This info-packed fact book is bursting with over 300 mind-blowing facts and fun illustrations.

Did you know ...

Sometimes it’s light from the Moon, not the Sun, that creates a rainbow. When this happens, it’s called a moonbow.

Many prehistoric mammals were ancestors of familiar animals today. Mesohippus, an early horse, was the size of a dog and had three toes!

A starfish can have between five and 50 arms, and it has an eye at the end of each one.

The book is split into nine themed chapters, covering a range of topics from Giant Beasts and Tiny Life to Technology, Travel and Transport, with fascinating facts on every page. Each fact is brought to life by a fun illustration by cartoonist Andrew Pinder.

With tons of awesome things to discover and read about – from tiny sharks and flying fish to pink beaches and giant clouds in space – this hilarious, info-packed book will keep kids laughing and learning for hours on end.

Also available in the series:
9781837250271 The Amazing Quiz Book for Curious Kids
9781780559254 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 6 Year Olds
9781780559261 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 7 Year Olds
9781780559278 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 8 Year Olds
9781837250653 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 9 Year Olds (August 2025)
9781837250660 Awesome Facts for Curious Kids: 10 Year Olds (August 2025)

About the Author

Andrew Pinder (London 1955) initially studied archaeology, and worked as an archaeologist and prehistorian, directing excavations and producing illustrations for museums, books and specialist publications.

Since 1986 he has lived in Mallorca working as an illustrator and painter. He has illustrated about eighty books for adults and children, including the ‘Wimpy Vampire’ and ‘Dorkius Maximus’ books ‘Curiosity killed the Meerkat’, the kindle book ‘The Oddities go on Holiday’ and the digital book ‘Perkin’s Perfect Pet’ and a number of Doodle books.

Apart from his painting and illustrations Andrew is also a geganter' - he has made the traditional Spanish giants that are carried in processions. including one for a village in Catalunya that, at 5.60 m tall, claims to be biggest in Spain.