From the #1New York Timesbestselling World Almanac comes a fullcolor, fulloffun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about science, nature, and peopleeverything on planet Earth and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything: AnimalsDogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and moreCultureArt, holidays, food, movies, and moreDisastersEarthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and moreGeographyOceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and moreGeologyVolcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and moreHuman Body and MedicineDiseases, organs, senses, and other weird and wonderful human body facts.Record-settersAll about the biggest, smallest, fastest, tallest, and moreSpaceThe moon, stars, planets, human spaceflight, and moreSportsBasketball, baseball, football, hockey, Olympic, and soccer superstars past and present, and moreTechnologyComputers, drones, inventions, and moreThe World Almanac5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and Peopleprovides kids, teachers, and families timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates.