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Children's quizzes

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a curious question for every day of the year

Everything Under the Sun

"The only thing better than the questions, in this delightful and informative book, is the answers." - Neil Gaiman 
"This book is GLORIOUS. It's heart-and-soul fabulous, page after page." - Stephen Fry 
"One of the best kids books I have ever had the pleasure of reading" - Pandora Sykes 
"This book is heaven on a stick" - Sophie Dahl 
 
A wonderful new paperback edition of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. 
 
How much bamboo can a giant panda eat? 
Do aliens exist? 
What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister? 
Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads? 
 
Find out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more! 
Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum. 
 
Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round. 
 
Illustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield. 
 
Praise for Everything Under the Sun: 
 
"Trivia fans will relish Everything Under the Sun" - The Guardian 
"A brilliant book for any child, but particularly those who don't love reading stories" - David Walliams 
"A wonderful gift for families" - Evening Standard 
"A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space" - Scottish Sun 
"Simply mesmerising compendium" - Waterstones 
"As cute as it is educational" - Babyccino Kids 
"This is a book to treasure all year round" - My Baba 
"An absolute delight" - David Walliams

How much bamboo can a giant panda eat? 
Do aliens exist? 
What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister? 
Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads? 
 
Find out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more! 
Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum. 
 
Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round. 
 
Illustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield.

A curious question for every day of the year

Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World

How were rollerskates invented? 
How do boats float? 
Do snails go upside down? 
Where is the happiest place in the world? 
 
 
Find out the answers to these curious questions from children from all around the globe. 
Ponder about why we daydream with author and illustrator, Lauren Child. Find out if people can mind read with magician, Derren Brown. Learn about everything from wormholes in spacetime to how frogs jump with expert scientists. 
 
Illustrated by talented, international artists: Folasade Adeshida, Neil Badenhorst, Belinda Chen, Sophie Escavy Lim, Marta Antelo, Fernando Martin, Juliana Eigner, Andrés Landazabal, Henry Rancourt, Francesca Tiley, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Meg Rennie 
 
Praise for Everything Under the Sun: 
 
'Trivia fans will relish Everything Under the Sun' - The Guardian 
"A wonderful gift for families" - Evening Standard 
"This is a book to treasure all year round" - My Baba 
"As cute as it is educational" - Babyccino Kids 
"A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space" - Scottish Sun 
"Simply mesmerising compendium" - Waterstones 
"A beautiful gem of a book" - BookTrust 
"Fascinating for anyone who opens it" - Red magazine

Molly Oldfield is the host of 'Everything Under the Sun', a weekly podcast answering questions from children all around the world. The podcast went straight to Number 1 on the 'kids and family' Apple podcasts chart, when it launched in November 2018 and it won Bronze for 'Best Family Podcast' at the British Podcast Awards 2019. Molly also writes the weekly Kids' Quiz in the Guardian. She is known as The Original QI Elf and spent twelve years researching and writing questions for the BBC quiz show. She is also the author of several other children's books - The Secret Museum, Wonders of the World's Museums and Natural Wonders of the World. 
 
You can find out information about how to send in questions to the podcast at: www.everythingunderthesun.co.uk

How were rollerskates invented? 
How do boats float? 
Do snails go upside down? 
Where is the happiest place in the world? 
 
Discover the answers to all these curious questions – and many more! – asked children from all around the globe. 
 
Ponder about why we daydream with author and illustrator Lauren Child. Find out if people can mind read with magician Derren Brown. Learn about everything from wormholes in spacetime to how frogs jump with expert scientists. 
 
Illustrated by talented, international artists: Folasade Adeshida, Neil Badenhorst, Belinda Chen, Sophie Escavy Lim, Marta Antelo, Fernando Martin, Juliana Eigner, Andrés Landazabal, Henry Rancourt, Francesca Tiley, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Meg Rennie

Molly Oldfield

A question for every day of the year

Can you answer 366 curious questions from children all around the world? Quiz your friends and family and discover fascinating facts about our world and beyond! 
<ul><li>Which animal has the most eyes? (Scallops have 200 eyes!)</li><li>Why is blue cheese stinky? (Because it is full of mould!)</li><li>Why do we have eyebrows? (To protect our eyes help us express ourselves!)</li></ul>All 366 multiple choice questions are accompanied with interesting facts and are gorgeously illustrated throughout, making this the perfect gift for Christmas. 
 
Whether you try a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to enjoy and discover all year round! 
 
Based on the award-winning podcast, and original book by Molly Oldfield, Everything Under the Sun.

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