366 curious kids' questions answered with fun facts
Based on Molly Oldfield’s award winning podcast, this beautifully illustrated book answers 366 real questions from children around the world, one for every day of the year. Bursting with facts, experts and playful detail, it is a keepsake for curious families to dip into all year long.
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366 curious kids' questions answered with fun facts
Based on Molly Oldfield’s award winning podcast, this beautifully illustrated book answers 366 real questions from children around the world, one for every day of the year. Bursting with facts, experts and playful detail, it is a keepsake for curious families to dip into all year long.
- Book Synopsis
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“The only thing better than the questions, in this delightful and informative book, is the answers.” - Neil Gaiman
“This book is GLORIOUS. It's heart-and-soul fabulous, page after page.” - Stephen Fry
“One of the best kids books I have ever had the pleasure of reading” - Pandora Sykes
“This book is heaven on a stick” - Sophie Dahl
A wonderful new paperback edition of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield.
How much bamboo can a giant panda eat? Do aliens exist? What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister? Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads? Find out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more!
Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum.
Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round.
Illustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield.
Praise for Everything Under the Sun:
- “Trivia fans will relish Everything Under the Sun” - The Guardian
- “A brilliant book for any child, but particularly those who don't love reading stories” - David Walliams
- “A wonderful gift for families” - Evening Standard
- “A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space” - Scottish Sun
- “Simply mesmerising compendium” - Waterstones
- “As cute as it is educational” - Babyccino Kids
- “This is a book to treasure all year round” - My Baba
- “An absolute delight” - David Walliams
- About The Author
- Molly Oldfield is the host of 'Everything Under the Sun', a weekly podcast answering questions from children all around the world. The podcast went straight to Number 1 on the 'kids and family' Apple podcasts chart, when it launched in November 2018 and it won Bronze for 'Best Family Podcast' at the British Podcast Awards 2019. Molly also writes the weekly Kids' Quiz in the Guardian. She is known as The Original QI Elf and spent twelve years researching and writing questions for the BBC quiz show. She is also the author of several other children's books - The Secret Museum, Wonders of the World's Museums and Natural Wonders of the World. You can find out information about how to send in questions to the podcast at: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780241643273
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ladybird Books, (07 September 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 255
- Weight
- 754 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 227 x 187 x 16 mm
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