Weird But True ! 1, 350 Outrageous Facts

by National Geographic Kids

Did you know that peanut butter can be turned into a diamond? Or that the world's oldest pet goldfish lived to be 43 years old? It's all totally weird ... but true!

The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the first book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and illustrations. This quirky little reference is so much fun, kids forget they're learning.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens

216 pages, Paperback

Published August 28, 2018

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

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love these fun little trivia books! They’re bright and colorful, and just the right size and length for kids (and adults!) to gain some new knowledge without losing interest. This volume includes several interesting and unusual facts relating to fall and Halloween as well as the usual science, animal, and pop culture amusements.

Phasmophobia is the fear of ghosts.

Hot dogs can last more than 20 years in landfills.

Bolts of lightning can shoot out of an erupting volcano.

Horses run on their toes.

The largest pumpkin pie weighed 3,699 pounds.

It’s illegal to sell a haunted house in New York without telling the buyer.

Abracadabra used to be written in a triangle shape to keep away evil spirits.

You can see autumn leaves from space.

Panda dropping can be made into paper.

A newborn kangaroo is about as long as a paper clip.

A baby porcupine is called a porcupette.

The year 2020 is the next time you can see a full moon on Halloween.

[Etienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Collection of funny facts presented in a original and visual format. Entertaining and I find it's always fun to learn new stuff!

[Tisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

You will need to read it more than once. It's chock full of random wierd yet interesting tidbits that make you think! Might as well buy yourself a copy for your best books ever shelf!

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

me and my dad read weird, but True 1, and we loved it. we also read some of the other weird but true books, too.

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

350 Weird But True facts by National Geographic Kids.

[Sydney]

It is so good and short but not to short

[Julianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the weird but true facts because they help me learn more about things I would never have known about.

[Vivian Paradise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't keep me engaged. Why -because of my preference in books. I don't like nonfiction that much.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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