5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2

by National Geographic Kids

More exciting than a video game, this boredom-busting book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: dessert, underwear, amusement parks, pirates, famous criminals, marsupials, Ancient Egypt, famous landmarks, you name it! The new  5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2  has even more brain and eye candy rolled into one beautifully designed, high-octane treasure trove that captures kids' attention and keeps them yearning to learn more.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Childrens, Animals

224 pages, Library Binding

First published August 5, 2014

About the author

With more than 600 titles—including the popular Weird But True franchise and the New York Times Best Selling National Geographic Kids Almanac—National Geographic Kids Books is the recognized leader in nonfiction for kids. Published in 28 languages, NGK Books reaches approximately 85 million kids every year.

Offering K-12 educators resources that align to and support the Common Core State Standards, National Geographic has a long history of providing high-quality informational texts suitable for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English language arts, social studies, and science classrooms.

Reviews

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing! Every time I open it up I get sucked in by the vibrant pictures and so many factsabout seemingly everything and anything. Literally, laundry does not get folded because I'm sitting on my son's bed while he is at school reading his book. Best of all, I keep "catching" my son deeply engrossed in this. Anything that postpones the inevitable Ipad request/argument is a winner to me. Tons of educational fun (for all)!

[Adriane Watt]

Citation by: Adriane Watt

Type of Reference: Almanac

Call Number: Ref 031.02

Content/Scope: This Almanac has many different topics included in this book. This book is full of fun informational facts that students will enjoy learning about. This 224 page book has awesome topics from all content, from desserts, to famous criminals, to landforms, even underwear.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: National Geographic is a well known publisher and published magazines for all walks of life. This book is targeted for younger students but could also catch the eye of older people as well.

Arrangement/Presentation: This book is 224 pages of facts on anything you can imagine. This book has pages and pages of information on any topic that you can imagine. The pictures are colorful and go along with the information being taught on that page. The pictures and information is engaging and keeps a reader interested.

Relation to other works: There are many books in the National Geographic for Kids series. These books are fun and engaging and are so popular when on the shelf. National Geographic are very credited for their books and magazines and provide accurate and interesting information to students.

Accessibility/Diversity: The illustrations include a diverse list of facts from cats to peanut butter to oceans that make your head swim.

Cost: $19.99

[Xenophon Westie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I love all the fun facts & trivia!

[Gavin Rodgers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this as a teenager! I still have fond memories of getting this for my birthday and reading it over and over. I look forward to one day sharing this with my own kids!

[W Tupps · Rating 5 out of 5]

From pirates to mammals, and from Harry Potter to Treasure hunts, this Book covers everything! 👍

[Ashwini V. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book makes it fun to learn. Especially with the colorful images and different sections where everyone is sure to find something they would like to learn about.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of quick facts that would be interesting for anyone. Some I knew, but a lot were new for me.

[Dianne J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chocked full of lots of interesting trivia from history, science, pop culture and more.