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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
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.
Publisher
Guinness World Records
Pub. Date
©2000
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Description
Contains thousands of records that span every field of human and non-human endeavors, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, unusual rituals, and many others.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
Description
A guide to the world's most amazing and awesome wonders features stunning photos and incredible information that reveal the truth, history, and scientific explanation behind all that's wow-worthy in our universe.
8) Crop circles
Author
Publisher
KidHaven Press/Thomson Gale
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Investigate the incredible phenomenon of crop circles.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
336 pages
Description
"Erika Engelhaupt, founding editor of National Geographic's Gory Details blog, explores oft-ignored but alluring facets of biology, anatomy, space exploration, nature, and more. Featuring reporting and interviews with leading researchers in the field, Gory Details illuminates the world's most intriguing real-world applications of science"--
11) The lost room
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (284 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the 1960s, an unknown event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into items of wonder: indestructible objects with extraordinary powers that are sought by those who know their secrets.
Publisher
World Almanac Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1007 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
Description
The World Almanac is America's bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2023 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2022 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a treasure trove of political, economic, scientific...
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]-
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Description
"Don't miss this all-new Ripley's Believe It or Not! which features 144 full-color pages of the most incredible facts, strangest discoveries, and weirdest wonders of the world!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Description
Set in the present day in the rural community of Feathertown, Tennessee, Flight Behavior tells the story of Dellarobia Turnbow, a petite, razor-sharp 29-year-old who nurtured worldly ambitions before becoming pregnant and marrying at seventeen. Now, after more than a decade of tending to small children on a failing farm, oppressed by poverty, isolation and her husband's antagonistic family, she has mitigated her boredom by surrendering to an obsessive...
Author
Publisher
Cider Mill Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
vii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Description
"...MOVIE NIGHT TRIVIA runs the gamut from questions about old classics to new releases. This beautiful, full-color gift book is picture-perfect (pun intended) for an Oscar party, or simply a night of family laughs. Answers are listed at the base of each page, rather than the back of the book, in order to minimize frustrating and time-consuming page-flipping. Challenge yourself with true-or-false lightning rounds at the end of each chapter to prove...
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 145 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
A circus arrives in a small village in Hungary. Instead of exotic animals and acrobats, it features jars of medical anomalies. It creates tension in the village as a shadowy figure incites violence among its inhabitants.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Description
This charming reference introduces young readers to the wider world by exploring languages, landscapes, weather, animals, capital cities, mountains, deserts, and other landscapes and landforms, and more. It encourages kids to get play with activities such as creating a mini-rainforest in a bottle and singing a simple song in Spanish. More than 100 colorful photos are paired with kid-friendly and age-appropriate maps along with basic facts about each...
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