Weird But True! Gross: 300 Slimy, Sticky, and Smelly Facts

Weird but True! Topics

by National Geographic Kids

Get ready to be grossed out -- in a good way! This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and jam-packed with more icky, zany fun! Step up to the plate and try not to lose your lunch, with 300 all-new, amazing facts plus photos that kids just can't get enough of.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Juvenile

208 pages, Library Binding

First published March 8, 2016

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

[Kelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

The title of this book is very appropriate. This is a collection of often vague but quite gross information. For example, "A woman once spent 33 days in a room with 5000 scorpions" is a statement that immediately leads to many questions for me: The first, of course, is why? How big was the room? Who is this nut?! I need more info!

Also, I doubt there has ever been so much information about poop and pee in one book. Truly. My son loved it.

[Etienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good collection, good book. Lot of funny facts and always well visually presented!

[Hattush · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is...really disgusting. Everyone should read it...😆

[Kaiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the stuff in this book is really gross, but it was pretty good.

[Yusuf · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Interesting! these books are so Intertaining!

[Jayden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of th facts were fake. There has NOT been 14,000,000,000 years. Some were true.
Just too gross.

[Backpack Bob · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really good and gross, although I don't believe that there were millions of years Earth existed.

[Caylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book lives up to its name. it really is gross but I enjoyed it.

[h. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you know that some sea slugs shoot toxic snot at their enemies?

Now, who doesn't like trivia? (Especially, if it's revolting and reveals man's black, sorry heart or twisted hankerings.)

Don't get overly excited: this book is kid appropriate. However, there's still first rate cringe to be had. Consider page 166: "Doctors removed a nine-pound hair ball from a teenage girl's stomach." Holy Holly Bells! The adults in the room are like, what screwed up hair-eating disorder did she have?!? And everyone is googling it.

This is a no fail kids dig it choice. Gift it to any kid, and you are instant cool.

It's also a great hostess gift or bathroom book.

Most importantly, should you, like most, have a kid in your life who has sworn off reading, hand that little viper a copy. She'll settle down. Instead of hissing, you'll soon hear, "Hey, listen to this!"

And you can smile smugly while learning that in ancient times, one remedy of blindness included pouring a mixture of ground pigs' eyes and honey into the ear.

Grown-ups and kiddos alike are in store for many "what the what the!!" moments.

Really, no bookshelf is complete without a fair sprinkling of the bizarre. My Muse insist on several things as part of our contract. One of them is an ample supply of the bizarre. Like, she could take the ground pigs' eyes and honey business and make entire story out of it. In fact, I think we will.

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[Ashley Adkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boys, ages 9 and 10, absolutely love this book. And I love that even if we only have a few minutes to squeeze in reading time we can pick this up and be entertained for a few minutes while also getting in some reading. Quick read with fun, bright pages throughout. Great non-fiction title.

[Abby S · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked it kinda.I think that it was a gross. I dident enjoy it that much. I think that it is more for boys

[Isabella Thacker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of this stuff is pretty gross. It is very interesting though.

[Casey Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting😍

[Tiana · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked the book i almost made my mother puke on some of the facts that are in the book. i personally like it because i can disgust my friends and make them laugh with the same book.

[Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Some pages were funny. Others were just disgusting. Sometimes i question if this is REALLY TRUE.

[Amy Rivera · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I really liked it, but it grossed me out a little bit, obviously.”

[Avanlam2010outlook.Com · Rating 4 out of 5]

great

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[Hayden Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good. If you read some parts about dyes. That’s exactly why they’re bad

[Cade Salem · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not believe one darn fact in the entire book. I was kinda upset cuz everyone said this book was so good. It has. These stupid facts where the earth is 500 billion years old.... seriously people, I'm not that stupid.

[Franz Busse]

This book by National Geographic kids is a very enjoyable book. It is full of gross but very interesting facts. I recommend this to anybody who likes disgusting or cool things.

[Kary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lives up to its title! Kids (especially boys) will love it.

[jAck · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book if you don't mind gross facts. Many facts including bugs, and blood. I recommend this book if you like random facts.

[Peter B · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book by National Geographic kids is a very enjoyable book. It is full of gross but very interesting facts. I recommend this to anybody who likes disgusting or cool things.