Did you know that a lions roar can be heard up to five miles away. Publisher bennett cerf bet theodor seuss geisel aka dr. She finds this book hilarious and is constantly sharing one of the 300 weird but true facts. The united states is a massive country, and even though its. Many people around the world consider that america is the craziest country in the world, and they are not far wrong. You probably sleep eight hours a night but which animal sleeps the most. The weird but true facts in the book are funnny, interesting, thought provoking, and presented in a dynamic manner with excellent illustrations. An example would be did you know the sun has holes in it. As an adult i dont get this book bunch of colorful pics and some weird facts, but its the rage. Weird but true is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many readers. This casual reference book is full of wild and entertaining, brainbending facts accompanied by vibrant photography and illustrations. Thousands of the craziest weird but true facts come from the usa, and the strange but true facts originating in america tend to be nearly as strange as many of the bizarre facts from around the world.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Nothing attracts young readers like the weird but true. If you dug a hole to the center of the earth and dropped a book down, it would take 42 minutes to reach the bottom. Verified mind blowing facts, cool and weird stories and news around the world. This negates a number of commonlyknown facts that turn out to be no more than interesting nonsense. Kids took this to school and i heard about how all the other kids were so excited a new weird but true was out. Weird but true is a book that shows facts that are supposed to be weird but also true. Theres a species of orchid that looks like a monkeys face. Albert einstein and charles darwin both married their cousins. If youre like me, you like to know things like the number of assholes an abalone snail has read on. People with higher number of moles tend to live longer than people with lesser number of moles. I thought it mostly succeeded but i found about a 4th or a 5th of the facts uninteresting andor boring. Our site is coppa and kidsafecertified, so you can rest assured its a safe place for kids to grow and explore. The fear of being tickled by feathers is known as pteronophobia.
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Here are a few odd, strange, and totally bizarre books that might just qualify as the weirdest childrens books of all time. They are weird but a fact can be anything, we cant change a fact, so you have to accept facts as fact. At last, all those weird but true facts that readers of national geographic kids love so much are collected into a funfilled book that youll come back to again and again. Weird facts that are totally strange fun facts get. Weirdbuttrue facts has 12 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. From the solar system to the world economy to educational games, fact monster has the info kids are seeking. My eight year loves these books and has gotten them for the last few years for any gift giving occasion. Seuss that geisel couldnt write a book using only 50 words. I felt like they could have gotten some better facts. Kids will devour more than 300 wacky facts in weird but true. If you like science and interesting facts then this is the book for you. It cost 7 million dollars to build the titanic and 200 million to make a film about it. To qualify as an interesting fact, it is important that a fact be weird, but true. Drivers in the country at night were required to stop every 150 yards, send up a skyrocket, then wait eight minutes for the road to clear before proceeding cautiously, all the while blowing their horn and shooting off flares read more.
From animals to geography, take a look at these amazingand slightly strangefacts about our world. Wacky facts, fascinating information, and lively art. Ye olde weird but true, the newest addition to the blockbuster weird but true series, is packed with 300 wacky facts for history lovers ages 6 and up. At last, all those weird but true facts that readers of national ge. The 10 weirdest childrens books of all time, because. This fourth installment in the successful weird but true series has allnew facts and illustrations, creative type treatments, and more cool photos. They may sound false but believe me every strange fact is true.
My son likes the book very very much, has memorized several of 300 weird but true facts. I went over to raskreddit to find more interesting facts, many of which involve the genitals of animals and some of which involve things like the empty space in atoms and mozart. She likes to read them out loud because as a 1st, 2nd and. 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. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. We pored over the book superman by larry tye, and gleaned 10 weird facts you probably didnt know. A law passed in nebraska in 1912 really set down some hard rules of the road. More monopoly money is printed each year than real us currency. Superweird facts that you probably didnt know about superman. Its essentially more of the same kind of mindboggling factoids sure to entertain and amaze most readers. Post links to weird, but true, facts andor articles.
The university of victoria offers a course in the science of batman. In this latest addition to this phenomenal series, readers will have more zany fun, this time from the pages of history. Adjacent pages for such facts present a oneparagraph explanation of how that fact is possible or why it is so. Brainbending facts cover a broad range of topics, including science, animals, food, weather, pop culture, outer space, geography, and just about everything else under the sun. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This latest addition to the weird but true series offers children 300 more of the wacky facts, illustrations, and photographs they love. This installment has allnew facts and illustrations, creative type treatments, and more cool photos.
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