Fun Facts

Did you know...? - The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of his life; - If you could drive your car straight up you would arrive in space in just over an hour; - Giraffes often sleep for only 20 minutes in 24 hours; - The world's smallest winged insect the Tanzanian parasitic wasp is smaller than the eye of a housefly. These and many such informative and fascinating facts fill up the pages of Terry O'Brien's Fun Facts: Science. The book covers a wide range of scientific information which is presented lucidly in order to make learning a fun exercise for children. With 'edutainment' as its motto this collection hopes to lay the foundation for creativity problem-solving and the quest for knowledge in the minds of young readers.