Description:
A spectacularly gigantic illustrated fact book for curious kids ages 8+, featuring 400 astonishing facts from the creative team behind the bestselling FACTopia! series.
You are hereby invited to the Palace of Facts, where 400 astonishing facts are on display... Search the treasure room to find out facts about crystals; explore the fossil hall to dig up facts about dinosaurs; scale the observatory to spot facts about space; delve into the dungeons to discover hidden facts. On this marvelous journey, you will be accompanied by three characters--Pip, Alice, and their dog Charley--who will lead you from room to room with witty and playful charm.
Every fact is woven into Andy Smith's lavishly illustrated scenes. Inspired by the idea of a memory palace--where facts are located in imagined physical spaces--this unique book makes information both beautiful and memorable.
Brief description: Andy Smith is an award-winning illustrator, who 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 humor, energy, and optimism executed with a handmade, hand-printed, tactile feel. He has illustrated the FACTopia! series. Andy lives in Hastings, East Sussex, UK.
Review Quotes:
"The Palace of Facts is a delightful collection of fun and fascinating facts. The book is fully illustrated with facts hiding around detailed scenes. They cover a wide variety of topics from the mundane to the more obscure with lots of new things to learn throughout." - YA Books Central
"A spectacular book." - School Reading List
"This gigantic, spectacularly colourful nonfiction treasury is crammed with 400 facts, displayed in the Hall of Mirrors, the Fossil Hall, the Aquarium, the Maze ("The world's largest maze, in Yancheng, China, is designed in the shape of an elk") and many more. A rainy-day delight for trivia mavens of 7 or 8+." - The Guardian
"Take a journey through this fact-filled palace full of illustrated fun snippets." - Creative Steps Magazine
"Big and bold, The Palace of Facts is the perfect book to explore this summer! ... A most enjoyable read, perfect for sharing!" - Through the Bookshelf
"I read some facts from the book to a friend in the car and my older brother stole the book while I was away - his favourite fact was about Mozart's piano. I would recommend this to anyone of any age who likes facts - basically from 0 to 99 and above!" - Reading2Smile, Ben aged 8
"A dazzlingly inventive fact book that turns learning into a grand exploratory adventure ... With its generous format and gift-worthy presentation, it is ideal for curious minds and reluctant readers alike. Parents will appreciate its educational depth and visual appeal, and children will delight in its treasure hunt of knowledge and wonder." - Preneur Magazine
"Packed with surprising facts that curious kids will love revisiting time and time again." - My Baba