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Loved by curious kids, gobsmacked parents, and any adult who thought they already knew how the world worked.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50 Unbelievable True Stories, Five Jaw-Dropping Chapters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the Australian birds that deliberately start fires to the medieval caterpillars that went to court and won — every story in this book is completely, verifiably real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull-Colour Watercolour Illustrations on Every Spread:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Each story is brought to life across two pages of warm, dramatic, hand-crafted illustration — designed to be stared at as much as read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for Reading Alone or Reading Aloud:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Every story opens with a hook line and builds to a twist. Short enough to read at bedtime, surprising enough that nobody wants to stop at one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecretly Educational:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Every story is drawn from real history, real science, and real events — so the wonder comes with genuine learning built right in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeriously Surprising Stories for Curious Kids\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes kids inside a Soviet submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the beach in Oregon where officials blew up a whale with half a ton of dynamite, to a medieval courtroom where a colony of caterpillars had a lawyer, and to the Austrian army that accidentally fought itself. Five chapters. Fifty stories. Zero boring Tuesdays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Kids, Parents, and Teachers Love It\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStory-First Design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Every spread is a full watercolour scene, with the story floating over the illustration as an overlay card. Dramatic, beautiful, and unlike any non-fiction book they have seen before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive Themed Chapters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Unbelievable Animals, Accidental Discoveries, Weird World History, Mind-Blowing Science, and Extraordinary Ordinary People — plus a bonus chapter of Kids Who Changed History.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Twist on Every Page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Every story ends with a twist box and a Did You Know fact that makes kids immediately want to tell someone what they just read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the Whole Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — The hooks land for adults and kids alike. Read one story at bedtime or get lost in a chapter on a rainy afternoon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned to Be Dipped Into\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — 50 self-contained stories mean there is no right order. Open anywhere. 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