Andrew Pettie is a writer, editor and journalist who has contributed to The Times, Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph, where he was Head of Culture. Andrew is the author of Listified! (published by Britannica Books) and the editor of Britannica Magazine. Conrad Quilty-Harperis a journalist at Bloomberg News in London. He previously worked at New Scientist, British GQ, the Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph, often using data and infographics to tell stories. He plays the trombone, likes aeroplanes, and his favourite type of graph is the sankey diagram. Valentina D’Efilippo is an award-winning data visualiser and illustrator. She is the co-creator of The Infographic History of the World (Firefly, 2013) which has been sold in 9 languages, she presented a TedX talk on Data Design in 2021, and she leads workshops for students and professionals, including masterclasses with The Guardian about visual storytelling with data. This is her first children’s book. Britannica Group is a global education leader with over 250 years of dedication to seeking out facts and providing insight into the mysteries of the universe. Britannica’s mission to inspire curiosity and the joy of learning helps build the world’s future thinkers and innovators. Valentina D’Efilippo is an award-winning data visualiser and illustrator. She is the co-creator of The Infographic History of the World (Firefly, 2013) which has been sold in 9 languages, she presented a TedX talk on Data Design in 2021, and she leads workshops for students and professionals, including masterclasses with The Guardian about visual storytelling with data. This is her first children’s book.
"""A treasure trove of sparkling facts… absorbingly informative."" * Daily Telegraph * ""This is an utterly wonderful book. A real page-turner, with one 'wow' after another, whether it's about the lengths of animals' tongues and tails, or the seven types of poo. And for a statistician, it's great to read a book that deals with magnitudes and comparisons, with the bonus of imaginative and engaging graphics."" -- Professor David Speigelhalter ""The perfect antidote to tablets and TV! My kids sit down with this captivating book for hours (usually with me peering over their shoulders)."" -- Dan Snow ""Numbers have never been so illuminating! In this unique and gorgeous encyclopaedia, children will be able to engage with data and see how it explains the world."" -- Alex Bellos, author of 'Alex’s Adventures in Numberland' and 'Football School' ""Endlessly fascinating and exciting... A brilliant family resource."" * Juno magazine * ""This is an engaging children’s reference book with a visual approach to information...As you would expect from a children’s encyclopaedia, there will be something of interest for everyone, and this book also exposes young readers to useful data literacy skills."" -- Five Books ""Through clever infographics and colourful charts and maps, kids will learn a treasure trove of facts and figures about the world."" -- Good Housekeeping Selected as one of the best kids books of 2023 -- Five Books ""A new infographic-style, visual encyclopedia that covers astonishing information about space, Earth, animals, humans and technology this is really a feast of information."" -- WRD Magazine ""There could be no more exhilarating and visually stunning way to understand and marvel at the world around us."" -- Lancashire Evening Post “Infographics are highly visual and make information easy to understand”. -- Sunday Telegraph ""I was one of those children who is a visual learner and there is so much brilliant content"" -- Martin Chilton * Independent *"