WELCOME BACK TO FACTOPIA! 6
LOW 8
DEEP SEA 10
MOUNTAINS 12
WEATHER 14
SNOW 16
EXPLOSIONS 18
MOONS 20
DESERTS 22
SOUNDS 24
FACT FRENZY 26
MICROORGANISMS 28
HEAT 30
SHARP OBJECTS 32
DEADLY CREATURES 34
ODOURS 36
FOOTWEAR 38
EXCURSIONS 40
FACT FRENZY 42
LIFE IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST 44
SMALL ANIMALS 46
SPEED 48
JOBS 50
CAVES 52
ROCKS 54
FACT FRENZY 56
SLOW MOVERS 58
VOLCANOES 60
EXTREME SPORTS 62 IN THE COLD 64 SPACE 66
LIGHT 68 DARK 70 FLIGHT 72 NUMBERS 74
FACT FRENZY 76 CUTE 78 GROWTH 80
FLOWERS 82
EGGS 84
SURVIVAL 86
PLANTS 88 SOUR 90 TREATS 92
CASTLES 94 AT THE BEACH 96
FACT FRENZY 98
CELEBRATIONS 100
FOODS 102
COLLECTIONS 104
PREHISTORIC CREATURES 106
BOATS 108
FACT FRENZY 110
BRIDGES 112
TOYS 114
CARS & TRUCKS 116
LUXURY 118
EATING 120
MIGRATIONS 122
FACT FRENZY 124
ANATOMY 126
STRENGTH 128
TRANSPORTATION 130
SKYSCRAPERS 132
AIR ADVENTURES 134
STUNTS 136
FACT FRENZY 138
RIDES 140
WAVES 142
SENSING 144
CITIES & TOWNS 146
WEIRD LAWS 148
FACT FRENZY 170
LUCK 172
MIRRORS 174
FLIGHT 176
DEFENCES 178
ANCIENT WONDERS 180
WATER ADVENTURES 150
FACT FRENZY 152
REMOTE PLACES 154
MUSEUMS 156 ART 158 TREES 160 HAIR 162
RICH PETS 164 BLING 166 MYTHOLOGY 168
SPECTACLES 182
BALLOONS 184
FACT FRENZY 186 TAILS 188
ARMOUR 190
INSECTS 192
ROBOTS 194
RECYCLING 196
HIGH 198
INDEX 200
MEET THE FACTOPIANS 205
SOURCES 206
PICTURE CREDITS 207
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Epic FACTopia!, the eighth title in Britannica’s exuberant FACTopia! series, will take you on an enthralling and hilarious journey through 400 facts about daredevils, death-defying stunts, world records, wacky weather, extreme sports, unusual animals and so much more – all of which are connected in fun and unexpected ways.
On this epic fact-trail, you will dine inside a volcano and waterslide through a shark-filled lagoon. You will meet a cat worth $97 million, a goat who can ride a surfboard and a daredevil who skydived from space. And there isn’t just one path through these facts – follow detours along the way to see where your curiosity will take you!
Lavishly illustrated with witty illustrations that combine artwork and photography, and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Epic FACTopia! uncovers some of the world’s most wow-worthy, awe-inspiring and unbelievable facts, which children will be desperate to share with friends and family.
• Eighth title in the bestselling FACTopia! series, which has sold 200,000 copies so far!
• Explores 400 of the most mind-blowing extreme facts, with light-touch wit and humour.
• All of the facts are connected in hilarious and unexpected ways, making quirky connections between facts related to science, art, geography, engineering, literature, history and more. You can follow the trail or choose your own path through the facts – by following detours along the way.
• Features more than 300 fabulously witty colour illustrations and photographs.
Author: Rose Davidson
Illustrator: Andy Smith
Ages: 8+ years
Price: £10.99
Format: Hardback
Extent: 208 pages
Size: 207 x 153 mm
Pub date: 6th Mar 2025
ISBN: 9781804661376
Author
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Rose Davidson is a writer, editor and researcher. Inspired by her own love of animals and nature, she has penned countless stories about interesting wildlife behaviours, strange science phenomena, historic heroes and much more. Currently based in Ohio, USA, she is a contributing editor for National Geographic Kids magazine and the author of multiple children’s books.
Illustrator
Andy Smith studied illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. His work combines illustration and photography to create images that have humour, energy and optimism executed with a handmade, hand-printed, tactile feel. When not producing commercial work for clients, Andy can be found in the studio screen printing books and posters. He lives and works by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex.
More in the series: FACTopia! • Return to FACTopia! Gross FACTopia! • Animal FACTopia! • History FACTopia! Science FACTopia! • Secret FACTopia!
• Every fact has been rigorously checked and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
• Great for reluctant readers.
ISBN 978-1-80466-137-6
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