Gross FACTopia by Paige Towler & Andy Smith ~ Blog Tour

The FACTopia books are always a huge hit in our house! Since we read the first one over a year ago, my three children have come back to it again and again, always finding something new to chat about. They love how all the facts are connected – one following on from another. The bite-sized facts are easy to read and digest encouraging thought and discussion long after the book has been closed. The illustrations are fun and dominate the page while the arrows between the facts prompt even the most reluctant reader to investigate further.

This week, Gross FACTopia – the third book in the series – has been just as popular. Packed full of 400 new facts, it launches readers into the world of all things weird, smelly and downright disgusting. Kids love to discover and share gross facts – usually at the dinner table! Gross FACTopia will provide them with stomach-turning tidbits for weeks. From poo to blood to bottoms to vomit, this book will make readers think twice about animals, cheese, plants, cosmetics and everything in between.

My children’s favourite facts:

Pop star Lady Gaga once wore a dress, hat and shoes made of raw meat while attending an awards show.

Scientists have discovered microbes that could possibly help get rid of plastic rubbish in the ocean – by eating it.

Lice feed on blood up to five times a day, and they usually prefer to dine on the same type of blood for their entire lives.

Check out the rest of the stops on the blog tour for more disgusting facts!

Choose your own path through this dazzling world of 400 facts, the third title in the best-selling FACTopia! series from the publisher of the Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia: What We Know & What We Don’t.

In this disgustingly marvellous world, you will discover facts about smelly sports, weird world records, rank rodents, vile Victorians, horrible medicine, gory gastronomy and more – all of which are connected in unexpected and hilarious ways!

Did you know that sloths poo only once a week? Or that poo from crocodiles was sometimes used as make-up in ancient Rome? Or that ancient Romans sometimes purchased vials of gladiator sweat? Or that apes and monkeys sweat from their armpits just like humans do? Welcome to Gross FACTopia!, a wonderland of fantastically foul facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in this book is linked to the next in an ingenious trail of information, where you will slither from topic to topic in surprising and stomach-churning ways. Sometimes your path branches, and you can catapult forwards or creep backwards to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Follow your curiosity (and your nose) through this ridiculously revolting world of facts!

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