Animal factopia! Follow the trail of 400 beastly facts by Julie Beer

Welcome to the fourth book in the FACTopia! series, Animal FACTopia. This book allows the reader to follow the trail of 400 amazing beastly facts, about animals from all over the world; all shapes and sizes, and all linked in some way to the next. This is a book full of surprising and humourous titbits of information that will entertain any reader.

This colourfully presented book begins with a contents page with connecting dots to each new engaging topic. The first striking image presented combines a drawing of a balance scale across a double page with a photograph of a newborn female African elephant on one side balanced with 28 newborn babies. This then leads to further information about elephants and snorting which then leads to other sounds made by animals.

The clever connections throughout the book are enhanced by the wonderful drawings and stunning photographs. Readers are also given the opportunity to move away from the broken lines to turn to noted page numbers about other interconnected topics. There is a detailed index at the end plus information about the FACTtopians as well as a sources page and picture credits. The FACTopia! Series is a worthy addition to all home, school and public libraries.

Themes: Animal Facts, Knowledge, Humour.

Kathryn Beilby