A fun and fascinating book for children aged 6+ who love facts about science, technology, animals, sports, the human body and the environment
See the world like never before and surprise yourself, your family and friends with astounding facts on a wide range of hot topics and favourite subjects.
Did you know . . .
There’s more bacteria in your mouth than on a toilet seat!
As many as 70 chemical elements make up a smartphone but only 6 elements make up 99% of your body!
If you squeezed all of Earth’s history into 12 months, humans only turned up 36 minutes before the end of the year!
Over 1 MILLION plastic bottles are bought every minute, but fewer than one in ten bottles are recycled!
Featuring bold illustrations, each turn of the page is a poster-worthy explosion of colours, making NUMBER SHOCKER the perfect gift for children with a thirst for knowledge about the world.
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Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author who has more than 70 books in print for both adults and children. Among his children's titles are Spies (Kingfisher), Refugees (Belitha), and The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia. He has written a number of highly acclaimed titles on the subject of robotics, including How to Be a Robot (OUP) and Insid
More about Clive GiffordGuilherme Karsten is an illustrator and graphic designer from Brazil. He was a finalist in the Nami picture book awards in 2018 as well as Brazil's Premio Jabuti literature prize. He has illustrated a number of books for children and written and illustrated two.
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