Did you know that humans share a third of their DNA with lettuces? That cockroaches fart every fifteen minutes? And that the average person spends six months of their life on the loo?
Irresistably funny facts that will make this book a surefire hit in the playground!
This collection of computer crack-ups is perfect for anyone who's utterly nutty about the net. It's packed full of cyber sillies and jokes with byte as well as top-tips on where to find the web pages. It also has advice on how to surf safely and how to get started if you're new to the net. So make sure you're not the last to log on for laughter and lots, lots, more.
Survival of the Funniest combines a strong theme, humour and advice on related websites - a formula which has proved so successful in John's previous books. Whether stranded in the desert or stuck in detention it helps to have well-tuned survival skills. And let's face it some of the stress kids can come up against at school or even at home can make some of those other survival situations seem like a picnic. But whatever pickle they find themselves in a sense of humour is one of the most useful survival tools of all. And if it's humour they're looking for they've picked up the right book! The book is split into sections such as Arctic, Jungle, finances etc - areas where survival skills would be handy. Each section contains related jokes and cartoons. At the back of the book is a list of websites where more serious or in-depth information can be sourced on all the touched-on topics such as how to mamgae your money, and how to really survive in a desert! ToJohn's quirky cartoons will accompany the jokes and tips.
He's madly sane and cleverly dotty. Professor Branestawm is the craziest genius you'll ever meet and he's back with this bumper collection of hilarious adventures, zany inventions and mind-boggling experiments. So open up for a wacky collection of stories, riddles, puzzles, tricks and tips...
You'll never get the better of Professor Branestawn but now you can at least get the best!
Did you know that humans share a third of their DNA with lettuces? That cockroaches fart every fifteen minutes? And that the average person spends six months of their life on the loo?
Irresistably funny facts that will make this book a surefire hit in the playground!
Finding himself alone on a desert island when everything and everyone he knows and loved has been washed away in a huge storm, Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He's also completely alone - or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no toes, wears strange lacy trousers like the grandfather bird and gives him a stick which can make fire.
Daphne, sole survivor of the wreck of the Sweet Judy, almost immediately regrets trying to shoot the native boy. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a spark. She's certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship's parrot.
As it happens, they are not alone for long. Other survivors start to arrive to take refuge on the island they all call the Nation and then raiders accompanied by murderous mutineers from the Sweet Judy. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things - including how to milk a pig and why spitting in beer is a good thing - and start to forge a new Nation.
As can be expected from Terry Pratchett, the master story-teller, this new children's novel is both witty and wise, encompassing themes of death and nationhood, while being extremely funny. Mau's ancestors have something to teach us all. Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone's lives!
From stinking stenches and nasty niffs to boggin' beasties and foul bodily functions, ogres like Shrek love anything gross - and so do we! With hundreds of disgusting facts, and tons of secrets about the world's most famous ogre, Shrek's Grossology is packed with revolting stuff that's guaranteed to make you grimace and gasp!
Including.. . * Shrek's Top 20 gross smells! * Over 50 ways to say fart! * Why whales vomit once a week! * Animals that line their nests with poo! * How to say 'That stinks!' abroad * Shrek's swamp - revealed! * Why mosquitoes love smelly feet! Plus... Mucus! Stinks! Wee! And loads more REALLY gross facts!
At long last, the anxious watchers at Puddleby-on-the-Marsh see the signal which means that Doctor Dolittle is on his way back from the moon!
To everyone's surprise, the Doctor arrives on the back of an enormous locust - and he, too, has reached an enormous size through years of living on the moon.
Explainations and thrilling tales of adventure follow the Doctor's return...
Did you know that squirrels can't see the colour red? That Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice? That only 30% of humans can flare their nostrils? Or that every year the average person eats 438 bugs by mistake?
Let Mitchell Symons be your guide into the weird and wonderful world of totally useless trivia!
Harry is in trouble. He's burned down the family kitchen so now has to spend a week of his summer hols with his uncle Tristram - who's heading off to stay with a new girlfriend - Morning Glory - on a tiny British island.
Harry doesn't expect it to be a lot of fun - with just a wacky competition at the end of the week to look forward to. He certainly didn't expect to discover all the beards. Or the angel on the mountain. Or the helicopters circling overhead all week. And he definitely didn't think it would be so wet...