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History FACTopia! : follow ye olde trail of 400 facts Cover Image Book Book

History FACTopia! : follow ye olde trail of 400 facts / by Paige Towler; illustrated by Andy Smith.

Towler, Paige, (author.). Smith, Andy, 1973- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A world full of mind-blowing history facts. Every fact is connected in funny and fantastic ways. Follow a trail that transports you from facts about pirates to facts about emus, and from facts about astronaut meals to facts about King Tut's tomb."-- Page 4 of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781804660416 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1804660418 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781804660409 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 180466040X (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 207 pages: color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Greenbelt, Maryland : Brittanica Books, 2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Firsts -- Sport -- Horses -- Armour -- Pyramids -- Theatre & performances -- Pirates -- Battles & war -- Sweet treats -- Ancient Maya -- Festivals & holidays -- Dogs -- Space -- Aliens -- Inventions -- In the sky -- Ancient China -- Gold -- Cities -- Mud -- Giant things -- Ancient Rome -- Hair -- Samurai -- Weapons -- Arts & crafts -- Medieval times -- Rulers -- Monsters -- In the desert -- In the snow -- Machines -- Castles -- Underwater -- Skeletons -- Gems -- Teeth -- Vikings -- Warriors -- Legends -- Lost cities -- Explorers -- Antarctica -- Maps -- Mesopotamia -- Mythology & folklore -- Fashion -- Creepy-crawlies -- Books & libraries -- Mali empire -- Buildings & structures -- Studying the skies -- Gupta empire -- Underground -- Discoveries -- Tombs & burials -- Curses -- Decorative arts -- Inca -- Languages -- At sea -- Hauntings & ghosts -- Australia -- Food -- Leaders -- Revolutionaries -- Celts -- Cats -- Mummies -- Ancient Egypt -- Medicine -- Ancestral Puebloans -- Math -- Islamic golden age -- Oldest -- Toilets -- Rats -- Witches -- Tea -- Lost treasures -- Historic heists -- Trains -- Dancing -- Knights -- Games.

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Subject: History.
Curiosities and wonders.

Available copies

  • 1 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J 909 TowL (Text) 33126025897038 J New Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch J 909 TowL (Text) 33126025897053 J New Nonfiction Checked out 05/04/2024
Independence Branch J 909 TowL (Text) 33126025897046 J New Nonfiction Checked out 05/16/2024

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