Amazing Facts for Curious Kids

Steve Martin

Amazing Facts for Curious Kids

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Imprint: Buster Books

Publication date: 10/04/2025

ISBN: 9781837250301

Age: 7-9 years

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Buster Reference

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 128 pages

Illustration: B&W line illustrations

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

This info-packed fact book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and fun illustrations.

Did you know ...

Sometimes it’s light from the moon, not the Sun, that creates a rainbow. When this happens, it’s called a moonbow.

Many prehistoric mammals were ancestors of familiar animals today – Mesohippus (the early horse) was the size of a sheep and had three toes!

A starfish can have between 5 and 40 arms, and it has an eye at the end of each one.

The book is split into 9 themed chapters, covering a range of topics from Giant Beasts and Tiny Life to Technology, Travel and Transport, with fascinating facts on every page. Each fact is brought to life by a fun illustration by cartoonist Andrew Pinder.

With tons of awesome things to discover and read about – from tiny sharks and flying fish to pink beaches and giant clouds in space – this hilarious, info-packed book will keep kids laughing and learning for hours on end.

Also available in the series:
9781780559254 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 6 Year Olds
9781780559261 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 7 Year Olds
9781780559278 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 8 Year Olds
9781837250653 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 9 Year Olds (August 2025)
9781837250660 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 10 Year Olds (August 2025)

Sales points:

Filled with over 250 amazing facts, covering subjects such as animals, places, technology, nature and 'strange but true'
Each fact is accompanied by a hilarious illustration by cartoonist Andrew Pinder, the artist behind Buster's bestselling 'Laugh-a-lot' series of joke books, which have sold over 300,000 copies in the UK
Features bitesized facts that are perfect for sharing with family and friends
The book is easy to read with an engaging design

About the Author:

Steve Martin

Steve Martin was born in Northumberland in the far north of England. After graduating in English, he spent many years teaching English to adults – including 15 years teaching literacy in prisons. Steve now lives in the English Midlands, with his wife and two sons and makes his living from a wide range of writing including children's non-fiction, business communication and developing e-learning materials. Steve has authored several non-fiction titles, including The Boys Book series, Survival: How to Survive Anything, Anywhere and I Wish I Knew That: Cool Stuff You Need to Know.

About the Illustrator:

Andrew Pinder

Andrew Pinder lives in Mallorca and works as an illustrator, painter and muralist. He has had numerous one-man exhibitions in Mallorca and has work in various public and private collections. He has illustrated many children's books, in Catalan, Spanish and English. For Buster Books, Andrew has illustrated the Dorkius Maximus books and the 'Laugh-a-lot' joke book series, which has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK, as well as Dinosaur Doodles and other titles in Buster Books' bestselling Doodle series.