5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime

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Why do we sleep? How do sharks snooze? Where is the oldest bed in the world?

Watch the book trailer to find out more:

For curious children with lots of questions, this is the perfect bedtime book! In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories about bedtime, you can go on a journey of wonder and learning to find out the answers to all these questions, and many more!

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Audiobook narrated by Joanna Lumley!

What better way for a child to drift off to sleep, than the voice of Joanna Lumley reading a magical and really true 5-minute bedtime story!

Listen to a sample story “Why do we sleep?”

Release date: Thursday 15th October

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Travel to Ancient Egypt to explore the beds of Tutankhamun, jet off into space to see how astronauts get ready for bed, or even plunge underwater to learn how hibernating turtles breathe through their bottoms! There are 30 amazing 5-minute stories for all curious children and their parents, developed in conjunction with experts at Britannica.

Lavishly illustrated on every page with specially commissioned artwork, and packed full of up-to-the-minute, expert information, this book is the ultimate brainy bedtime companion for children aged 4 to 8.

Developed by: Sally Symes

Text by: Sally Symes, Jackie McCann, Jen Arena and Rachel Valentine

Illustrations by: Amy Grimes, Anneli Bray, Christine Cuddihy, Jacqui Lee, Joanne Liu, Katie Rewse, Katie Wilson, Maddy Vian, Natalie Smillie and Olivia Holden

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Britannica Books (15 Oct. 2020)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1912920646
• ISBN-13: 978-1912920648