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Weird But True: 300 Outrageous Facts Paperback – December 22, 2009

by National Geographic Kids (Author), Jonathan Halling (Illustrator)
4.7 out of 5 stars 85 customer reviews
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  • Age Range: 8 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: 3 - 7
  • Series: Weird But True
  • 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: 6.5 x 0.5 x 6.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 starsTerrific Book!
By A Customer on May 19, 2010
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars9 year old son loved it
By RNMomof2 on 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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5.0 out of 5 starsGross but fascinating
By J. deRenzy on 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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5.0 out of 5 starsThis'll Perk Their Curiosity!
By P. Kingsriter on May 9, 2011
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This is a rare case of "you CAN judge a book by its cover". Every fact presented in this entertaining and fascinating book IS weird and true. Many pages will leave the reader shaking their heads saying things like, "No way..." or just "Whoa," often wanting to learn more about the amazing statement. One often wishes there was accompanying explanations for the astounding facts, but that'll just have to be research for another day.

There are a few facts per full-color page and the graphics and design are engaging but not distracting. There are a couple of facts more gentle readers might find "gross", but they'll be largely palatable for the average elementary schooler's curious mind.

If you've got a budding explorer, scientist, adventurer, or trivia buff, this would be an excellent and entertaining way to perk their curiosity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars9 Year Old Son Loves It!!
By Amazon Customer on April 28, 2011
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I bought this for my 9 year old for Christmas. He absolutely loves this book, reads it all the time! There is no plot, nor is there meant to be one. Some reviews have downgraded the review because of that but i think its pretty obvious what kind of a book it is.

Books come in all styles, and as parents we all know getting our children to read ANY book is a chore. Thankfully my son loves to read and the problem in our house is finding books to challenge him! This was a whacky, fun read for him

Highly reccommend!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA book for everyone
By C. Wilson on April 13, 2011
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I got this book from the library and it's so inteteresting and I promise there is no way you have heard most of these facts before. I had to buy the book. Did you know, from Earth you always look at the same side of the moon. Or, a newborn kangaroo is about as long as a paper clip. It's fun for the whole family to read together. Highly recommend and it's not crazy expensive.....
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5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome Book!
By T. Pgast on December 29, 2010
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My 10 year old absolutely loves this book! He read it from the minute he got it!! I actually enjoy him reading some of the facts to me! It's a great book!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThink your child can't read? Give him this book and you just might be pleasantly surprised!
By Yogamom67 on October 14, 2013
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My son loves these books. We started reading National Geographic Kids books when he was about six (he's nine now) and I can honestly say that these books have been instrumental in teaching him to read. His favorites are those from the "Weird, But True" series. We own the first five books in the series and have the ones not yet published on pre-order.

One weekend last spring, our son actually read one entire 300 pg. book from this series to my husband and I over the course of two days - 50 pg.s three times a day until he'd finished. I mention this because last year my son was sent to a reading specialist because his teacher was concerned that he was reading below his age-level. Although I was happy for him to receive the extra attention from the specialist, I always doubted that he had any real problems reading because he read the Nat'l Geo books to us constantly. Thankfully, I was right. He no longer sees the reading specialist, reads above his grade-level, and even reads out-loud to his classmates at lunchtime.

Why is this so important? Because kids are often labeled as poor readers when it's not that they can't read, but rather that they simply aren't interested in what they are being given to read. My teen-age step-daughter grew up thinking that she was a poor reader, too. That all changed when I gave her the Twilight Series. She read the last book, "Breaking Dawn," (756 pages) in less than 48 hours!

There are several elements that make the Nat'l Geo Weird, But True series so appealing, particularly to elementary aged boys. The layouts are very simple, not cluttered. Each fact is only one or two sentences long. The font is much larger than what you would find in a typical chapter book designed for this age group.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book!

My grandson has not put this down. He loves it!

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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book for kids

My grandsons are happy with this book.....I would recommend it ......

Published 1 month ago by Bonnie
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book for the Car

This has been a fun book for my daughter to read out loud to me while we are driving. Interesting facts. I plan on buying the others in the series.

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5.0 out of 5 starsHe tells us all "You'd better pay attention

The seven year old nephew loves to read aloud from this book to whomever will listen. He tells us all "You'd better pay attention, this is going to be on the test and you are... Read more

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I am a middle school teacher and my students LOVE this book. It doesn't matter the age/grade, students in 5th grade through 8th grade keep coming back to it. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe kids love to read it themselves as

To break the monotony when I'm teaching elementary students I'll read a couple of these. The kids love to read it themselves as well

Published 2 months ago by ellen Prusinowski
5.0 out of 5 starsReally fun!

I use these little facts as notes in my kid's school lunches. They, and their friends love them!

Published 4 months ago by E. Davis
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Kid approved.

Published 4 months ago by utility workers
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat series!

I share this entire series with my grandchildren!

Published 5 months ago by M. House
5.0 out of 5 starsHis teacher said it was important for him to read some non-fiction and...

My kid loves this book. He teaches me things because of this book. His teacher said it was important for him to read some non-fiction and this was a perfect fit.

Published 5 months ago by James McDonough

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