Whitaker's World of Weird

Description

Whitaker's World of Weird is an irresistible, interactive guide to the world'sweirdest phenomena, facts and figures. Every spread reveals a new surprise, including weird things to make and do, from divination to levitatingyour arms. Text is arranged in short, punchy sections and quirky design features add an extralayer of intrigue.

Promotion info

Entertaining, sharply written textExciting, varied and playful spread designs with colour photographs throughoutInteractive 'Weird Things to Do' make this a book to come back to again and againWeird web links on every pageEye-catching and wonderfully weird cover

Reviews

' Attractively produced, this is a neat pocket book stuffed full of extraordinary facts ' Love Reading4Kids, November 2008 'an exciting guide to the world's weirdest facts and figures.' Puzzler

Author description

Tracey Turner has written many highly successful non-fiction titles for adults and young adults. The best-selling 101 Things You Need to Know (Bloomsbury) has been selected by the Government's Education Secretary for a list of top books for teenage boys. Other titles include The Ghastly Book of Dover Castle (English Heritage), The A-Z of Ghosts, Spooks and other Haunting Horrors (Scholastic), The Who's Who of Horrors and the Disgusting Dictionary (Hodder).

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781408104538
• Publisher : 28280
• Imprint : 28280
• Publication date : October 2008
• Dimensions : 178mm X 111mm X 12mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : Colour photographs and graphics throughout
• Pages : 144
• Dewey classification : 032.02
• Bind : Hardback
• Author : Tracey Turner