5,000 AWESOME FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS, by National Geographic, National Geographic Kids, Sept. 6, 2022, Hardcover, $19.99 (ages 8-12)
Dive into the fascinating lives of your favorite animals in 5,000 Awesome Facts About Animals from National Geographic Kids.
Bursting with fascinating, fun-tastic facts, this treasure trove of all things animals leaves no habitat unexplored or unusual animal ability unmentioned! Ever wonder how smart a chicken is? Why a tiny island is home to thousands of venomous snakes? What sound a rhino makes when it’s happy? Find these answers and 4,997 more in this captivating and colorful collection!
A clever note to readers at the end of the book “pulls back the curtain” and shares the process of how a book like this is created, the breadth and depth of the expertly researched and extensive menagerie of animals included and the design genius behind this captivating and colorful collection:
“Just how did we get 5,000 awesome facts about animals into this book? First, we came up with a list of all kinds of critters and their cool and crazy habits, habitats, and traits: from hovering hummingbirds and precious pets to burying beetles and gigantic gorillas, from creatures that swim in the sea to those that fly high. Then we figured out how to fit all these facts about Earth’s amazing animals on the pages. It was kind of like doing a jigsaw puzzle! Some topics have 15 facts. Some have 25. Some even have 100! We carefully researched each and every fact to make sure it’s absolutely true. And we illustrated and designed the pages so well that you’ll never want to stop looking at them. Then we added up all the facts to get to 5,000. It didn’t take 5,000 people to make this awesome book—but it did take a colossal crew of writers, editors, photo editors, and designers—the most awesome book team around!” —Synopsis provided by National Geographic
Kids love animals.
Cute, cuddly, creepy.
They love them all — or at least learning about them all.
Anytime a big yellow book stamped with National Geographic Kids on the cover arrives at my house, I know it’s going to be a hit. Eye-catching photographs and bite-sized paragraphs make these books accessible and exciting for kids of all reading levels.
That said, there’s a lot going on in 5,000 Awesome Facts About Animals. There has to be. Cramming 5,000 facts into 224 pages means there’s not a lot of blank space.
That’s especially the case on the pages featuring 100 facts about specific animal groups. These two-page spreads feature a few photographs and dense text alternating in black and green to differentiate between each fact.
Nonetheless, kids — and parents — will go wild for this engaging look at the animal kingdom.
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