📚 Short Stories & Fact Books

Stories That Spark Curiosity!

Illustrated fact books and short stories for children aged 7–10. Real topics, fun facts, quizzes and vocabulary.

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📚 Fact Books

Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Skyscrapers
How tall is the world’s tallest building? Why do they sway in the wind? Amazing facts about giants of glass and steel!
6 quiz questions8 vocab wordsKS2
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Oceans & Seas
Oceans cover 71% of Earth — and most has NEVER been explored! Meet the blue whale, giant squid and the pitch-black Mariana Trench! 🌊
10 questions7 vocab wordsKS2
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Dinosaurs
T. rex teeth were 30cm long! Dinosaurs ruled Earth for 165 MILLION years — and birds are their living descendants today! 🦕
10 questions7 vocab wordsKS2
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Space & Planets
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on ALL Earth’s beaches! Meet Saturn’s rings, 8 planets and black holes! 🌞
10 questions7 vocab wordsKS2
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Tractors
GPS so accurate it steers within 2.5 cm! A combine harvests 40 tonnes of grain per hour. Meet the mighty machines that feed the world! 🔥
6 quiz questions8 vocab wordsKS2
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Horses
Horses can see 350° around them! The record high jump is 2.47 metres. Discover the incredible animals that changed human history! 🏆
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
LEGO
Over 400 BILLION bricks made — that’s 50 for every person on Earth! LEGO is also the world’s biggest tyre manufacturer! 🏛️
6 quiz questions8 vocab wordsKS2
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Volcanoes
Lava reaches 1,200°C and 50–70 volcanoes erupt every year! Discover the fiery giants that built our planet! 🔥
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Sharks
Sharks use 30,000 teeth in a lifetime and can detect blood 400 metres away! Meet the kings of the ocean! 👀
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Rainforests
Rainforests cover just 6% of Earth but contain more than half of all species! A football pitch is lost every second! 🐾
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
The Human Body
Your heart beats 100,000 times a day and your brain has 86 billion neurons! Explore your incredible machine! 👀
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Ancient Egypt
The pyramids were built 4,500 years ago using 2.3 million stone blocks! Explore mummies, pharaohs and hieroglyphics! 👀
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Weather & Storms
Lightning is 5 times hotter than the sun and Earth is struck 8 million times per day! Explore extreme weather! 🌩
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Robots & Technology
Over 3.5 million robots work in factories and AI can beat world champions at chess! Explore the future! 👀
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Fact Book • Ages 7–11
The Romans
The Roman Empire ruled 70 million people and built 80,000 km of roads. They founded London and gave us the calendar! ⚔️
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Fact Book • Ages 7–11
Vikings
Vikings reached North America 500 years before Columbus and gave us the words sky, egg and window! ⛵️
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Fact Book • Ages 7–11
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece gave us democracy, the Olympics and philosophy — ideas still shaping the world 2,500 years later! 🤺
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Fact Book • Ages 7–11
Anglo-Saxons
Most everyday English words — house, bread, water, child — come from the Anglo-Saxons, who shaped England for 600 years! 👑
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Lions
A lion’s roar travels 8 km and lionesses do all the hunting! Only 25,000 wild lions remain. 🌟
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Elephants
Elephant trunks have 100,000 muscles and elephants recognise themselves in mirrors! The largest land animals on Earth. 🧠
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Penguins
Emperor penguins survive −60°C and male penguins go 4 months without food to hatch their eggs! ❄️
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Fact Book • Ages 7–10
Whales
The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth and its call reaches 188 decibels — louder than a jet! 🐌
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📚 Short Stories

Year 3 • Age 7–8
The Minecraft Adventure
10 questions • Priya teaches Leo to survive the night
Year 3 • Age 7–8
The Harvest
10 questions • Finn rides the combine harvester with Grandma
Year 4 • Age 8–9
The Dance Show
10 questions • Maya's first performance on stage