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Each topic includes an awesomeness rating, indicating its amazingness on a scale of one to five. Side panels, statistics, stunning colour photographs, and fascinating facts on every page highlight the most awesome things our world has to offer.

Before the novel, the world of books was dominated by scientific tomes, religious tracts and histories of the victorious in war. There had been stories and epic poems from ancient times - Homer's Iliad and Odyssey recounted ancient Greece, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was a chivalric roman...

Did you know that the average person passes gas between seven and fifteen times a day? Or that famous boxer George Foreman has five sons, and named each one of them George? Or that a temple in India has thousands of rats living inside it? Wow your friends with the 100 weirdest and grossest facts ...

Whether you're looking for a funny secret santa gift for work or a small present for kids, this book is packed-full of general knowledge and random facts to keep readers of all ages entertained for hours - from friends to the whole family!

Embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents, and learn about absolutely everything including the creation of planet Earth, the age of dinosaurs, the rise of humans, the miserable medieval times, globalisation, wars, revolutions, technology - and much more. Find out the answe...

Don't miss out on this fun collection of stories based off of Cartoon Network's hit show 'Adventure Time', featuring work by Jeffrey Brown, Michael Moreci, Christopher Mitten, and many more!

Lil is a pirate, a good sort of pirate, and when there is someone to save, she'll do what is right (if it takes her all night). Yes, she'll always be bold and be brave. When evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to kidnap Lil's teacher, it's up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to come to the rescue.

The plucky, troublemaking Akissi is back with her mischief on The Ivory Coast! This time, she has to keep herself from drowning, stand up to a bully, make peace with her arch nemesis - the prettiest girl in school, and evade a witch doctor's potion.

The whole of Fairyland is very excited - there's going to be a new royal baby! But when Foster the stork fails to deliver the new bundle of joy on time, the Royal Baby Fairy asks friends of the fairies, Rachel Tate and Kirsty Walker, for their help. Just where can the extra-special baby be?

Join Dirty Bertie, everyone's favourite trouble magnet as he encounters aliens in the school playground, takes to the skies at a balloon festival and becomes a modern day Robin Hood!