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Become a Genius in a Year: Discover Mind-Boggling Facts Every Day of the Year in This Hilarious New Book!
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EducationGamesGeneral Juvenile Nonfiction
Publisher Price: $12.99
ISBN13: 9781400354924
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.19 Depth: 7.75
Language: English
Warning: this book may cause sudden outbreaks of random genius behavior. Inside are 365 days of outrageous facts, ridiculous discoveries, weird science, and enough trivia to make everyone at the dinner table say, How do you even KNOW that?
Become a Genius in a Year mixes laugh-out-loud humor with fascinating facts to create a delightfully weird reading experience kids will keep picking up again and again. Inside you'll find:
- Mind-boggling facts for every day of the year
- Funny science, history, animals, space, and gross-out trivia
- Packed with quirky illustrations and playful humor
- Perfect for reluctant readers and curious kids alike
- Bite-sized entries made to be read daily make it easy to pick up anytime
If your kid loves asking strange questions at dinner, blurting out random animal facts in the car, or collecting weird knowledge like tiny treasure goblins collect shiny rocks, this book is ready to become their new obsession. Covering a huge range of science topics, including space, animals, inventions, nature, and the wonderfully odd side of how the world works.
Recommended for ages 8-12, it's especially perfect for kids who love fun facts, joke books, weird history, or those can I tell you something gross? conversations. With delightful illustrations and easy to digest content delivered in shorter formats it can turn any reluctant readers into book lovers.
Become a Genuis in a Year makes a fantastic gift. Birthdays, holidays, reward presents, road trips, classroom libraries, rainy-day surprises... it fits almost anywhere a curious kid exists. Especially the kind who asks, Did you know octopuses have three hearts? before breakfast.
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