Bibliograph

Factopia, planet Earth, written by Katie Dicker ; illustrator, Andrew Pagram (Beehive Illustration)

Type

Label

Factopia, planet Earth, written by Katie Dicker ; illustrator, Andrew Pagram (Beehive Illustration)

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

9-12 years old

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Factopia

Responsibility statement

written by Katie Dicker ; illustrator, Andrew Pagram (Beehive Illustration)

Series statement

Lonely Planet kids

Sub title

planet Earth

Summary

Explore the wide world of fascinating facts with this fully illustrated title. Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Or that the deepest hole ever dug by people is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean, but still only 530th of the distance to the centre of the Earth? Or that Mawsynram, a town in India, receives over 11 metres of rain a year, while there are parts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica that haven't seen any rain in over 2 million years? This book is packed with amazing facts and incredible contrasts

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Planet Earth

Classification

Contributor