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Ultimate Weird but True #2
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird But True 2: 1,000 Wild & Wacky Facts & Photos!
Ultimate Weird But True 2 proves once again that truth really is stranger than fiction—with even more outrageous photos and fun-tastic facts! Did you know that an elephant can weigh as much as 14 lions, that Albania has 27 words for "mustache," or that each square inch of your skin is crawling with 32 million bacteria? Dive into this wacky world, and discover the weirdest animals, freakiest foods, extremely odd sports, wackiest buildings, spooky vacations, weird weather, monster waves, flying machines, mind-bending inventions, and so much more!
192 pages, Hardcover
First published August 6, 2013
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National Geographic Kids
830 books277 followersWith more than 600 titles—including the popular Weird But True franchise and the New York Times Best Selling National Geographic Kids Almanac—National Geographic Kids Books is the recognized leader in nonfiction for kids. Published in 28 languages, NGK Books reaches approximately 85 million kids every year.
Offering K-12 educators resources that align to and support the Common Core State Standards, National Geographic has a long history of providing high-quality informational texts suitable for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English language arts, social studies, and science classrooms.
Offering K-12 educators resources that align to and support the Common Core State Standards, National Geographic has a long history of providing high-quality informational texts suitable for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English language arts, social studies, and science classrooms.
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October 23, 2024
I didn't realize this was a kids book when I put it into my que. As always I love bathroom readers. This was not it.
Also: I don't think this would interest me as a kid. "A group of Blue Jays is called a PARTY", uh okay. "A Tigers stripes are different of the left and right sides of it's body", why would they be the same? Even interesting facts are kind of lame when presented solo. "Sharks have existed longer than trees" is interesting but just stating it? I am like AND? "The hottest stars are blue", okay... um WHY would make it interesting. "A Pennsylvania bakery made a 54 foot hot dog", so? Why is that interesting? How big was the world's biggest pizza? Don't know. Don't care.
Also: I don't think this would interest me as a kid. "A group of Blue Jays is called a PARTY", uh okay. "A Tigers stripes are different of the left and right sides of it's body", why would they be the same? Even interesting facts are kind of lame when presented solo. "Sharks have existed longer than trees" is interesting but just stating it? I am like AND? "The hottest stars are blue", okay... um WHY would make it interesting. "A Pennsylvania bakery made a 54 foot hot dog", so? Why is that interesting? How big was the world's biggest pizza? Don't know. Don't care.
April 4, 2019
Great books
March 7, 2020
Lots of weird facts, lots of weird pictures.
August 22, 2020
Good book for children, don't take incredibly accurately. Read for nostalgias sake.
June 10, 2021
I love it when my kids tell me lots of facts
August 16, 2022
I really like facts and the Weird but True series! So when I read this my mind was filled with new knowledge and also I just really liked it! 😁👍🏽 I 💖📚 4 ever! Am I right fellow book lovers? 😁😂
December 28, 2024
The sectional format of the facts allowed for a very interesting read. Very well organized for a young reader.
July 22, 2015
Categories/Genres for this class fulfilled by this book: Non-fiction
Estimate of age level of interest: kindergarten through adult
Estimate of reading level: Guided Reading Level: 0307
Brief description:
Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and discuss how they appear in your book: The illustrations/Photos enhance the information in this book. The book relies heavily on the photos added to this book. There are photos of animal oddities like the Star Nosed Mole, and human challenges, like the man who walked up a hill on a tight-rope. Diversity: I can safely say that the photos in the book and the topics covered are certainly diverse. The facts are grouped by Extreme Weirdness, This Way Up, What's Your Number, Over the Top, It's Only Natural, That's Creepy, What's the Deal, Eye Wonder, and Wild World. With all of those topics covered, the book travels all over the world focusing on diverse cultures, animals, and events. From a huge lobster statue in Australia (been there) to bee attracting contest in China, many differences are found in this book.
In what ways and how well does the book as a whole serve its intended audience: I feel like this book has a little of everything for everyone. From strange animal facts, to weird human tricks, this book gives random and cool information. The audience will find facts about random people, places, and things, so it will highly engage.
Awards if any: None
Links to (or citations of) published reviews from professional sources e.g. ALA, Booklist, Kirkus, SLJ, etc. if any:http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc_book/ng-k...
Estimate of age level of interest: kindergarten through adult
Estimate of reading level: Guided Reading Level: 0307
Brief description:
Identify at least 2 characteristics of this genre and subgenre and discuss how they appear in your book: The illustrations/Photos enhance the information in this book. The book relies heavily on the photos added to this book. There are photos of animal oddities like the Star Nosed Mole, and human challenges, like the man who walked up a hill on a tight-rope. Diversity: I can safely say that the photos in the book and the topics covered are certainly diverse. The facts are grouped by Extreme Weirdness, This Way Up, What's Your Number, Over the Top, It's Only Natural, That's Creepy, What's the Deal, Eye Wonder, and Wild World. With all of those topics covered, the book travels all over the world focusing on diverse cultures, animals, and events. From a huge lobster statue in Australia (been there) to bee attracting contest in China, many differences are found in this book.
In what ways and how well does the book as a whole serve its intended audience: I feel like this book has a little of everything for everyone. From strange animal facts, to weird human tricks, this book gives random and cool information. The audience will find facts about random people, places, and things, so it will highly engage.
Awards if any: None
Links to (or citations of) published reviews from professional sources e.g. ALA, Booklist, Kirkus, SLJ, etc. if any:http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc_book/ng-k...
January 20, 2016
I think this book shares many many interesting facts about buildings animals and space. In Ultimate Weird but True two is has 1000 wild facts, with photos! It has nine wild chapters about animals buildings and space, not to mention volcanos. This is one of the most interesting books I've ever read!
December 2, 2014
I think it's amaaaaazin.I no its a g00d B00K But it's just has cool and scary facts.I will start writing bad from now on this report.It h@s $cary places and $cary,ugly,disgustiing creatures.$0 $ CARY!!!
February 7, 2013
lots of facts!
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September 10, 2016owned by 70
October 17, 2014
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Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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