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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. You’ll be ready for any adventure into the animal kingdom.

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

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.

Paperback UK only. Slither from topic to topic in surprising and stomach-churning ways. Follow your curiosity (and your nose) through this ridiculously revolting world of facts!

A witty guide to the science behind climate change, which puts kids in charge. Featuring a foreword by internationally renowned climate scientist Dr Michael E. Mann.

Publishes in September 2025. An exclusive invitation into your favourite animals’ homes! Use the magic lens to see through, peek behind and tunnel deep into bear dens, armadillo burrows, termite nests, beehives, bat tents, squirrel dreys and more.