looking for a book a bright, curious 8–12-year-old will actually want to read? Or trying to find a birthday or Christmas gift for a child who seems to be interested in everything? Amazing Facts for Curious Kids is made for children who love discovering extraordinary things about the world — and for parents, grandparents and gift-givers who want a book that's genuinely entertaining as well as worth reading. Forget pages of tiny, throwaway trivia. These facts give curious kids enough information to understand why something is amazing, while staying short, lively and easy to dip into. And this isn't just another fact book about the usual subjects. Alongside favourites such as sharks, dinosaurs, animals, space and science, kids can explore gaming, technology, robotics, extreme weather, movies and TV, sports, strange foods, the human body and much more. They'll discover an octopus clever enough to unscrew a jar to reach food, a dog called Pickles who became a national hero, robots that can help save lives, the strange reason you can't tickle yourself properly, incredible secrets from the world of gaming — and hundreds of other things they'll want to tell someone about. Perfect for kids who: • are always asking how?, why? and is that really true? • love collecting weird and wonderful facts • are fascinated by everything from sharks and dinosaurs to gaming and robots • enjoy dipping in and out of books • need something more engaging than a traditional reference book • love surprising friends and family with things they've discovered With 30 fascinating topics and lively black-and-white illustrations throughout, children can open the book almost anywhere and find something new. It's ideal for independent reading, reluctant readers, holidays, long journeys and screen-free downtime — or simply for the child who can never know enough about the world. And if you're searching for a birthday or Christmas gift for a smart, curious 8–12-year-old, you've just found one they'll have plenty to talk about. A fact book for curious minds — packed with the strange, surprising and downright incredible.