Copyright Date:
2011
Edition Date:
2011
Release Date:
09/13/11
Pages:
192 pages
ISBN:
1-426-30864-7
ISBN 13:
978-1-426-30864-2
Dewey:
031.02
LCCN:
2011020506
Dimensions:
31 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)
According to the cover blurb, this large-format compendium has 1,000 wild & wacky facts & photos d that seems pretty accurate. Ideal for browsing, each uniquely designed double-page spread features self-described awesome, eye-popping, cool, and amazing facts about a dizzying variety of topics, including sharks, houses, restaurants, baseball cards, and, well, you name it. The text is a startling mixture of fonts and sizes ranging from large headline-size sentences that fill most of a page to bite-size bits of info carefully sprinkled about. The abundant, dazzling photos also vary in size and shape, from double-page panoramic scenes to smaller shots framed in squares and circles and juxtaposed with the snippets of text. Although the information is grouped into nine chapters such as Going to Extremes, Seeing Is Believing, and Freaks of Nature, the selections feel pretty random and the result is a hodgepodge. But readers dashing from one spectacular fact to the next won't mind. The lack of in-depth information might be frustrating to some, but it will inspire others to search further.
Horn Book
This Ripley's-Believe-It-or-Not-meets-Guinness-Book volume is crammed full of unusual and eye-opening facts about a random assortment of topics. Examples include: "an octopus has three hearts" and a "sea otter [has] 800 million hairs." Browsers may find engaging tidbits, but the lack of organization is frustrating. Photographs of various sizes placed at different angles, along with many fonts in several colors, add to the confusion. Ind.
Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas, that you drink the same water as the dinosaurs did, or that there’s a car that drives underwater?
This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, Ultimate Weird But True is packed 1,000 amazing facts and eye-popping photos that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. With a colorful, metallic cover, a kid-friendly design, and a wacky sense of humor, this stunning book will give kids a winning combination of smarts and fun.
Flip through these boldly-designed pages and you’ll find hundreds of snack-size stories about weird animals, space vacations, wacky inventions, freaky weather, amazing feats, wild extreme sports, and more. You’ll discover:
· A real-life Spider-Man man who scales skyscrapers with his bare hands
· A fish that plays soccer
· A $150,000 diamond-studded cupcake
· A man who makes himself invisible
· An upside-down house
· A hotel shaped like a giant beagle
· Tornadoes of fire
· A mouse that hitched a ride on a frog’s back
· A dog that can read
· A motorcycle shaped like hamburger
· A 13-foot-tall pink poodle
· Millions of red crabs
· A white alligator
· A robot that can do your grocery shopping, and much more…
· Plus, cool illustrations, and "Ultimate Secret Revealed" features that explain the strange truth behind the most mind-bending facts, such as how it’s possible to convert peanut butter into a diamond and how frogs can fall from the sky
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