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Weird But True: 300 Outrageous Facts (National Geographic Kids) [Paperback]

National Geographic Kids (Author), Jonathan Halling (Illustrator)
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December 22, 2009 6 and up1 and upNational Geographic Kids
At last, all those weird but true facts that readers of National Geographic Kids love so much are collected into a fun-filled book that you’ll come back to again and again!

Weird But True is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many readers of National Geographic Kids magazine turn to first. Why? Well did you know that... Peanut butter can be converted into a diamond? The world’s oldest pet goldfish lived to be 43 years old? The world’s longest soap bubble was as long as four school buses? On Neptune, the wind blows up to 1,243 miles an hour? An elephant’s tooth can weigh as much as a bowling ball?

All of the facts in this handy book will amaze friends and family: Animals Superpowers...Chills and Thrills...Eat or Be Eaten...Mini and Mega...Wild and Crazy, and much, much more. Adjacent pages for such facts present a one-paragraph explanation of how that fact is possible or why it is so.

Wacky facts, fascinating information, and lively art combine in this easy-to-browse, casual reference book that is sure to give young readers hours of fun.

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books; Original edition (December 22, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 142630594X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1426305948
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Terrific Book! May 19, 2010
Format:Paperback
My son chose this book himself at his school book fair. For the last few days, this book has been his constant companion -- and I understand why. The weird but true facts in the book are funnny, interesting, thought provoking, and presented in a dynamic manner with excellent illustrations. My son likes the book very very much, has memorized several of 300 weird but true facts. In fact, we have agreed to give the book away as a gift to several other children.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Gross but fascinating July 4, 2010
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This is not a book with a plot or anything -- just a list of random weird facts. But my 9 year old finds it FANTASTIC and has read it several times including many of them he insists on reading out loud to us! :)
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9 year old son loved it April 21, 2010
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My son kept us entertained all day Easter Sunday with this gift. We had to take it away during Easter dinner so we could talk about something else!
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My daughter loved this book.
I read this book to my 5 year old daughter. We both found it fasinating--so much so that she kept running into her dad's room and telling him what she had just learned. Read more
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Great book for all ages
I bought this book for my 8 yr old son for Christmas. He loathes reading. I have tried many books and had the hardest time keeping him interested past the title page. Read more
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For Kids..Weird But True
Bought this for my Grandson. Read it myself first. Fun facts. Nice pictures. He is 8 and really seems to enjoy it.
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Some Snails Can Sleep For Three Years...
"Weird But True" is a book culling facts from "National Geographic Kids" magazine and presenting them as free-form thoughts, which makes the book perfect for children who are smart... Read more
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Bought this and the first two books for a 6 and 7 yr old for Christmas and know they will get a kick out of it as will their fathers
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This is a fun book for the kids to thumb thru when they feel like it. My children have told me several neat-o facts they learned via the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mom of four little lambs
Interesting, but not much to it
I purchased this for my son who loves interesting facts. Most facts were just a sentence and so he knocked this whole book out in no time. Read more
Published 7 months ago by shari8418
Wonderfully fun book
My daugher picked up this book in a store a couple years ago. At the time she was an avid NON READER! She carried it around with her while we shopped and she read. Read more
Published 8 months ago by rchtinsl2
Awesome book!
My 9 year old daughter is so much like me; she will read factual books all day long but put a work of fiction in front of her, and she resists. Read more
Published 12 months ago by melinda the attorney mom
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