Animal FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 Beastly Facts [Britannica]

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This book will make you roar with laughter! Discover facts about escaping penguins, farting zebras, leaping dolphins, snorting elephants, dancing bears and more all connected in weird and wonderful ways.

Did you know that beavers have orange teeth Or that some monkeys floss their teeth using bird feathers Or that one species of bird can walk underwater Or that alligators stay underwater for longer by swallowing rocks Or that sea otters use rocks to crack open prey Welcome to Animal FACTopia, a purrfectly amazing world of facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Every fact in this book is connected to the next in a fascinating web of information, where you will leapfrog from topic to topic in surprising and hilarious ways. Sometimes your path branches and you can slide down a rabbit hole to a totally different, but still connected, part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you!

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Julie Beer is an author and editor, who has written numerous children's books on everything from national parks to space to her favourite subject of all animals! Julie is based in California, USA.

Andy Smith is an award-winning illustrator, and studied illustration at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London. His work combines illustration and typography to create images that have humour, energy and optimism executed with a handmade, hand-printed, tactile feel. He lives by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex, UK.