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5,000 Awesome Facts About Animals
Did you know that a grizzly bear’s bite is strong enough to crush a bowling ball? Or that a breed of dog yodels instead of barking? How about that wombat poop is cube-shaped?
Bursting with fascinating, fun-tastic facts, this treasure trove of all things animals leaves no habitat unexplored or unusual animal ability unmentioned! Ever wonder how smart a chicken is? Why a tiny island is home to thousands of venomous snakes? What sound a rhino makes when it’s happy? Find these answers and 4,997 more in this captivating and colorful collection!
Featuring vibrant photography and a bold, eye-catching design, this treasure trove is perfect for both the casual browser and the truly fact-obsessed!
Complete your collection with:
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3
Bursting with fascinating, fun-tastic facts, this treasure trove of all things animals leaves no habitat unexplored or unusual animal ability unmentioned! Ever wonder how smart a chicken is? Why a tiny island is home to thousands of venomous snakes? What sound a rhino makes when it’s happy? Find these answers and 4,997 more in this captivating and colorful collection!
Featuring vibrant photography and a bold, eye-catching design, this treasure trove is perfect for both the casual browser and the truly fact-obsessed!
Complete your collection with:
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3
- GenresChildrensNonfiction
224 pages, Hardcover
Published September 6, 2022
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41 people want to read
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National Geographic Society
4,223 books1,116 followersThe National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. The National Geographic Society's logo is a yellow portrait frame—rectangular in shape—which appears on the margins surrounding the front covers of its magazines and as its television channel logo. Through National Geographic Partners (a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company), the Society operates the magazine, TV channels, a website, worldwide events, and other media operations.
Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. The National Geographic Society's logo is a yellow portrait frame—rectangular in shape—which appears on the margins surrounding the front covers of its magazines and as its television channel logo. Through National Geographic Partners (a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company), the Society operates the magazine, TV channels, a website, worldwide events, and other media operations.
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September 23, 2022
I am totally in awe at the "awesome facts" about animals this huge book contains. Pages are packed with a plethora of information ingeniously crafted into categories that permit engaged educational impact.
In fact, the facts are so numerous that one can simply drown in their abundance. So careful dieting of reading time might be called for in this case. But none-the-less, the book is shelf-worthy for any thinker's library and would make a much appreciated gift.
Highly recommended by this reviewer.
I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.
In fact, the facts are so numerous that one can simply drown in their abundance. So careful dieting of reading time might be called for in this case. But none-the-less, the book is shelf-worthy for any thinker's library and would make a much appreciated gift.
Highly recommended by this reviewer.
I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.
August 24, 2023
Does your child love learning about animals? Consider purchasing this book now for their birthday or Christmas. This is an oversized book that is PACKED with really fascinating facts about animals…5,000 to be exact. I can’t even begin to explain how many interesting things I learned about animals while reading through this book.
The facts about animals are divided into categories and you might find fifteen facts on a page or fifty or even a hundred. Because the facts are brief, kids can read one category or several in one sitting. The graphics make the reading easy with colorful fonts or words inside colored blocks. Sprinkled among the facts are lots of amazing photos of animals as well.
In the news this week, there was a story about a baby giraffe that was born without spots at a zoo in Tennessee. It is quite rare but I also remembered reading about a rare white giraffe (born with almost all spots) in Kenya in 2020. I was also quite surprised to learn that giraffes only sleep 30 minutes a day!
The final 5,000th fact is featured all by itself with a full-page photo that is quite shocking to see when you turn the page. But, most kids will probably love it even though it isn’t a favorite animal of mine.
For kids who like behind-the-scenes type of information, the end of the book features the process of creating this book of facts and how it is kind of like putting together a jigsaw puzzle connecting all the various animal facts together to make a cohesive book. A complete index in the back of the book will help you find that one fact about a blobfish that they want to tell their friend.
For the fact-lover and/or animal-lover in your life, this is THE BOOK to give them. The team at National Geographic Kids has outdone themselves with this one!
The facts about animals are divided into categories and you might find fifteen facts on a page or fifty or even a hundred. Because the facts are brief, kids can read one category or several in one sitting. The graphics make the reading easy with colorful fonts or words inside colored blocks. Sprinkled among the facts are lots of amazing photos of animals as well.
In the news this week, there was a story about a baby giraffe that was born without spots at a zoo in Tennessee. It is quite rare but I also remembered reading about a rare white giraffe (born with almost all spots) in Kenya in 2020. I was also quite surprised to learn that giraffes only sleep 30 minutes a day!
The final 5,000th fact is featured all by itself with a full-page photo that is quite shocking to see when you turn the page. But, most kids will probably love it even though it isn’t a favorite animal of mine.
For kids who like behind-the-scenes type of information, the end of the book features the process of creating this book of facts and how it is kind of like putting together a jigsaw puzzle connecting all the various animal facts together to make a cohesive book. A complete index in the back of the book will help you find that one fact about a blobfish that they want to tell their friend.
For the fact-lover and/or animal-lover in your life, this is THE BOOK to give them. The team at National Geographic Kids has outdone themselves with this one!
September 19, 2022
I would personally give this 3 stars, but my high school son LOVES this book and would give it 5, hence the 4 star average rating.
This book has a LOT of facts, like 5,000 of them, and it was rather overwhelming for me. My son, however, has spent hours pouring over this book and reciting all kinds of facts to me, so I'm glad he's enjoying learning.
This book talks about millipedes, animals markings, birds' nests, predators, animal senses, animals in the movies, and tons of other things. While most of the pages and facts are okay, some of them are jammed so full of words that I didn't even want to read them.
This book has a LOT of facts, like 5,000 of them, and it was rather overwhelming for me. My son, however, has spent hours pouring over this book and reciting all kinds of facts to me, so I'm glad he's enjoying learning.
This book talks about millipedes, animals markings, birds' nests, predators, animal senses, animals in the movies, and tons of other things. While most of the pages and facts are okay, some of them are jammed so full of words that I didn't even want to read them.
August 23, 2025
発行も新しいし子供が大好きな図鑑。親子で楽しめる
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