Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 8 Year Olds - by Steve Martin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This info-packed book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from extreme animals and record-breaking sports to amazing technology and gross body facts.

Did you know ...

The eyes of a giant squid are as big as Frisbees.

Figure skaters spin up to 300 times in one minute.

In ancient Greece, every Olympic athlete competed in the nude!

Every fact is accompanied with a hilarious illustration by bestselling artist Andrew Pinder to bring the information to life.

With tons of awesome things to discover, this book is the perfect companion for all 8-year-olds, and will keep curious kids laughing and learning for hours on end.

Also available in the series:
9781780559254 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 6 Year Olds
9781780559261 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 7 Year Olds

About the Author

Steve Martin was born in Northumberland in the far north of England. After graduating in English, he spent many years teaching English to adults - including 15 years teaching literacy in prisons. Steve now lives in the English Midlands, with his wife and two sons and makes his living from a wide range of writing including children's non-fiction, business communication and developing e-learning materials. Steve has authored several non-fiction titles, including The Boys Book series, Survival: How to Survive Anything, Anywhere and I Wish I Knew That: Cool Stuff You Need to Know.