Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Special Edition 2007

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Just in time for the holidays! The 5th annual collection of the grossest, strangest, and most unbelievable facts, acts, and oddities ever recorded -- it's Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Are you ready for the gross? The wild? The unimaginable?
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Overview

Just in time for the holidays! The 5th annual collection of the grossest, strangest, and most unbelievable facts, acts, and oddities ever recorded -- it's Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Are you ready for the gross? The wild? The unimaginable?
You haven't seen anything yet.

Turn the pages --- if you dare. But watch out for...

... gruesome ghosts that haunt your favorite hangouts!
... disgusting scabies mites that crawl under your skin!
... a belch so loud, it rivals the sound of an airplane taking off!
... and more mummies, crazy cars, and peculiar people than ever!

It's all weird, and it's all inside --- Believe It or Not!

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Children's Literature - Sheilah Egan
Read a page here and there or start at the beginning and go on to the end. Either way readers will learn lots of unusual factoids. The chapter titles reveal the wide range of oddities "to amaze and astound:" "Shock Star," "Weird World," "Natural Wonders," "Class Acts," "Odd Gallery," "Amazing Escapes," "Critter Zone," "Surreal!" "Bodily Oddities," "Psych!" and "This and That." There is an extensive index which makes finding a particular, peculiar bit of information easy. The sharp colorful photographs are laid out scrapbook style, with the text information surrounded by boxes or circles or other shapes. Easy to read and assimilate, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers. I suspect it is a must for those who enjoy games like "Twenty Questions," "Trivial Pursuit," and others that require arcane knowledge. The first chapter includes information on Robert Ripley himself. He enjoyed collecting "weird" facts and used them in his nationally syndicated cartoon strip. Over eighty million people read his column daily and often sent him physical examples of their own weird experiences--once he received a box with a note saying "Please take good care of this. I think it is one of my relatives." Since his death in 1949, the Ripley researchers have continued his search for extraordinary things. Many of the things mentioned in the book are displayed in Odditoriums (museums for the weird and amazing) around the world. Some of the pictures are not for the squeamish, so be prepared to flip past those pages--others will want to examine then closely. I particularly enjoyed the facts about animals: gorillas mourn their dead, dolphin babies must be taught to recognize their mother's signaturewhistles, elephants can mimic sounds heard in their environment (such as lawn mower and traffic noises) and male long-tailed widow birds attract more females when they have their already long tails artificially lengthened to two and a half feet. This title will stimulate additional reading on topics that pique the interest of the reader while providing a wealth of areas of interest.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780439825986
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 9/1/2006
  • Series: Ripley's Believe It or Not! Series
  • Pages: 144
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.20 (w) x 10.10 (h) x 0.60 (d)

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