- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (24 Nov 2011)
- Language French
- ISBN-10: 0399536663
- ISBN-13: 978-0399536663
- Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 2 x 15.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 317,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Learn Something Every Day entertains and informs readers with illustrations representing such fun-filled facts as:
- Charlie Chaplin placed third in a Chaplin look-alike contest
- Emerson Moser, Crayola's senior crayon maker, revealed at retirement that he was color-blind
- Elvis Presley received a C grade in music class
- And much, much more!
About the Author
Young is Peter Jarvis and Gethin Vaughan. Previous to setting up the design studio We Are Young, they each worked at various design/advertising studios, producing work for EMI, Tate and the BBC. Author website: learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk.
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Courtesy of Teens Read Too,
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Learn Something Every Day (Paperback)
Here's a fun, colorful book of odd facts that is sure to stimulate discussion.LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY is a collection of interesting, although fairly useless, facts. It is the type of book that could be picked up casually and read in a random fashion; however, once a reader gets a peek at just a few of the unique facts, it will be difficult to put this one down. Here are a few samples to whet your appetite: "Staying awake for two weeks can kill you." "Ferrets can suffer from depression." "Originally brides carried flowers to mask body odor." "The longest carrot was nearly 20 feet long." The facts are printed on lively colored pages and include simple but appropriate illustrations. This book is perfect to motivate reluctant readers. Simply hand them this book and you'll "catch" them reading before they realize what they're doing. LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY is also a great gift for the trivia buff who already has one of everything! Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
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4.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
cute and fun,
By Tiffany A. Harkleroad "Tiffanys Bookshelf" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Learn Something Every Day (Paperback)
Who does not love learning little bits of trivia? What if you could learn a new fact for every day of the year? What color was Elvis' hair naturally, and was he an only child? What did a bigwig at Crayola confess upon retirement? All kinds of amusing, and at times outrageous, facts are contained in this illustrated book.I thought this book was just so cool. I am a sucker for trivia and unusual facts, so this book was right up my alley. The pages are brightly colored, and each page is accompanied by a really cute illustration, so it was really fun to read. Even though this book is not all that long and does not contain all that much text, I still was not able to sit down and read it all at once. I think I started to suffer from fact overload. I read it over the course of a few days. For those apt to read in the bathroom, whether in the tub or otherwise indisposed, this makes great reading, because, well, like I said, it is fun. One thing I will say, some of the facts in the book made me want to go do research, because they were so unusual or hard to believe. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, it will get people reading more about those topics. So all in all, a cute little novelty book that anyone would enjoy. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too,
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Learn Something Every Day (Paperback)
Here's a fun, colorful book of odd facts that is sure to stimulate discussion.LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY is a collection of interesting, although fairly useless, facts. It is the type of book that could be picked up casually and read in a random fashion; however, once a reader gets a peek at just a few of the unique facts, it will be difficult to put this one down. Here are a few samples to whet your appetite: "Staying awake for two weeks can kill you." "Ferrets can suffer from depression." "Originally brides carried flowers to mask body odor." "The longest carrot was nearly 20 feet long." The facts are printed on lively colored pages and include simple but appropriate illustrations. This book is perfect to motivate reluctant readers. Simply hand them this book and you'll "catch" them reading before they realize what they're doing. LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY is also a great gift for the trivia buff who already has one of everything! Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Totally fun,
By S. Patton "Tundrababe" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Learn Something Every Day (Paperback)
This is a great book for most ages. Perfect coffee table book, conversation starter, and the illustrations are adorable. Not Dickens, for sure, but you do learn something new. Just don't cruise through it through one sitting like my friend did, because now we can't share facts with each other, boo!
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