The ultimate book of randomly awesome facts / by Penelope Arlon, Tory Gordon-Harris, and Karen Hood.
by Arlon, Penelope [author.]; Gordon-Harris, Tory [author.]; Hood, Karen [author.].
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Scholastic, [2015]Description: 143 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780545826266; 0545826268.Subject(s): Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature | Curiosities and wondersGenre/Form: Juvenile works.Online resources: Publisher description Summary: Hundreds of lists--thousands of facts! There's a new online sensibility, and kids are encountering it every day. It's the "flipped" world of facts--facts presented as instant, cool, unexpected. And in this world of BuzzFeed and YouTube, a big focus of the new factual sensibility is lists. WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW is a book of best-ever lists, with a completely different look and feel to reflect today's digital world. The lists cover topics from science and technology to history and pop culture, and every one of them has a hook. The information appears random, like it's from an Internet search. But in-depth research and expert writing mean that the book is filled with the most important, most engaging, most up-to-the-minute facts. This is reference reinvented, with supermodern lists, and a supermodern visual presentation to match.
Includes index.
Hundreds of lists--thousands of facts! There's a new online sensibility, and kids are encountering it every day. It's the "flipped" world of facts--facts presented as instant, cool, unexpected. And in this world of BuzzFeed and YouTube, a big focus of the new factual sensibility is lists. WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW is a book of best-ever lists, with a completely different look and feel to reflect today's digital world. The lists cover topics from science and technology to history and pop culture, and every one of them has a hook. The information appears random, like it's from an Internet search. But in-depth research and expert writing mean that the book is filled with the most important, most engaging, most up-to-the-minute facts. This is reference reinvented, with supermodern lists, and a supermodern visual presentation to match.
Ages 8-11.
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