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Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mitchell Symons
SeriesMitchell Symons' Trivia Books
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 126
ISBN/Barcode 9781862301849
ClassificationsDewey:032.02 032.02
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Red Fox
Publication Date 4 June 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

More fabulous facts revealed from the master of trivia Mitch Symons! Ever wondered why we have tonsils? Is there any cream in cream crackers? Why is the sea blue? And if kangaroos keep their babies in their pouches, what happens to all the poo?! Mitch Symons answers all these crazy questions and plenty more in this wonderfully funny and addictive book for children from 8 to 80! And yes, eating bogeys is good for you . . . but only your own!

Author Biography

Mitchell Symons was born in 1957 in London and educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE, where he studied just enough law to get a Third. Since leaving BBC TV, where he was a researcher and then a director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer of early editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit and has devised many television formats. Currently he writes an award-winning weekly column for the Sunday Express.

Reviews

Wonderful present idea for reluctant readers. Curiosity will overcome all resistance * Glasgow Herald * This absorbing anthology of unlikely information is a real treat . . . The answers are explained expertly and entertainingly and leave your brain stuffed with absurd trivia * Junior Education Plus * Answers some really tricky questions. * Sunday Express *