Puffin Book Club

Titles in this set

• Would you Believe - the losers were killed in Mayan football?!
• Would you Believe - in 1500, platform shoes were outlawed?!
• Would you Believe - in 1400, reading could save your life?!
• Would you Believe - a circus horse could count?!
• Would you Believe - two cyclists invented the aeroplane?!
• Would you Believe - Vatican City is a country?!
• Would you Believe - in Mexico, people picnic at granny's grave?!
• Would you Believe - cobwebs stop wounds bleeding?!
• Would you Believe - bed testers get paid to sleep?!
• Would you Believe - marzipan contains cyanide?!

Description

Do you like to discover totally wacky and laugh-out-loud funny facts? Then this collection is for you! You won't believe your eyes when you read all of the amazing and startling information in this set of incredible books. Here are just a few subjects covered by these completely crazy guides: the bloodthirsty games our ancestors used to play; the people who made music from cheese drums; the founders of Rome who were raised by a wolf - yes, a wolf!; how to use leeches to cure your ailments and not forgetting the boarding school where pupils shared their dormitories with chickens and turkeys! With all these fascinating stories at your fingertips, you?ll soon be astounding your friends and teachers with unbelievable facts!

• Age range: 9 +
• No. of pages: 48
• Size: 24.6cm x 18.9cm
• Format: Paperback