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Amazing Stories for Smart Kids: Unbelievable Tales Across Science, History, Nature, and Beyond
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 24 2024
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Looking for a gift that actually gets read aloud, played with, and quoted at the dinner table? Amazing Stories for Smart Kids packs hundreds of unbelievable but true stories into one irresistible collection, the kind of book a child sneaks under the covers with a flashlight.
Dancing plagues, a beard tax in old England, heavy rocks that slide across Death Valley on their own, and a novel that predicted the Titanic disaster fourteen years early. Every page is a new wait, that's REAL? moment.
A whole world of wonder inside- History's strangest moments: the Trojan War, King Tut's tomb, Pompeii, lost civilizations, and laws so weird they sound made up.
- Mind-bending science and space: black holes, exploding stars, the raging storms of Jupiter, and the human body's hidden marvels.
- Nature's show-offs: camouflaging chameleons, shapeshifting octopuses, and electric eels that can stun a horse.
- Unsolved mysteries, eccentric geniuses, underdog triumphs, and the spooky power of coincidence.
- Short, snackable stories, ideal for reluctant readers, road trips, and bedtime.
- Open to any page, no need to start at the beginning.
- Real facts that turn a kid into the most interesting one at the table.
- Boys and girls ages 8 to 12 with a hunger for weird, wonderful facts.
- Birthday, holiday, and stocking-stuffer gifts under twenty dollars.
- Homeschoolers, classrooms, and family trivia nights.
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