Weird But True! Ripped from the Headlines 3: Real-Life Stories You Have to Read to Believe

Weird but True! Ripped from the Headlines #3

by National Geographic Kids

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Discover the most bizarre and surprising news stories that are hard to believe but totally true. These wacky gems are taken from real news stories on subjects you might expect to find in your local paper -- world news, sports, science, entertainment, food, travel, and more. Did you know that scientists invented a “salmon cannon” to catapult fish along their migration route? Or that a man traveled 1,800 miles across Europe eating garbage? Or that a herd of flatulent cows in Germany blew the roof off their barn? These amazing real-life stories prove that fact is often stranger than fiction.

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 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

[Erin Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable read; lots of interesting facts from all over the world. Caught my attention with the snow sculpted Storm Troopers page (I LOVE Star Wars). It's a lot of info but fun to peruse.

[Ellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHAT. NO RECORDING OF THE GREEN BAY PACKERS BEATING THE AWESOME KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 35-10 IN SUPER BOWL 1????
And that guy that holds the record for holding the most records
I really gotta check out the Guiness Book of World Records

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of random facts and information about things many people don't know