Collins Fascinating Facts Series I

Collins Fascinating Facts Series
Weird and wonderful facts you would never have guessed were true!
interesting, informative and fun. Fascinating facts will entertain and amaze you.

Key Features

全系列包含12 本讀本。
主題包含：科學、動物、恐龍、地震與火山、探險家、人體、海洋、科學、太陽系、神奇的地點、羅馬人、天氣、地球。
有趣的文字，搭配精美的插圖，有效提升學童的閱讀興趣。
內容涵蓋各種一般人所想不到的有趣事實，例如：加拿大擁有全世界最長的海岸線、北冰洋從不下雨只下雪、1913年七月，美國的死亡谷 (Death Valley) 被測出 56.72度C，是記錄上最高的溫度。
每本書都可免費下載電子書 (以 ISBN 註冊)。
定價：NT$ 250/本

9780008169268	Collins Fascinating Facts – Explorers
	Hundreds of Fascinating Facts About Explorers Did you know Marco Polo travelled 4000 miles along The Silk Road all the way from Italy to china and it took him 4 years? Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about the world's greatest explorers. Christopher columbus accidentally discovered America whilst attempting to sail to Asia. Magellanic penguins are named after the explorer, who was the first ever person to see them. In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
9780008169251	Collins Fascinating Facts – Human Body
	Hundreds of Fascinating Facts About The Human Body Did you know there are about 10000 taste buds on your tongue and that your nose can smell up to 10000 different scents? Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about your body and how it works! Although the human skull has 22 bones, the jawbone is the only one that moves. If all your blood vessels were laid end to end they would stretch two and a half times round the Earth! You have over 40 muscles in your face which allow you to grin, frown and pull funny faces.
9780008169299	Collins Fascinating Facts – Animals
	Hundreds of Fascinating Facts About Animals There are over 5500 different types of mammals in the world, including lions, monkeys and humans too! Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about the world's animals, from snakes and spiders to cats and dogs. Ostriches can reach speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour. A tiger's canine tooth can be up to 10 centimetres long. Huge spider crabs live on the seabed and have legs up to 4 metres long.
9780008169282	Collins Fascinating Facts – Dinosaurs
	Hundreds of Fascinating Facts About Dinosaurs Did you know that dinosaurs appeared over 220 million years ago and that they could grow up to 15 metres tall? Discover hundreds more fascinating facts about dinosaurs. The Tyrannosaurus dinosaur had a jaw that was over one metre long and it had over 60 teeth. The very big dinosaurs could eat up to 230 kg of meat and bones in one bite! Some dinosaurs could grow up to 30 metres long.
9780008169275	Collins Fascinating Facts – Earthquakes And Volcanoes
	Hundreds of Fascinating Facts About Earthquakes and Volcanoes The last supervolcano erupted 74000 years ago. We do not know when or where the next eruption will be. It might not be for another million years, or it could be much sooner, Discover hundreds of fascinating facts about the world's volcanoes and earthquakes. 90 per cent of the world's earthquakes take place along the horseshoe – shaped "Ring of Fire"that circles the Pacific Ocean. The volcanic island of Stromboli in Italy has been erupting continuously for over 2000 years. Hundreds of small earthquakes that are too small for us to feel happen every day across the world.
9780008169244	Collins Fascinating Facts – Oceans
	Hundreds of Fascinating Facts About The Oceans Did you know coral reefs only make up around one percent of the ocean floor, but are are home to around a quaarter of the life found in the seas? Discover fascinating facts about the oceans of our world. Life in the oceans evolved around 3 billion years before life on land. There are about 84 different species of whale living in the world's oceans. Many underwater animals use camouflage to help them hide from other animals that might eat them.