Sajitha Nair
501 FACTS FACTORY: AMAZING SPACE MYSTERIES AND MARVELS by Gayathri Ponvannan Hachette Books, 2020, 167 pp., 299.00
November 2020, volume 44, No 11

A few weeks back I watched the movie Wonder and thought this book is the exact gift for a kid like Augie who is not only deeply interested but also understands astronomy. This book holds up its own place in the collection of books because it’s filled with pretty amazingly wonderful facts.

As a person who is not from a science background 501 Facts Factory was a mixture of fun and struggle for me. The target audience for this book is teenage kids and so, I wonder why the writer didn’t include some colourful images because it would have added more value to the content.

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