Listified!
Britannica’s 300 lists that will blow your mind
Britannica Group author Andrew Pettie author Andrés Lozano illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:What on Earth Publishing Ltd
Published:1st Jul '21
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'A treasure trove of fun and fantastic facts!' - Michael Morpurgo
'It has everything you needed to know – and a million things you'd be delighted to discover.' - Dara O'Briain
'[A] geeky guide to the universe.' - New York Times
Britannica’s Listified! will surprise, amaze and amuse inquisitive young readers with 300 ingenious lists that organise the best bits of our awesome world.
Ever wondered which 10 dinosaurs were the largest, and what they weighed…in cats? Or how much of your DNA you share with other animals…and bananas? Enter the listiverse and get ready to see the world in a whole new way. Listified! takes the best and most amazing parts of the universe – erupting volcanoes, medieval machines, jumping spiders, exploding stars and everything in between – and organises them into quirky list form for curious kids and their friends and family to enjoy.
Brought to life by imaginative and hilarious artworks, each list presents subjects from new and unexpected angles. So let Britannica's Listified! take you on a journey through 300 lists that illuminate everything from the human body, to prehistoric creatures, planet Earth, outer space and the mysteries beyond. Here are three mind-blowing facts from Listified! to get you started…
- A Tyrannosaurus rex could swallow 15,000 hamburgers in a single bite.
- A bolt of lightning is the width of your thumb and five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
- If you tied all your hair together into a single cord, it could support the weight of 18 cows.
An utterly absorbing compendium of amazing facts and trivia that will keep children aged 8+ entertained for hours!
"A treasure trove of fun and fantastic facts!"
-- Michael Morpurgo"Bright, fun and with an absolute ton of information, Listified! is the ultimate 'Dip In and Learn Something' book. It has everything you need to know – and a million things you'd be delighted to discover."
-- Dara O'Briain"Fact fans of seven-plus will adore Listified! ... Funny and thought-provoking, with pages full of enticingly blocky illustrations."
-- Imogen Russell Williams * The Guardian: Books of the Year 2021 *"Fascinating. Read on, and be amazed!"
* The Times *"Listified! is crammed full of child-pleasing facts. My son loves it – and constantly interrupts whatever I am doing to tell me about them.”
-- Michael Deacon * The Daily Telegraph *"Jam-packed with fascinating information and full of enough facts and trivia to keep any curious child – and their parents – eager to dip in and out for more."
-- Martin Chilton * Chief Book Critic at The Independent *"Satisfy enquiring minds with this treasure trove of fascinating facts ... It's perfect for young readers with plenty of colourful pictures."
-- Charlotte Heathcote * S Magazine, Sunday Express *"If you enjoy quirky trivia, you'll find plenty here with which to amaze your family and friends."
* The Week Junior's Book of the Week *"Spectacular and highly accessible, Listified! is a standout school library book or gift to stand the test of time."
* The School Reading List's Non-Fiction Book of the Month *“Brilliant… a joy… every page you turn you learn something awesome. My mind was definitely blown. Listified! is a book to get lost in and a fact-filled wonder. I loved it.”
* Fun Kids Radio June Book of the Month 20ISBN: 9781912920747
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1552g
416 pages