The Encyclopedia of Weird [Mass Market Paperback]

Sheila De La Rosa (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

From A to Z and everything in between, here's a page-turning, eyebrow-raising head-shaking collection of "too-werid-to-be-true" facts.

For instance. Turkey vultures are big meat-eaters. But they hate to kill. Instead, they feast on succulent leftovers...like roadkill! Potent stomach acids help them digest the "ripe" meat. Yum....

The longest worm in the world measure as astounding 180 feet long!

A man in Minnesota claims to have wound the world's largest twine ball: it's more than twelve feet around and weighs more than 21,000 pounds!

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About the Author

Sheila De La Rosa is a freelance editor who has written for Disney Adventures magazine. She is the author of Ghost Files: Creepy...But True? in addition to Encyclopedia of the Weird.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Torkids (April 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812555368
• ISBN-13: 978-0812555363
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #19 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Reference & Nonfiction > Encyclopedias
  • #57 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Fun Facts > Trivia
  • #65 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Mystery & Wonders

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5.0 out of 5 stars For "Believe It or Not Fans"!!, November 9, 2003

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This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Weird (Mass Market Paperback)

This great collection of weird stuff is for both youngsters and big kids (too!) who are fans of the "Believe or Not" kind of stuff that will often surprise you.

The author began this writing project after hearing about a smalltown museum that has two fleas dressed up like a bride and groom! (She found it, too!) She goes on to say that her favorite discoveries are the historical items: some Civil War soldiers were not men!; the post office once used camels for delivery! Then there's the man with the collection of 1,060 different air-sickness bags!

Kids will love, of course, reading about the longest worm in the world.

Chapters are organized by Animals, People, Places, Lifestyles.