Synopses & Reviews
True or false?Real or fiction?
FACT OR FIB?and#160;Find out about science and the world around us . . . all by playing a game! Each book in this brightly illustrated and entertaining new series gives kids (and adults, too!) lots of chances to test their smarts.and#160;How much do you know about dinosaurs, bugs, and animals? Play a round of and#8220;Fact or Fiband#8221; and find out! Stegosaurus had the smallest brain of all the dinosaurs. An ant can lift a ladybug. There are about four million dogs in the world today. Which of these is trueand#8212;and which isn't? Each and#8220;fact or fiband#8221; features three statementsand#8212;but only two are totally true. Make your choices, turn the page, and see whether you're right or wrong, along with more cool facts about the topic.
Review
Praise for the FACT OR FIB? series:
andquot;Brightly colored backgrounds and large photos enliven the page layouts. An index lets readers return to their favorite facts . . . These titles are sure to be popular with students who enjoy collections of miscellanea, and kids will likely enjoy quizzing each other.andrdquo; andmdash;School Library Journal
Synopsis
How much do you know about dinosaurs, bugs, and animals? Play a round of and#8220;Fact or Fiband#8221; and find out!
Stegosaurus had the smallest brain of all the dinosaurs. An ant can lift a ladybug. There are about four million dogs in the world today. Which of these is trueand#8212;and which isn't?
Synopsis
True or false?
Real or fiction?
FACT OR FIB?Find out about science and the world around us . . . all by playing a game Each book in this brightly illustrated and entertaining new series gives kids (and adults, too ) lots of chances to test their smarts.How much do you know about dinosaurs, bugs, and animals? Play a round of Fact or Fib and find out Stegosaurus had the smallest brain of all the dinosaurs. An ant can lift a ladybug. There are about four million dogs in the world today. Which of these is true and which isn't? Each fact or fib features three statements but only two are totally true. Make your choices, turn the page, and see whether you're right or wrong, along with more cool facts about the topic.
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Synopsis
Is a basketball rim twice the width of the ball? Does the average person walk about 70,000 miles during a lifetime? Can playing sports help kids do better at school? And when a food label says andquot;natural ingredientsandquot; . . . could it mean
crushed bugs? Test your smarts about sports, fitness, and healthandmdash;and try to tell fact from fib.
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About the Author
Kathy Furgang started her editorial career working as an intern at the Childrenand#39;s Television Workshop Magazine Group, before movingand#160;on to Random House Books for Young Readers and then McGraw-Hill Education. Kathy is now a full-time freelance writer and editor who specializes in the Kandndash;8 educational markets in the areas of science, language arts, social studies, math, and ELL. For National Geographic Kids, she wrote Everything Weather: Facts, Photos, and Fun that Will Blow You Away! and Everything Money: A Wealth of Facts, Photos, and Fun!and#160;She has also written numerous workbooks for Flash Kids. Kathy lives in Albany, NY.