Description
About the book. The Big World of Fun Facts collects concise facts and stories about countries, nature, and human life around the globe. Lonely Planet Kids provides the reader with a wide range of topics to explore in a 208-page hardcover book. This is the 2019 edition.
Content. Content ranges from food, flags, and animals to folklore, celebrations, sports, and transport. Other subjects include school, work, art, entertainment, religion, and various aspects of social life. The structure allows for reading a small piece of information aloud before moving on to another topic. This variety offers a broad encounter with global diversity through the book’s collection of examples.
Who is this book suitable for? Suitable for children who enjoy reference books, small surprises, and questions about how people live elsewhere. The book can be used for shared reading and as a starting point for further investigation into a country or subject. The material is compiled in the 2019 edition and provides a snapshot of the selected themes. You may wish to choose a familiar topic and compare it with new examples.
Read together and discover more. Read together with an adult who can explain English words, and let the child choose a topic they wish to know more about. Pause at an image or a question that sparks interest, and discuss what you notice. A short reading session may suffice; the book can be reopened whenever curiosity leads to the next topic. You may compare what you read with other books or a map to place new information in a larger context. Let the child point out a detail they have discovered and use it to start a conversation. It is easy to return to favorite pages and find something missed during the first reading. Alternate between reading aloud and studying the illustrations so that text and images complement each other.
About the edition. English book, published 2019. 208 pages. ISBN 9781788683326.
