Weird but True!: Ripped from the Headlines: Real-life Stories You Have to Read to Believe

Weird but True! Ripped from the Headlines #1

by National Geographic Kids

This just in! The most bizarre and surprising news stories you've ever read, and they're all true!

Glow-in-the-dark piglets, soccer-playing parrots, cicada-flavored ice cream, fashion-forward slugs!
Get ready to be amazed by weird and wacky headlines from across the globe!  Weird But True! Ripped From the Headlines  has all the things you’d expect from a regular news publication—world news, sports and science sections, entertainment stories, and more—but with a brand-new twist: These stories are almost too strange to believe! Ripped From the Headlines covers mind-bending trivia about animals, athletes, space, food, toys, geography, money, weather, and more. Get ready to open your eyes to the wild wonders of the world. You’ll never look at the news the same way again!

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Humor, History, Childrens, Animals

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 2014

About the author

With 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.

Reviews

[Sunset Ridge LC · Rating 4 out of 5]

It had really cool facts that i wouldn't think is true if someone told me. It told me things like how the world's largest pizza used 10 tons of dough, 5 tons of tomato sauce, 8,800 pounds of mozzarella, and 275 pounds pf parmesan cheese. I would have guessed that in a million years. It is a really interesting and jaw dropping book. It has really clear pictures and explains the facts really well. I recommend this book, for all ages.

[Karuna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read, but the different fonts, bright pictures and constantly jumping from headline to headline can be confusing/disorienting. The majority of the headlines are interesting, although there's some weird ones mixed in. I wish there was more detail on some of the headlines.

[Andy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars...

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bright and colorful, this book will attract the eye for those reluctant readers who love strange tales. Broken into eight chapters (plus an index and credits), the book focuses on headlines, animals, inventions, food, science, travel, sports and culture. Teens interested in just one or two particular sections can hone in on those, or they can flip through the book and read whatever catches their eye. The book is full of large, colorful photographs with a description describing the particular incident. The text isn’t too intimidating, and the chapters are laid out well and include trivia about something related to the topic. The cover is cute - bright orange with the title in large letters with a few photos (including banana dog!). The book isn’t too long - about 176 pages. But it reads very quickly because of the large amount of photos.

[Murray5thgrade2015 · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is so good!
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[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book of weird but fun facts for children!

[DG · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hilarious.

[Keros Chavez · Rating 5 out of 5]

What, glow up eyelashes, cows eating candy? Only this book will tell you that. One of my favorite books(My favorite book is the first Weird But True). Everything in this book is amazing!

[Jadyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is packed with good thing to learn you can learn a lot.I liked this book and it made me want to read another one.I suggests you to read it.Yes you that is reading this to read this book.