Another week and another GiveAway… This is our final GiveAway for the month of November after a month jam-packed with GiveAways… our previous MapStudio GiveAway: Coffee Culture is closed and you can look forward to the the results being published over the weekend. Our Justin Bonello GiveAway is still going strong… if you want to know all about the Karoo then pop over and enter that GiveAway too. Meanwhile this weeks GiveAway is What the Fact: 100s of useful facts everyone wants to know by from the MapStudio Team.
So here is a book that is packed with the most incredible facts… facts, facts, facts… pages and pages of the most amazing facts. This book is divided into twelve chapters… ranging from people, geography, the environment… business and technology, food and drink an even mysteries. Pages and pages of interesting goodies presented in easy to read blocks, lists, charts, maps and infographics. World facts and local facts…
Famous South Africans, Nobel Prize winners… famous authors. Unique things about South Africa, and the world… World Heritage sites in South Africa, and then in the world; Fastest growing cities in Africa, and fastest growing cities in the world; Strangest town names in South Africa and strangest town names in the world. Famous South African battle sites, and famous battle sites in the world… strange and unusual South African food and beverages; famous unsolved mysteries here and abroad.
I have to say that some of the facts take this book out of the “kid category” into the “teen category.” My kids would probably be a little concerned about ghostly encounters and notorious criminals. That being said… this is a great read for teens and up and because it has a working index it makes a good reference guide too. Strange and unusual facts and heaps of snippets to broaden your general knowledge, not to mention great conversation starters…
The GiveAway
We have two copies of What the Fact to GiveAway to our readers a copy for a reader in South Africa and one abroad…
We love it when our readers leave us comments, so to enter… leave us a comment: Tell us if you are reading our blog from South Africa or from anywhere else in the world.
This GiveAway works in the usual way, leave a comment before the end of Sunday, 30 November 2014. We will draw and publish the winners after that. I won’t respond to your comments as we do on our other posts because we don’t want to be included in our own giveaway. Our GiveAways are open to everyone: If you have won a GiveAway before never fear – enter away. If you live on the far side of the world – enter away. Postage takes forever from here but eventually it should get to you! Good luck and happy commenting!!!
We would like to thank MapStudio who supplied us with a copy of this book to review and two copies to GiveAway. We were not paid for the review and the opinions expressed in it are as usual, entirely our own.
I have been following you since the Cape Town Meetup and really enjoy your blog. I may not comment on your stories, but I thoroughly enjoy it.
Thanx for the awesome reviews and bit and pieces of evert day life. Atleast I know we all have similar stories.
Reading from Pretoria South Africa. My kids love books with facts – they would love this one
This giveaway looks so fun – that book would be right up my boys’ alley! We are reading from Bostwick, GA, USA – where we are busy preparing for Thanksgiving tomorrow! xo
I love reading your blog. I found it through 3 kids, 2 dogs and 1 old house. I read it from Bellville in Cape Town. So inspiring and informative. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!
I am reading from South Africa. Very impressed with all the new books and ideas. Comes across that your growing from strength to strength and will be a household name soon
I wish I could do separate entries for each child for this one!!! My oldest would go NUTS for this!
I am reading your blog from Ragley, Louisiana in the USA. I have followed your blog for a couple of years now when I found it through one of the posts on Sonlight’s blog. Love your entries. You blog about the most interesting things. Would love to win this book and share with my children.
Reading from Durban South Africa, been following you for many many years now, love your blog and all your interesting posts
Wow who doesn’t love a fact book !?
Reading from over in the United States. My 14yo brother is learning about Africa in school right now. This would be a great Christmas surprise. 🙂
Reading from a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, as my eldest got pneumonia last week (but she’s recovering quite well!)… I’ve been following your blog for a long time, as I have 3 little girls and I enjoy and learn a lot from your posts!! xo
My boys would love this book! I am reading from just down the road (Cape Town).
Reading from centurion South Africa. This looks like such an educative and interesting book
Another great book for my kids to dive into! Thanks