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More top trivia in this new series from Mitch Symons! This title includes cool Top Trumps cards to collect with your mates. It's a jungle out there...make yourself a brainbox with funny animal facts such as...why porcupines are so pongy why angry monkeys fling their poo at each other why ostriches pee on their own legs and how many hearts a squid has.
REVIEW:
Another wonderful title along Mitchells usual lines with a book chock full of trivia except this time this title is dedicated purely to facts pertaining to animals. I love the fact that he’s separating the information into specifics as that way you can pick and choose the titles that really interest you or your young reader and to be honest the only problem that I had with this title were I felt that some of the facts really weren’t suitable for Young Readers such as domesticated animals who occasionally resort to devouring their young. Whilst some of the facts were quite gory, they are interesting and definitely something that will entertain however please make sure that if you are to get it, you read it before passing it on as otherwise you may have some difficult questions to answer.
Add to this the great addition of collectable cards although the one other cautionary thing that I’d say is that hopefully Mitchell will be a bit careful as at times, an overdose of trivia can be off putting especially to the young mind.
Release Date: 31/03/11BOOK BLURB:
Helps you learn about an ant with Dracula fangs, spiders eating their own webs, musclebound caterpillars and why fleas would be champions at the high jump.
More top trivia in this new series from Mitch Symons. This title includes cool Top Trump cards to collect with your mates. Go mad for all things mini-beast! It helps learn about...an ant with Dracula fangs, spiders eating their own webs, musclebound caterpillars and why fleas would be champions at the high jump.
REVIEW:
Perhaps my favourite of the set and also the one that grossed me out the most as things like Centipedes really do freak me out. It’s a title that kids will really get behind as they’re not only factoid full but also intriguing and unusual alongside having that freak out factor that kids are fascinated by. Add to this the usual round of weird and wonderful facts backed up with some illustrations to help keep them fun and interesting and it’s a title that will thrill for quite some time.
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Includes facts about life throughout history, such as why Medieval people were pelted with rotten vegetables in the stocks, what the Egyptians did to bodies to make them mummies, what wild animals gladiators were forced to fight in ancient Rome and whether Vikings actually wore horns on their helmets.
More top trivia in this new series from Mitch Symons! This title includes cool Top Trump cards to collect with your mates. Engross yourself with the most gruesome, filthy facts about life throughout history, such as...why Medieval people were pelted with rotten vegetables in the stocks, what the Egyptians did to bodies to make them mummies, what wild animals gladiators were forced to fight in ancient Rome and whether Vikings actually wore horns on their helmets!
REVIEW:
For me, this is perhaps a little too much for the age bracket to which its aimed. As an adult I found it fascinating, a kid, perhaps not so much as they don’t have things to compare a lot of it to. If this is a title that you’re picking up for your young reader, please make sure that you read it first as there are quite a few morbid facts within and to be honest I’d say it should be aimed more at the ten plus market rather than the rather young seven.
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Includes facts about our bodies, such as why we sweat and puke, what the longest recorded sneezing fit is, which Indian tribe use farting as a greeting and the statistical chance of being injured by a toilet seat at some point in your life.
More top trivia in this new series from Mitch Symons - become a brainbox and amaze your mates with these facts about our bodies, including...why we sweat and puke, what the longest recorded sneezing fit is, which Indian tribe use farting as a greeting and the statistical chance of being injured by a toilet seat at some point in your life. It also includes some cool Top Trumps cards to collect with your mates!
REVIEW:
Fun, gross title that will interest adults as much as children, unfortunately if you already own a number of Mitchell’s titles you may well have a lot of them already. One of the major problems with releasing so many at once is factoid overload which whilst a bit of fun to dip into can make some of them slip through and be sadly dismissed. If I were to be buying these for young children I would perhaps suggest purchasing the set and then handing them out as rewards (after having perused them myself to make sure that there are no uncomfortable facts that I’d have to explain.)
And Finally:
The one thing that I’m wondering about these titles though is the “collector” cards, I don’t see why they’re there as there isn’t enough for a full top trump set. Kids could find them fun to utilise but to be honest with you I really think that the cost could have been cut alongside this addition.
Overall whilst this series if great fun, a lot of the facts are available online and as such these books may be a little late although could be a great title for parents to dip into for that weird and wonderful fact, however an author really has to offer something new and different to help keep the subject alive and with the modern age being what it is I would suggest that Mitchell's style could be better suited to a more visual online presence almost cartoon like to help bring this collection of weird and unusual to the modern audience.
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