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The world is fantastic and enormous. It’s colourful, beautiful, exciting. Sometimes it’s dangerous, and occasionally it’s disgusting. You already know all of this. But, did you know just how weird a place the world can be? From Labrador-sized pearls to salt-and-vinegar-flavoured grass, set off with Edward...
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Think you know everything there is to know about our wonderful world?
Well think again. Set off with Edward Brooke-Hitching on a fact-finding expedition to discover the strange, the silly, the wild and the wacky.
The destination, you ask?
PLANET EARTH.
Think you know everything there is to know about our wonderful world?
Well think again. Set off with Edward Brooke-Hitching on a fact-finding expedition to discover the strange, the silly, the wild and the wacky.
The destination, you ask?
PLANET EARTH.
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Description
The world is fantastic and enormous. It’s colourful, beautiful, exciting. Sometimes it’s dangerous, and occasionally it’s disgusting. You already know all of this. But, did you know just how weird a place the world can be?
From Labrador-sized pearls to salt-and-vinegar-flavoured grass, set off with Edward Brooke-Hitching on a fact-packed expedition to discover the strangest, silliest, and downright weirdest things each continent has to offer.
Written by QI elf and author extraordinaire, the second book in Brooke-Hitching’s spectacular new series is extraordinarily enlightening and seriously shareable. Both information- and humour-rich, it is a glorious treasure trove of bite-sized facts for children to either snack on throughout the week or gobble up all in one go. And with a ‘Who’s the Smartest?’ quiz at the end of each section, this book is the perfect companion for children determined to know their skelf from their spitters – and that’s a fact!
Also available in this series: What’s the Weirdest Thing About Animals.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526691330
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Edward Brooke-Hitching was, until recently, a writer for TV’s QI. His writing has featured in the Guardian, The Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Washington Post amongst others, and his adult books have amassed over £1.5 million in the UK alone.
Jez Tuya is an illustrator based in Wellington, New Zealand’s windy capital. He’s been honing his craft as an illustrator for many years, working with a variety of clients in children’s book publishing, including Walker Books, Nosy Crow, Usborne and Dorling Kindersley.
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