{"product_id":"9781526691330","title":"What's the Weirdest Thing About the World?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Edward Brooke-Hitching\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGeneral knowledge \u0026amp; trivia (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 October 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Bloomsbury Childrens Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 | 180g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The world is fantastic and enormous. It’s colourful, beautiful, exciting. Sometimes it’s dangerous, and occasionally it’s disgusting. You already know all of this. But, did you know just how weird a place the world can be?”From Labrador-sized pearls to salt-and-vinegar-flavoured grass, set off with Edward Brooke-Hitching on a fact-packed expedition to discover the strangest, silliest, and down-right weirdest things each continent has to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by QI elf and author extraordinaire, the second book in Brooke-Hitching’s spectacular new series is extraordinarily enlightening and seriously shareable. Both information- and humour-rich, it is a glorious treasure trove of bite-sized facts for children to either snack on throughout the week or gobble up all in one go. And with a ‘Who’s the Smartest?’ quiz at the end of each section, this book is the perfect companion for children determined to know their skelf from their spitters – and that’s a fact!Also available in this series: What’s the Weirdest Thing About Animals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49977692061955,"sku":"9781526691330","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781526691330.jpg?v=1792837026","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781526691330","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}