Curiosities & Wonders - Kids

Do you think spies are stupendous? Ninjas are neat? Mysteries are more than meet the private eye? Then you'll love That's Sneaky, the most surprising and suspenseful information that we're legally permitted to print. Jam-packed into this top secret title is the most classified...

Discover 1,000 more fun, fascinating, and funny quiz questions in the latest book in this popular series, with all-new content and photos. Packed with fantastic photos and a dynamic design, kids will have a blast quizzing themselves, friends, and family members on tons of...

More exciting than a video game, this boredom-busting book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: dessert, underwear, amusement parks, pirates, famous criminals, marsupials, Ancient Egypt, famous landmarks, you name it! The new 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2 has even...

Have you ever heard about about Boston's Great Molasses flood of 1919, in which 21 people drowned in molasses? Or the armless archer who used his feet to set a world record? These are just a few of the bizarre stories from history and...

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? This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series,...

Can you rub your belly and pat your head? Do you like pepperoni on your pizza? Are you normal? In the spirit of National Geographic Kids popular Weird But True series, the author has pulled out all the stops breaking down the facts on...

Eggs are awesome But how come some birds' eggs are HUGE while others' are tiny? How do chicks come out of them? Imagine if humans were born from eggs WOWAuthor: Becky BainesISBN-10: 1426304080ISBN-13: 9781426304088Publisher: National Geographic KidsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/10/2009Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 7.60h x...

Our bodies are amazing, but they can also be yucky and smelly. So many weird and wonderful things make the human body fantastic: -Snot traps dirt and germs to help keep you healthy -You shed about 50,000 skin cells every minute -Most people fart...

An Aqueduct Adventure is a mini-memoir relating to a day trip to Pont du Gard. This children's book has a fun, true story in the first section and includes activities at the end. Travels with Lola is a series of books created to inspire...

From the Universe to You combines the beauty of natural wonders and family bonds to present a complex topic--the universe and our place in it--in a lyrical manner intended to both inform and spur the imagination. In so doing, the story and colorful illustrations...

A picture book with fundamental philosophical questions, posed in a way only Jostein Gaarder is capable of. The illustrator has made an independent visual narrative that underscores the existential aspect of Jostein Gaarder's philosophical questions. Questions Asked shows confidence in a child's capacity to...

200 years of ghost lore from the Great Plains, New England, the South, and the Pacific Northwest.Young or old, playful or terrifying, clad in the brocades of the 16th century or the jeans of today, the phantoms of these tales vary as much as...

The legendary island of Atlantis was said to have incredible buildings, waterways, and art - far advanced for its time. Then, in a day and night, it was destroyed by earthquakes and floods, disappearing forever into the earth. Was this fascinating place myth or...

Creepy, crawly, dirty, grimy, smelly, and scream-worthy, this full-color Doodle book is filled with all things disgustingly funny. Grossly delightful scenes only need the addition of slugs, bugs, snot, and poo to be complete. And better to be explored on paper than in real...

Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet...

This title in the series will play around with your ideas of perspective and space Learn about hybrid illusions, ambigrams, and impossible shapes and structures, and make your own versions of these incredible illusions.Author: Gianni A. Sarcone, Marie-Jo WaeberISBN-10: 0711242313ISBN-13: 9780711242319Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group...

This title in the series will demonstrate how your eyes see and interpret light and motion, sometimes in the strangest ways Watch static images come to life, learn about saccades and peripheral vision, and fool your friends into thinking you can make objects move...

This title in the series looks at how light, color, and shade can mess with your mind Learn how contrast, assimilation, and after-image can make things change color in front of your eyes, and recreate these amazing illusions for yourself with fun experiments.Author: Gianni...

This title in the series will show you how to play tricks on your brain Observe contour illusions and after-affects, learn about blind spots, and use everyday materials to create your own incredible brain busters.Author: Gianni A. Sarcone, Marie-Jo WaeberISBN-10: 0711242283ISBN-13: 9780711242289Publisher: Quarto Publishing...

I teach in two schools. One is in the city. The other is in the jungle. Some of my students have hands. Others have trunks. Elephants live in Asia. They eat three hundred pounds of food a day. They spray water out of their...

Big foot Yeti Does this creature exist?High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and...

Exposing children to a diverse range of literary and informational texts, the Core Concepts program helps develop important literacy and cognitive skills necessary to meet many of the Common Core State Standards. Did you know that every year hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies...

Two-time Newbery Honor Book author has written an amazing account of one of America's most famous hoaxes!When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions....

Get ready for gross, amazing, totally true scientific facts about the human body! Itching to know what bugs live in your eyelashes, why you get goose bumps, or how ants can be used to heal a wound? Use this delightfully disgusting collection of kid-tastic...

An Olympian who sacrificed a medal to save a competitor, a professional soccer player who was bribed out of retirement with pizza, a runaway pig who disrupted the start of a baseball game -- truth is stranger than fiction, especially in sports! In this...

What better way to start your reading journey than with a trip to Iceland? The land of ice and fire awaits! Did you know that Icelandic horses love to run in herds, and that the Blue Lagoon is Iceland's most famous hot pool? Discover...

Explore the magical world of mermaids and unicorns with 100 fun activities for kids ages 4 to 8 Inspire kids to get creative as they go on an enchanting adventure through the land of mermaids and unicorns. This exciting book is full of beautiful...

Welcome to our crazy circus! A unique survey of the most weird and wonderful creatures that inhabit the land and waters of our planet.Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, roll up, roll up! You will hear things you have never heard before, and you...

Learn all about creatures and monsters throughout history and discover if they're real or not in this new nonfiction series! Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, mythbusting lens, debating whether or not the sightings...

Perfect the art of magic with simple every day objects and tips from professional magician Justin Flam. Using every day objects, daring magician Justin Flom (434K Facebook followers and 153K subscribers on YouTube) will teach kids all they need to know to perform 30...

Introduce your little ones to the funny ways the game telephone can go wrong in English and Spanish!Pass it on! A precocious young girl learns how quickly a story can spread--and change--when her playful secret is told and then retold throughout her hometown. All...

The World's Biggest, Best, Most Complete Listing of Mummy Facts and Trivia in One Place. Here are just a few things you'll discover: How much a mummy weighs The truth about Cleopatra's mummy Whether ancient curses exist Dozens of facts about King Tut and...

Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! Did you know that manatees swim by farting? Did you know that a cat named Stubbs was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, for fifteen years?!Learn more weird-but-true animal facts with A.J. and Andrea from...

Crazy-but-true stories about the natural world make this acclaimed nonfiction series perfect for fans of curiosities and wonders--and anyone looking to explore ways to separate fact from fiction. This nonfiction chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children...

Following hot on the heels of the successful Fun Facts & Silly Stories comes a second fun-packed volume in this series of unbelievable facts and crazy stories for the younger Ripley reader. This instantly engaging, bright new book in an attractive square format features...

From Ariel to the current craze for Sirens, mermaids have captivated our imaginations. But what's true and what's fairy tale? For centuries, mermaids have appeared in the folklore of cultures from around the world, including the Near East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. And Disney...

Blue-ringed octopuses are beautiful but have an extremely dangerous venom that can paralyze and kill. This title introduces readers to the blue-ringed octopus and why and how it uses its powerful venom. This title is at a Level 1 and is written specifically for...

Winner of the Children's Choice Book of the Year Award for grades 5-6 Did you know fortune cookies aren't even found in China? Or that alligators don't actually live in the sewers of New York City? Want to prove it to your friends? This...

You may have heard of ships. You may have also heard of the sea and the night. But did you realize there's nothing more beautiful than a ship and its lights on the sea at night? In warm and witty prose, this picture book's...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac(TM) comes an engaging, interactive book full of "true-or-false" questions that will keep readers guessing as they turn every page. TRUE OR FALSE? Toenails grow at the same rate as fingernails. Mount Everest is the closest...

Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School!Did you know that the only sport that's been played on the moon is golf? Did you know that an NFL quarterback once threw a touchdown pass to himself?!Learn more weird-but-true sports facts with A.J....

Learn about the history of dragons in this photographic nonfiction leveled reader perfect for kids interested in the natural - and unnatural - world! Did you know that Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, and other explorers all described seeing dragons in their ancient travels?...

An interesting and nose-wrinkling collection of true food facts from around the world and throughout history. How about a nice dish of Colonial Squirrel Pie with a side of milkweed shoots? If that doesn't grab you, you might think about trying some Garbage Stew,...

Told in the first person as if written by Beautiful Jim himself, this is the story of the sensation in the late 1800s and early 1900s: a horse whose owner, Doc Key, a formerly enslaved man who loved animals, taught to read, write, and...

When a whale carcass lands on the deep ocean floor, a café opens for business, and the diners don't stop rooting their way through the menu until the cupboards are bare.Hagfish, zombie worms, sleeper sharks--this group of patrons is stranger than the denizens of...

A lyrical picture book biography of Edward White, the first American to walk in space--and an ode to the beauty and wonder of the stars that brought him there. Edward Whiteloved the night, lived where stars were big and bright. The evening sky--so wide,...

Did you know that volcanoes once erupted on the moon, or that a group of sharks is called a shiver? It's all weird ... but true The world can be a pretty wacky place Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in...

Could you build the world's most iconic landmarks?Could you design the Golden Gate Bridge? Could you construct the Eiffel Tower? Could you decorate the Burj Khalifa? Could you make a budget, draw up the plans, and handle every problem that arises to create something...

Discover the fun facts about the world and become a master of geography with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy! champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings. With this Junior Genius Guide to maps and geography, you'll become an expert and wow...

Freight trains, passenger trains, and super-speed trains they're all here in this colorful collection, filled with easy-to-read facts and realistic pictures, just right for young train lovers."Author: Deborah HardingISBN-10: 0448191113ISBN-13: 9780448191119Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/1989Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 7.80h x 7.80w x 0.10d