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John Farndon

The Big Book of Knowledge Hardcover – January 1, 2002

by John Farndon (Author), Angela Koo (Author)

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Tons of fascinating facts about people, animals, plants, and more! This unique reference offers full-color illustrations, helpful diagrams, fact panels, quizzes, and more, all designed to exercise your mind. Countless topics are featured, including:

- Weather
- Space Travel
- Sound
- Trees and plants
- Mammals, reptiles, and amphibians
- And much more!

A perfect resource for the young and curious!

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383 pages
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English
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Parragon
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January 1, 2002
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0752592173
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Parragon (January 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 383 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0752592173
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0752592176
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.15 pounds

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LONDON-BASED AUTHOR JOHN FARNDON studied earth sciences and English literature at Cambridge University but has since written on just about every topic imaginable. He has written over 300 books, which have sold millions of copies around the world in most major languages and include many best-sellers, such as the award-winning 'Do Not Open', which became a cult-hit in the USA as well as featuring on the New York Times and Washington Post best-seller lists. In earlier years, he wrote mostly for children, and has been shortlisted a record four times for the junior Science Book prize. But recently he has been writing for adults too.

Many of his books have on popular science, and in particular earth science and nature, and environmental issues, including'How the Earth Works', 'The Wildlife Atlas', 'The Dictionary of the Earth'. He was a major contributor to the Smithsonian's 'Earth' and 'Science' encyclopedias His 'Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals' (not as dry as it sounds!) has recently been one of the top 15 selling books for Scientific American. The 'Atlas of Oceans, his big book on endangered life in the oceans, for Yale in the USA (A&C Black in the UK and Australian Geographic in Australia) garnered glowing reports prepublication from major figures in the USA such as the Cousteaus, Carl Safina, and Harm de Blij.

But he has covered a wide range of topics, including many books on contemporary issues such as 'Everything you should know about Iran', 'China Rises') and '101 Facts You Should Know about Food'. He also writes on the history of science and idea. In 2010, his book for Icon 'Do You Think You're Clever?' was a best-seller and was shortlisted for the Society of Authors Education Award. 'The World's Greatest Idea' was selected as one of the top 50 books of the year in South Africa.

He has a growing following on his internet sites, including podcasts and blogs, and is also a playwright and songwriter, whose work has been performed at such theatres as the Donmar and Almeida in London and the Salisbury Playhouse. Songs of his have been selected many times for the Sondheim Singing prize and other showcases.

http://www.johnfarndon.com/

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Cindy Pennington

Great condition

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The book is great condition

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Martha

Love this book for my kids.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 14, 2022

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I bought this book years ago for my oldest son and we passed it down to my nephew. I am so glad I found it for my daughter. It’s a great read and educational. Love it!!

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Tamyra

FINALLY ANSWERS FOR MY INQUISITIVE NEPHEW!!! LOL

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THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL! HE'S CATCHING UP ON HIS SUMMER READING AND HAS ANSWERS TO "MOST" OF HIS QUESTIONS!!! LOL

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I got this book used for ninety six cents with free shipping!! how cool is that? it was for my little niece and she wanted it for school. Can't beat the price considering this book is normally 26 bucks. I love it!!!

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Just Me

Great book for bond reading and discovery.

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Good buy, minor update required since Pluto is no longer a planet, but there is a lot of useful information and illustration. Great book for bonding with your kid.

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Not as rated!

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I was expecting it to be in better condition. It was rated high.

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My granddaughter loves it!

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Vel

WARNING: May contain pictures of pregnant women!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 3, 2015

WARNING: May contain pictures of pregnant women! This conflicts directly with the idea taught in Kermit Elementary School that babies are in fact delivered by storks, or Storkism. Kermit, Texas, maintains that pregnant women are a myth! Anyone woman who appears to be pregnant obviously must have a beach ball under their shirt. We must continue to shield our children from the evil and dangerous idea that babies come from pregnant women! After all, would you rather be brought down from the clouds by a clean, fluffy, loving stork, or be brought into the world by pregnant women and icky, painful, messy, "natural" childbirth? Oh, won't somebody please think of the children!?

Also, this book does not teach that magical rings exist which can turn people invisible. Kermit Elementary School received at least one credible "terrorist threat" of this nature, wherein a boy attempted to turn his classmate invisible. Although the attempt failed, the boy was suspended as principal Roxanne Greer believed his classmate may have suffered harm to his emotional health. She did not express concern over the emotional health of the boy that was suspended, and she may secretly pine for the days before the PC police when you could try someone for being a wizard. The jury is still out on whether or not there are magic cloaks that can turn people invisible.

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