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Lift-the-Flap General Knowledge

James Maclaine and Alex Frith

Age: 6+

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Lift-the-Flap General Knowledge

By: James Maclaine, Alex Frith

Illustrated by Marco Palmieri

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Age 6+

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Over 135 flaps to uncover fascinating facts such as what karaoke means in Japanese, how the Mona Lisa got her name and how many people are descended from Genghis Khan.

Divided into subjects such as Living Things, Science Lab, Treasure Trove, and When Did It Happen? with topics including the periodic table, the formation of the Earth, saltwater crocodiles, the great pyramid of Giza and lots more.

- Ideal for improving general knowledge
- Containing 100s of facts
- Guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours

Details
Extent:
16 pages
Dimensions:
282.9 x 225.3mm
Board ISBN:
9781409563990
Key Stage:
KS1, KS2
Publication Date:
January 2015
Work Reference:
03016
Contents

1 THE WORLD

2 LIVING THINGS

3 SCIENCE LAB

4 ENTERTAINMENT

5 TREASURE TROVE

6 WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

7 TRUE OR FALSE?

8 CAN YOU MATCH...?

Author
James Maclaine
James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.

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Alex Frith
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.

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Press
This rather lovely introduction to the world of facts and the fun behind them is delivered in the publisher's indubitable effervescent house style.

Families South East Magazine

Wonderful illustrations and graphics together with small text boxes and bubbles reveal the fascinating facts. There's even a 'True or False' spread and a 'Can you match' quiz for all the family to play. All in all a fountain of fascinating facts.

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