Customer Reviews

Ripley's Special Edition 2010 (Ripley's Believe It or Not (Special Edition))

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The edition has a plethora of unusual people
and phenomena like the following:
o bearded lady
o Ramana levitates
o pooch palace
o long eared lady
o waterfall riders
o David Blaine upside down
o a dentist operating with no hands
o the dog girl - just to mention a few

Buy this volume as a conversation piece
when company arrives.

Excellent book. I bought this book for my 14 year old cousin for Christmas and his birthday that is a few days after. I loved this book and I spent hours looking and reading the book before I wrapped it up! Also Amazon has superfast shipping!

I bought this book as a gift for my 8 year old nephew. He loved it. It kept him busy for hours looking at the bizarre pictures. I'd highly recommend it.

I am typing this review for my 10-year-old son, PJ, who says:

"I got this book at the Scholastic book fair at my school. Everyone who saw it was either amazed or creeped out. I showed it to all of my [older] cousins at Thanksgiving and they loved it. This book is better than the Guiness Book of World Records book because it's got more amazing stories and pictures. Some of the stuff in the book is hard to believe, like magnetic men, people with three nostrils, a cat with one eye, and a person who has his big toe for a thumb and two other fingers on one hand."

I grudgingly bought the book for my son because I'm happy when he finds something to read that captures his attention. So far, we're going on three days and he's still very much engaged. Obviously, this is not a Newbery award winner, but it's a step toward a fully-engaged imagination. It is well illustrated and laid out.

Full of fascinating facts that your child will be excited to tell you all about. Be warned that it can be hard to get them to put it down and go to sleep!

I recently bought this book for a 10-year-old who is fascinated with weird facts. Her eyeballs were as big as plates when she unwrapped it, and I frequently see her carrying it around or grabbing it for a car ride. She reads it again and again and never seems to tire of it! This book is a great bargain to keep kids busy.

Excellent book for an average 3rd grade reader! It has very interesting and unusual facts about topics that truly interest the young mind (and old mind as well!)! Some of the vocabulary is difficult but can be easily understood when an adult reads with the child. My 8 year old granddaughter loves reading the book and our 5 year old grandaughter loves listening to the reading and looking at the unusual pictures! It is a fun and unusual book and a great conversation piece! Recommended for anyone who wants to read with an inquisitive young person! Wonderful 3D cover that immediately arouses a young person's curiosity!

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN WITH IT BEING INTERESTING AND NOT BORING.

This book made a great Holiday gift for a teenage boy.
He didn't take his nose out of it all day. :)

My grandaughter is 9 and loves looking at this book for hours and hours.She is facinated with the oddities in the world.She took the book to shcool for all to see and she said they laughed alot.