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Did you know that a lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away? That an astronaut's heartbeat slows down in space? That about $50 billion of Monopoly money is printed each year? Three hundred wacky facts pop from the colorful, compact pages of Weird but True! 3, an irresistible trove of facts and fun, based on the top-scoring feature in the country's premier children's magazine
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! volume 18
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English
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This entry to the Ripley's series provides facts and photos about hair-raising feats, strange creations, astounding animals, bizarre technology, natural wonders, and amazing cultures.
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English
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"Wonder meets wanderlust in an extraordinary new travel book. Created by the founders of AtlasObscura.com, the vibrant online destination and community with over 3 million visitors a month, Atlas Obscura is the bucket-list guide to over 700 of the most unusual, curious, bizarre, and mysterious places on earth" --
Get off the beaten path, and brush off your bucket list! Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, this volume celebrates the strangest...
10) Gone missing
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From strange disappearances, to legends urban and otherwise, this book presents the fascinating stories of an often unexplainable world.
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English
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"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...
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Curiosity House volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"Orphans Philippa, Sam, Thomas, and Max must find out who stole a valuable artifact in order to save to save their home, Dumfrey's Dime Museum of Freaks, Oddities, and Wonders"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This wacky book provides a variety of unusual and fascinating facts about geography. Little-known facts about deserts, mountains, climate, nature, how Earth has changed, and more will send you on an adventure around the world. Come rain, sleet, snow, or hail, this is one adventure you won't want to miss.
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