Description:
This book will make you ROAR with laughter! Discover facts about escaping penguins, farting zebras, leaping dolphins, snorting elephants, dancing bears, and more--all connected in weird and wonderful ways.
Did you know that beavers have orange teeth? Or that some monkeys floss their teeth using bird feathers? Or that one species of bird can walk underwater? Or that alligators stay underwater for longer by swallowing rocks? Or that sea otters use rocks to crack open prey?
Welcome to Animal FACTopia!, a purrfectly amazing world of facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Every fact in this book is connected to the next in a fascinating web of information, where you will leapfrog from topic to topic in surprising and hilarious ways. Sometimes your path branches and you can slide down a rabbit hole to a totally different, but still connected, part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you!
Includes and index and glossary.
Brief description:
Andy Smith is an award-winning illustrator, and studied illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. His work combines illustration and typography to create images that have humor, energy and optimism executed with a handmade, hand-printed, tactile feel. He lives by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex, UK.
Review Quotes:
Selected for the Children's Book Council's April Hot Off the Press List 2023
"Interesting facts propel this journey through 400 varied tidbits about animals." - Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California
"The facts are both funny and interesting." - Kids' BookBuzz
"This is one of those books kids will spent hours poring over, as there are so many facts to explore. What is unique about the structure of the book is that you can follow different "paths" through it." - All Done Monkey
"A good selection for curious-minded readers at home, and a fun addition to the classroom library." - Children's Literature
"Superior in style, liveliness, integrity and format." -Puget Sound Council for Reviewing Children's and Young Adult Literature "Nonfiction series that belongs on your bookshelves! Your readers will love it." - Imagination Soup