Billerica Public Library

History FACTopia!, follow ye olde trail of 400 facts, by Paige Towler; illustrated by Andy Smith

eng

Includes bibliographical references (page 204) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

History FACTopia!

bibliography

1397080329

by Paige Towler; illustrated by Andy Smith

follow ye olde trail of 400 facts

"A world full of mind-blowing history facts. Every fact is connected in funny and fantastic ways. Follow a trail that transports you from facts about pirates to facts about emus, and from facts about astronaut meals to facts about King Tut's tomb."--, Page 4 of cover

Introduction -- Firsts -- Sport -- Horses -- Armour -- Pyramids -- Theatre & performances -- Pirates -- Battles & war -- Sweet treats -- Ancient Maya -- Festivals & holidays -- Dogs -- Space -- Aliens -- Inventions -- In the sky -- Ancient China -- Gold -- Cities -- Mud -- Giant things -- Ancient Rome -- Hair -- Samurai -- Weapons -- Arts & crafts -- Medieval times -- Rulers -- Monsters -- In the desert -- In the snow -- Machines -- Castles -- Underwater -- Skeletons -- Gems -- Teeth -- Vikings -- Warriors -- Legends -- Lost cities -- Explorers -- Antarctica -- Maps -- Mesopotamia -- Mythology & folklore -- Fashion -- Creepy-crawlies -- Books & libraries -- Mali empire -- Buildings & structures -- Studying the skies -- Gupta empire -- Underground -- Discoveries -- Tombs & burials -- Curses -- Decorative arts -- Inca -- Languages -- At sea -- Hauntings & ghosts -- Australia -- Food -- Leaders -- Revolutionaries -- Celts -- Cats -- Mummies -- Ancient Egypt -- Medicine -- Ancestral Puebloans -- Maths -- Islamic golden age -- Oldest -- Toilets -- Rats -- Witches -- Tea -- Lost treasures -- Historic heists -- Trains -- Dancing -- Knights -- Games -- The end -- Glossaries -- Meet the FACTopians

juvenile

Follow ye olde trail of four hundred facts