Fact or Fib?: A Challenging Game of True or False (Volume 1) - Softcover

Furgang, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 145490982X ISBN 13: 9781454909828

Publisher: Union Square Kids, 2014

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathy Furgang started her editorial career working as an intern at the Children's Television Workshop Magazine Group, before moving 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 K-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! She had also written numerous workbooks for Flash Kids. Kathy lives in Albany, NY.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–5—Fact or fib? That's what kids will have to decide when they peruse these titles. Readers are presented with three statements on one spread: two true and one false. The following spread has the answers, along with brief additional information. Volume one quizzes kids on their knowledge of dinosaurs, insects, and other animals, while volume two covers space, technology, and the human body. Brightly colored backgrounds and large photos enliven the page layouts. An index lets readers return to their favorite facts, but no sources are noted. These titles are sure to be popular with students who enjoy collections of miscellanea, and kids will likely enjoy quizzing each other. Unfortunately, the books are marred by errors; for example, in volume one, the statement "Tarantulas are the longest-living spiders" is marked as a fib, and the explanatory statement doesn't say which spiders do live longest. (Other sources name the tarantula as the longest living.) The National Geographic "Weird but True!" series appeals to a similar audience.—Jackie Partch, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

About this edition

• Publisher: Union Square Kids
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 145490982X
• ISBN 13: 9781454909828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208