Ultimate Weird But True: 500 Wild and Wacky Facts, Plus Amazing Photos! (National Geographic Kids)

by NationalGeographic (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2011

  $14.29

  This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, Ultimate Weird But True is packed 1,000 amazing facts and eye-popping photos that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. With a colourful, metallic cover, a kid-friendly design, and a wacky sense of humour, this stunning book will give kids a winning combination of smarts and fun.

  Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas, that you drink the same water as the dinosaurs did, or that there's a car that drives underwater?
  Flip through these boldly-designed pages and you'll find hundreds of snack-size stories about weird animals, space vacations, wacky inventions, freaky weather, amazing feats, wild extreme sports, and more. You'll discover:
  * A real-life Spider-Man man who scales skyscrapers with his bare hands
  * A fish that plays soccer
  * A $150,000 diamond-studded cupcake
  * A man who makes himself invisible
  * An upside-down house
  * A hotel shaped like a giant beagle
  * Tornadoes of fire
  * A mouse that hitched a ride on a frog's back
  * A dog that can read
  * A motorcycle shaped like hamburger
  * A 13-foot-tall pink poodle
  * Millions of red crabs
  * A white alligator
  * A robot that can do your grocery shopping, and much more...
  * Plus, cool illustrations, and Ultimate Secret Revealed features that explain the strange truth behind the most mind-bending facts, such as how it's possible to convert peanut butter into a diamond and how frogs can fall from the sky