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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
A treasury of nose-wrinkling facts, quizzes, recipes and trivia includes entries about how a group of skunks is called a "stench," how snail slime was once an ingredient in cough syrup and more.
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2012], c2008
Physical Desc
36 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Description
Highlights unusual geographic and cultural wonders from around the world, from Alaska's extreme weather and characteristics of well-preserved mummies to a Texas festival celebrating fire ants and a Korean house shaped like a toilet.
Series
Ripley's believe it or not! volume 3
Publisher
Ripley Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
207 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.
Description
"Get ready to be grossed out--in a good way! This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and jam-packed with more icky, zany fun! Step up to the plate and try not to lose your lunch, with 300 all-new, amazing facts plus photos that kids just can't get enough of"--
13) Brilliant birds
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Provides simple information about different birds. Text consists of short and simple sentences, high-interest information, easy vocabulary with a high degree of phonic regularity and lots of repetition.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations, photographs, maps ; 23 cm
Description
"What's so weird about U.S. presidents? Plenty! Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a great wrestler? That Ulysses S. Grant got a speeding ticket riding his horse -- twice! Or that Benjamin Harrison was afraid of electricity? And let's not forget that President McKinley had a pet parrot that whistled 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' duets with him! In this new single-subject Weird But True book, you'll have a blast learning that there's a lot of substance...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ripley Publishing, a Jim Pattison Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
Description
Features strange stories, feats, and oddities from all over the world, including a cat with twenty-eight toes and a man who lived in a sand castle.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Description
Discover Earth's strangest natural wonders, animals, festivals, ancient architecture, news, and more in this annual compendium of everything Weird But True! fans love ... and then some. Readers will journey across the seven continents, dive into the ocean, and even blast off into space to discover a whole wide world of weird. From volcano-surfing in Nicaragua to a beach in Japan where the "sand" is shaped like stars to extreme ironing competitions...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Description
Introduces readers to the concept of weather, combining vivid photographs with elementary facts to explain how weather systems work and the environmental conditions they create.
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