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Strange mysteries from around the world
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Seymour Simon |
Describes 10 strange natural phenomena and possible explanations for them. Includes the day it rained frogs, an atomic explosion that occurred 40 years before the atom bomb, and an eerie crystal skul… |
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Tornadoes can make it rain crabs!
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Melvin Berger |
A collection of bizarre facts about tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes, lightning strikes--even the sinking of the "Titanic"! |
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The Golden book of the mysterious
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Jane Watson |
A collection of unexplained and little explored phenomena that challenge the mind and science. |
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Weird U.S.
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Matt Lake,Randy Fairbanks |
Now, for the first time ever, kids can join America's most beloved WEIRD hunters on an unforgettable cross-country journey-and experience all the fun and discovery for themselves! Camera and notebook… |
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Great wonders of the world
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Russell Ash |
Describes the Seven Wonders of the World, providing background and related information, and surveying such modern wonders as the Channel Tunnel, Hoover Dam, Versailles, and the bullet train. |
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100 most dangerous things on the planet
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Anna Claybourne |
"Learn how to face and survive the most disastrous things that could possibly happen! From terrifying natural disasters to dangerous weather, from getting lost in the wild to fighting off ferocious a… |
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World of the weird
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Tracey Turner |
Presents trivia about weird real-life phenomena and mind-boggling scientific adventures and offers instructions for such activities as bringing a dead plant back to life, growing a bacteria colony, a… |
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Weird science
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Randy Fairbanks,Matthew Lake |
What's WEIRD about science? How about two-headed cows, animals with ears on their knees, crop circles, frogs falling from the sky, and scientists from the planet Venus? It's all here--and more--as t… |
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100 Scariest Things on the Planet
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Anna Claybourne |
Un regard sur une centaine d'animaux, de forces naturelles, de créatures monstrueuses ou surnaturelles, de cascades incroyables et de prouesses sportives audacieuses. Les requins, les chasseurs de to… |
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Hoaxes
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Judith Herbst |
A look at some of history's most famous hoaxes and publicity stunts, including fairy photographs, moon-men, lost tribes, and crop circles. |
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Scholastic book of world records 2012
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Jenifer Corr Morse |
A reference guide includes records in the realms of politics, sports, the environment, nature, space, and popular culture, and includes a section of United States records. |
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Quiz whiz 2
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National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
"The ultimate brain-busting book about everything from giant gorillas to high-tech dragons, ancient knights to pop culture stars, weird science to math madness"--Page 4 of cover. |
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Ghost mysteries
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Nathan Hale,Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld |
Ghosts are a part of our lives, in the spookiest of ways! In Ghost Mysteries Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld takes readers on an amazing trip though the history of ghosts and their place in literature, mov… |
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Places to amaze you!
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Grace Hansen |
Presents brief facts and color photographs of some of the world's most famous landscapes, including the Grand Canyon, the Sea of Stars, and the Great Barrier Reef. |
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Ripley's believe it or not!
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Anne Marshall |
This edition from Ripley's Believe It or Not features 144 pages of awesomely weird information and photos--from a life-size gingerbread house in Texas to a real underwater city in China, from a dolph… |
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Taj Mahal
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Elizabeth Raum |
"Describes the Taj Mahal, one of the ancient wonders of the world, including how and why it was built, how it was ruined and has been restored, and what it is like today"-- |
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The search for vile things
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Jane Hammerslough |
"You're invited to join the Churlyshes on their quest to the East Indies to search for all things vile..."--Cover back. |
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Facts & records
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Matthew Turner,Keith Davis |
An illustrated compendium of facts about human achievements, from the development of the alphabet to the latest space probes. |
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Top 10 for boys
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Paul Terry |
"A collision of the most exciting facts on Earth! From the 10 greatest superhero movies and 10 most successful video games, to the 10 biggest sharks and 10 fastest jets, this book will simply amaze y… |
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History's mysteries
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Kitson Jazynka |
This book will cover history s heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearanc… |
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