Steve Martin, Andrew Pinder

Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 8 Year Olds

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Imprint: Buster Books

Publication date: 16/03/2023

ISBN: 9781780559278

Age: 7-9 years

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Buster Reference

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 128 pages

Illustration: B&W

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

This info-packed book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from extreme animals and record-breaking sports to amazing technology and gross body facts.

Did you know ...

The eyes of a giant squid are as big as Frisbees.

Figure skaters spin up to 300 times in one minute.

In ancient Greece, every Olympic athlete competed in the nude!

Every fact is accompanied with a hilarious illustration by bestselling artist Andrew Pinder to bring the information to life.

With tons of awesome things to discover, this book is the perfect companion for all 8-year-olds, and will keep curious 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

Sales points:

  • Filled with over 250 facts and split into 9 themed chapters, including ‘Underwater’, ‘Science’ and 'Sports’

  • The facts are written in an engaging style and cover more advanced topics than the 6- and 7-year-old titles, perfect for 8+ readers

  • Every fact is illustrated with hilarious artwork by Andrew Pinder, the artist behind Buster's bestselling 'Laugh-a-lot' series of joke books, which have sold 300,000 copies in the UK

  • With a varied range of extraordinary facts, this book is guaranteed to keep curious kids entertained for hours on end

  • Facts are presented in fun, accessible, bite-sized chunks that kids will love sharing with friends and family

About the Author:

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 300,000 copies in the UK, as well as Dinosaur Doodles and other titles in Buster Books' bestselling Doodle series.

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.

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