It Can't Be True!: 2 - Hardcover

Dorling Kindersley, Inc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1465454071 ISBN 13: 9781465454072

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2016

Synopsis

How many bees does it take to make a jar of honey? Did you know sharks are so sensitive that they can detect the current from batteries 1,000 miles apart? Believe it or not, it's true.

Discover more amazing and seemingly impossible facts in It Can't Be True! 2. By combining hard to believe facts with CGI renderings and photographs, this book places information with visual aids that puts everything to scale, including how the Titanic would be in the shadow of today's huge ocean liners.

Kids will love the weird, out-of-this-world facts for just about anything. See how big a squid can grow compared to people, figure out how much water an elephant can hold in its trunk, and look at how a tiny frog can fit on a coin.

Readers will pore over the pages of this book to find astounding facts in this new collection. It Can't Be True! 2 uses photography, infographics, and snappy text to bring facts to life that will have kids eager to find out more bizarre facts to share with family and friends.

About this title

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1465454071
• ISBN 13: 9781465454072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192