One day by the numbers by Steve Jenkins

What happens around in the world in twenty-four hours? This is another amazing book of infographics from author-illustrator Steve Jenkins as he shares lots of amazing facts and figures, summarised in pictures, charts and graphs in this new book perfect for curious kids.

Some of you may have seen the photos I shared of an intrigued young friend who started reading at 3.30pm and was still going at 7.30pm when I gave him 100 Things to Know About the Unknown recently, and this is definitely another one that will keep him entranced, as it will all our other young readers who have a penchant for non fiction and being enticed down rabbit holes as they strive to find out more about what has captured them.

The perfect evidence for why we need a vibrant non fiction collection.

In this latest addition to the By the Numbers series, readers can explore what happens around the world with humans, animals, and even microorganisms in just twenty-four hours. From how much humans eat and how far migrating animals travel in day to how often lightning strikes, readers travel beyond the clock and into what twenty-four hours looks like on a massive scale. As Europe's wildfires make headline news, we can learn that not only are these fires growing more frequent and more intense, but the equivalent of 125,000 soccer fields is burned by them every day!! And, at the other end of the scale, 16,000 Olympic swimming pools could be filled by the ice melting from glaciers and the Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets every day.

As well as being a model for the presentation of information that students could emulate, this is such an intriguing series it will keep the Xanders of this world engaged for hours, providing even more evidence of the importance of having a vibrant, current and promoted non fiction print collection. Who knows what might catch their eye and capture their curiosity?

Barbara Braxton