Want to be a trivia? The more books you read, the more stuff you know. Lucky for you, there are lots of books out there - for kids - about tons of topics that can help you build up the trivia library in your mind!
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Horrible Science: Fatal Forces 6j1q19
Horrible Science: Fatal Forces is a book by Nick Arnold (with illustrations by Tony De Saulles), the same author who wrote such enticing titles as Disgusting Digestion, Chemical Chaos and Nasty Nature. It's a really lively book that tells you all sorts of cool facts about different kinds of forces (think gravity), including lots of historical goodies, practical science, splats, falls and disasters. It's an easy and funny read with just the right amount of the ewww factor that exposes and explains the different aspects of physics present in our everyday lives. Plus, the funny illustrations that gives the facts to you straight - no silver platter in sight.
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Horrible Histories Handbooks: Trenches 1g4nx
Would YOU Survive World War I. All the info you'll read is 100% factual and true, and presented in easy-to-digest little snippets, moving quickly from one amazing topic to another. While some basic war dates are covered, the bulk of this book is more about the gross-factor of trench life, like weapons, food, pests, entertainment, barbed wire, rules and, of course, toilets. Complete with color cartoons, correspondence and quizzes, Horrible Histories Handbooks: Trenches makes one serious aspect of war a little easier to get close to and understand.
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Survivors! True Death-Defying Escapes 123w5u
"Before Jon saw the cougar, before he smelled its steamy breath or felt its teeth pierce his scalp, he heard the cat coming. At first he thought it was the sound of his jacket scraping against his backpack, or perhaps the clang of the bicycle chain as he pedaled down the road. But no, the sound was too rhythmical, too steady, to be either one. Like fingers drumming on a tabletop, he heard the click of the cat's claw on the pavement. Then, just as Jon sensed danger, the cat pounced. Though Jon is a big man, the cougar managed to knock him off his bicycle and throw him to the ground. Before he could react, the cougar had its jaws locked over his skull."
Survivors! True Death-Defying Escapes by Larry Verstraete hasn't won a bunch of book awards for no reason. Written as short (but true!) stories, you'll learn that danger really lurks everywhere: from tornadoes to rattlesnake bites to shark attack, control bleeding, survive hypothermia, etc.
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At The Edge: Daring Acts In Desperate Times 5kl35
At The Edge: Daring Acts In Desperate Times by Larry Verstraete features a pretty creepy barbed-wire-bound cover - a good choice, we thought, for a book of 20 true stories where people had to make wrenching choices in life-threatening situations. Check out this sample from the book:
"The subway tracks just as the headlights of the No. 1 train appeared. Time seemed to stand still for Wesley. He had a split second to make his decision: stand on the platform with his young daughters at his side and watch disaster unfold, or risk his own life and do something to help the young man ... ">/i>
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Crazy Canadian Trivia 222m47
Even if you're not Canadian, Crazy Canadian Trivia by Pat Hancock is just that - crazy! (And Canadian!). It's 124 pages jam-packed with some of the strangest, wackiest and littlest-known facts around about Canada. For example:
- Know where in Canada Mosquito Appreciation Day is celebrated?
- Ever heard of the day Niagara Falls stopped falling?
- Did you know there are no skunks in Newfoundland?
- Did you know Canadians spend more time talking on the phone than people in any other country?
- Did you know the word cyberspace was coined by a Canadian?
Now that you know those things, don't you want to learn more? We do! Pick up this fun and informative look at all the things that make Canada unique, if just a little bit weird.
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