Clive Gifford, Marianne Taylor, Steve Martin
Price: £9.99
Imprint: Buster Books
Publication date: 03/08/2017
ISBN: 9781780554785
Age: 9-11 years
Subject: Non-Fiction
Categories: Activity & Puzzles, Buster Reference
Binding: Paperback
Size: 240 x 170 mm
Extent: 128 pages
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
Edition Status: Out of Print
Imprint: Buster Books
Publication date: 03/08/2017
ISBN: 9781780555256
Age: 9-11 years
Subject: Non-Fiction
Categories: Activity & Puzzles, Buster Reference
Size: Print Replica (Amazon Ebook)
Extent: 128 pages
Illustration: Full colour
Territorial Rights: World ex EU
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Enquire nowJam-packed with over 2,000 fascinating figures and facts
Each themed page in this quirky, full-colour illustrated book contains number-led facts that are sure to amaze and enthral readers from ages 8 to 80
Discover how fast a sneeze travels, how many Earths could fit inside the Sun, the size of a T-rex’s teeth and much, much more
From animals and adventures, to fashion, food, bugs and buildings — there’s something for everyone in this brilliant book
With quirky, humorous illustrations by Andrew Pinder
Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of over 200 books specializing in engaging and entertaining non-fiction books for children and young adults. His books have garnered much praise and won Children's Choice, NAPPA Gold Star, TES Book of the Year and Smithsonian awards. Refugees was shortlisted for The British Book Awards whilst Discover the Extreme World was on the four-book shortlist for the 2012 Blue Peter Book Award. In October 2018, Clive won the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award for The Book Of Comparisons. He also won The Blue Peter Book Award 2019 for The Colours of History. Clive has contributed many articles to Encyclopaedia Britannica, appeared on radio and at live events and written hundreds of articles to a wide range of publications. He is based in Manchester, England.
Marianne Taylor is a writer and editor whose career has been steered from the start by her obsessive interest in the natural world. She has written books on subjects from mountain gorillas and nature photography, to science and wildlife in London. She lives in Kent and, when not at her desk, is likely to be found in the nearest woodland, binoculars around neck and notebook in hand.
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.
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.
