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Choose your own path through this hilarious world of 400 facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica

An enthralling and hilarious journey through global history in 400 connected facts!

It’s time to walk on the wild side and talk with the animals. This book will teach you not just how to chat chicken but also gossip with gorillas, mumble with meerkats and warble with whales!

Britannica’s Listified! will surprise, amaze, and amuse inquisitive young readers with 300 ingenious lists that organise the best bits of our awesome world.

Welcome back to FACTopia! The second book in the FACTopia! series containing another 400 crazily connected facts.

An enthralling and hilarious journey through the worlds of space, animals, engineering, numbers, machines, and more in 400 connected facts!

Discover facts about detectives, poisons, lost cities, spy gadgets and more in this new addition to Britannica’s bestselling FACTopia! series!

A colourful, joyful, and playful exploration of our world, and our place within it.

This compendium of 5-minute really true stories is the ultimate brainy bedtime companion for young children!

Publishes September 2025. Fully updated edition of Britannica’s landmark children’s encyclopedia, with up-to-the-minute facts, figures and images, featuring everything from supernovas to Taylor Swift, and from ancient Egypt to artificial intelligence.

A perfect gift for a new baby – and new parents – this unique first words book features 150 words and phrases woven around mealtime, playtime, bedtime and other daily routines.

All the words a child needs to know for school in a big, busy book from the experts at Britannica Books!