Book of Amazing Facts: A Children's Guide to the World

by Reader's Digest Association

Featuring more than three thousand photographs and illustrations, this informative reference for children provides answers to more than four hundred frequently asked questions about Planet Earth, The Living World, The Human Body, Science and Technology, and The Human World. 10,000 first printing.

400 pages, Hardcover

First published December 12, 1988

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The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.