Books in Facts and Fun series

The biggest, wackiest, wildest, and weirdest of all the world record facts are jam-packed into this informative and superexciting fact book.From the awesome to the weird to the downright gross, get ready to meet the world's record setters! You'll find fantastic firsts, awesome extremes, and weird wonders in achievements made by animals, humans, and Mother Nature. Paired with eye-popping design and unforgettable photographs, this book blows the record-book competition away and takes first place as the zaniest, most eye-catching, unbelievable, and best of the best record books you can find!

Ants and can’ts...cannons and cans...heroes and heretics, papal bulls and bumblebees, lions and legends, and a whole lot more.Got a minute? Good! That’s all it will take to treat yourself to fun facts, daffy definitions, and saintly surprises! Plus riddles, tongue twisters, and answers to questions like these: • Do you know why you can’t drown in the Dead Sea? • Do you know which saint had a horse named Geraldine? • Do you know how many drops of water it takes to fill a teaspoon? • Do you know what the word "footle" means?Dip into this book and discover a new idea for each day of the year. Look up today, look up yesterday, look up last week. Look up your birthday, your best friend’s birthday, or your unbirthday! But look up! Life is fun. Facts are fun. And so is this book.Don’t wait. Don’t hesitate. You’ll find an idea to help you meditate and cogitate―on every date. It’s great!Bernadette McCarver Snyder is well known for her books full of snickers and surprises. In this book, she uncovers 365 "did you know?s" and "wonder why?s" to fill each day with fun facts for children of all ages.Paperback

Questioning is the first step to knowledge. The word "fundamental" means basic, essential, deep-rooted, the foundation of a structure. In 131 FUN-damental Facts for Catholic Kids popular children's author Bernadette McCarver Snyder answers questions about basic things kids might see in a Catholic Church...and in a fun, yet reverent way. They may be surprised to see a lion or a lily, a banner or a boat, a fish or a fountain in a church. But just wait till they hear about monstrances and aspergillums, epistles and apostles, pulpits and pyxes! This book is for all children who have questions about the Church and the adults who are looking for answers.

Autumn is awesome! Leaves change color. Animals fly south or get ready to hibernate. People harvest crops and dress up as scary creatures for Halloween. And then there are pickup football games to play, Thanksgiving foods to eat, leaf piles to jump in―all the amazing things that happen as the air turns crisp and cool. With colorful photographs, lively explanations, and classic craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone has created a festive and fascinating exploration of autumn's awesomeness.

Summer is a season of plenty―plenty of sun and fun. People take vacations and find plenty of activities in and around water. Animals try to stay cool, while bees and wasps go to work. Flowers bloom and fruits and vegetables ripen. Get ready to explore summer's amazing abundance!With vivid photographs, lively explanations, and creative craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone's Super Summer presents all the fascinating facts that make summer so super in his fourth and final picture book about the seasons.

Discover all of the amazing things that can happen around the world in just one minute!In the minute it could take you to read this page, the Earth will be hit by 6,000 lightning strikes; 2,137 pounds of popcorn will be eaten; 10,000 pieces of skin will be lost from your body; 21,000 pizzas will be baked; 954 camera phones will be sold worldwide; the International Space Station will travel 289 miles in its orbit around the Earth; and 750,000 gallons of water will tumble over Niagara Falls.The Earth and its inhabitants are active every minute of the day. Isn't it amazing what can happen in such a short amount of time?

A brand new fun and amazing title, Fun Facts & Silly Stories THE BIG ONE! is packed full of the wacky stories and unbelievable facts that readers loved with the first titles, but now in a larger, more eye catching format.The ‘Big Book’ format is instantly appealing to young readers who will find the pages packed with a collection of NEW crazy stories, extraordinary facts, and amazing pictures similar to the ones that they loved in the original titles. Both educational and entertaining, this new size also makes THE BIG ONE! great for traveling. The durable hard cover and larger pages will make it easy kids of all ages to explore during car trips, read at the playground or take with them on an unbelievable adventure.

Discover the amazing things that happen around the world while you are asleep!Books are often used to put children to bed. But what happens after we close our eyes? The world keeps spinning, people go to work, machines plug on, and many of the Earth's living creatures are just waking up! WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING is going to fill its readers in on everything they're missing after they drift off to sleep. The book is divided into six chapters (animals, the human body, space, pop culture, and sports), with each chapter focusing on different activities that happen every night. The pages will have fun and kid-friendly, full-color illustrations throughout.

Discover all of the amazing things that can happen around the world in just one day!You already know all of the amazing things that can happen in just one minute on Earth, so think of what could happen in a whole day! Your taste bud cells are replaced at a rate of 50,000 a day. Almost 40,000 trees are cut down every day just to make paper bags. And a mayfly lives its entire life in a single day. This book is full of fun facts about space, technology, pop culture, food, animals, sports, the human body, and more!

Autumn is awesome! Leaves change color. Animals fly south or get ready to hibernate. People harvest crops and dress up as scary creatures for Halloween. And then there are pickup football games to play, Thanksgiving foods to eat, leaf piles to jump in―all the amazing things that happen as the air turns crisp and cool. With colorful photographs, lively explanations, and classic craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone has created a festive and fascinating exploration of autumn's awesomeness.

Spring is a season of beginnings, from blooming flowers to active animals. People spend more time outdoors, days grow longer, and umbrellas pop open as the weather shifts from snow to rain.There's so much to see and do in spring―and this book will prepare you for all of it! With vivid photographs, lively explanations, and creative craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone presents all the fascinating facts that make spring so spectacular.