How to Avoid a Wombat's Bum
by Mitchell Symons
Have you ever wondered how long it would take to walk to the sun (about 2,000 years, if you didn’t burn to a crisp!)? And did you know that a snail has 25,000 teeth?
These and many other fascinating and funny facts can be found in this book, which is guaranteed to have you hooked for hours. Sections include ‘The name of things you didn’t know had names’, ‘Toilet facts’ and ‘Stupid things people have said’ as well as animals, geography, words and numbers.
From the author of the Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You and How Much Poo Does an Elephant Do?
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
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Mitchell Symons
Mitchell Symons was born in London and educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE, where he studied Law. 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 column for the Sunday Express. Mitchell has won the Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Awards twice, for Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You and Do Igloos have Loos?
Mitchell Symons Photo: Random House
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