| Description |
126 pages ; illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Read it and be one step ahead of your friends, parents, teachers, and alligators!" |
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"Originally published in Great Britain in 2004 by Buster Books"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
Animal records -- Silly haircuts -- Important questions -- How to milk a cow -- 50 easily misspelled words -- Counting -- Off with his head! -- Gruesome methods of execution -- Animal witchcraft -- Earth facts -- Say it with flowers -- Most-spoken languages -- Weird museums -- Planets -- Comic-book action words -- Dinosaur-extinction theories -- I was late for school because... -- Secret languages -- Most official languages -- Practical jokes -- Close encounters -- Inventors who gave their name to their invention -- Tigers and lions -- How to fight back in an alligator attack -- International distress signals -- Insults -- Mysteries at sea -- Most-common surnames -- Ruling titles -- Money earners -- Sandwiches -- Find four fruits -- How to arrange an orchestra -- Human, or monkey? -- How to make a rainbow -- Ten ways to save the planet -- Horrible sounds -- Pirate punishments -- Birds that cannot fly -- Disgusting dishes from around the world -- Freaky fashions -- Knock, knock. Who's there? -- Roman numerals -- Building of Rome -- Martial arts -- How many days? -- Greek and Roman gods -- Moths -- How to fight back in a shark attack -- Playing cards -- Big numbers -- What's in an itch? -- Lessons to learn from cartoons -- How to juggle -- Riddles -- What's that insect? -- Ten deadliest snakes -- Dangerous jobs -- Back to front -- Training your dog -- Big spenders -- Japanese ice-cream flavors -- Edible insects -- Smart dogs -- What your doodles say about you -- How to fly an airplane -- Ludicrous laws -- Thermometer -- Star signs -- Common phobias -- Making fire -- Animal families -- Blood types -- Malaria -- Mad monarchs -- Famous insomniacs -- Space terms -- Spaced out -- How to annoy someone -- Electric eels -- World population -- True flies -- Largest deserts -- Largest desserts -- Richest man in the world -- Icebergs -- Amazing strength -- Thank you -- History of the circus -- Circus performers -- All-time best-selling books -- Mount Athos -- People with countries named after them -- Seven wonders of the ancient world -- Seven seas -- Seven deadly sins -- Seven dwarfs -- Animal gangs -- Fastest roller-coasters -- Mesozoic era -- Tips for magicians -- World body language -- Smelly shoes -- Magic-handcuff trick -- Egyptian banquets -- Magical creatures -- Real chip flavors -- Mosquitoes -- Not allowed -- Dinosaurs -- Ballet terms -- Lightning -- How to make your own lightning -- Names for Santa Claus around the world -- Stare at the black dot -- Cloud types -- Beaufort scale -- Hurricanes -- Parachutes -- How to do a wheelie -- Birthstones -- Secret alphabet code -- Weather predictions -- Are these lines horizontal? -- Lifetime of food -- Ancient Egyptian gods -- Wild life spans -- Hummingbird -- Teeth -- Good luck -- Bad luck -- Prehistoric life that exists today -- Mineral madness -- Dead strange -- Famous vehicles -- Great achievements of the ancient Egytians -- How to do a bunny hop -- How to spot a ... -- War -- Nighttime disturbances -- Animal homes -- George Washington -- Continents -- Explorers -- How to annoy someone (2) -- Most disgusting smells -- Things not to have a bath in -- Things not to do after bathing -- Age of exploration -- Palmistry -- Colors of a rainbow -- Underpants through history -- Biomagnetism -- Diatonic scale -- Mind reader -- 20th-century toys -- World's worst ship disasters -- Tongue twisters -- Roswell incident -- Perfect painting? -- Largest cities today -- Largest cities in 1900 -- Burial customs of ancient Egypt -- Sleep -- How to make a paper airplane -- Singing-voice ranges -- Happy birthday -- Birthday traditions around the world -- Blind spot -- Droodles -- Monday's child -- Mysterious monsters -- How to make a volcano -- Countries with nuclear-weapons capability -- Can you help me? -- Body language -- Oldest trees -- How to cheat -- Fs -- Bulls -- Constellations -- Most-intelligent animals -- Southern giant petrel -- Young achievers -- Why did the chicken cross the road? -- Most neighbors -- Animals used in war -- Sick as a parrot -- Skateboarding tricks -- Who is your true love? -- Honey -- Historical jobs for children -- Egg-straordinary -- Who's afraid of dentists? -- Cities by another name -- What's the use? -- Water bet -- Curious cures -- Parents always speak the truth -- Types of ghosts -- Organized religions -- Inspector Gadget's best gadgets -- Black Death -- How to dribble a basketball -- Wadakin and Matsuzuka beef -- Mazes of the world -- Mythical creatures -- Jump-rope rhyme -- To make a wish -- Tornadoes -- Highest life expectancy -- First aid -- Toenails -- First tasted -- How to do an Ollie -- Sir Walter Raleigh -- Origins of words -- Longest-reigning rulers -- Left-handers -- Leonardo da Vinci -- What do you call a ...? -- How long 'til I'm born? -- Endangered animals -- How to survive a volcanic eruption -- How many sides? -- Llanfair -- Spider bites -- Spiders -- Most-common allergens -- I didn't do my homework because... -- How many legs? -- Special effects that can be seen from Earth -- Auroras -- Speed of light -- Ecliptic -- Animals launched into space -- Crooked cards -- Can you ...? -- Famous freak-show attractions -- Uncommon phobias -- Squirrels -- In case of fire -- Most-common litter -- Collectors -- Trash to treasure -- Life on Venus -- Dog talk -- Cat talk -- What scientists study -- Count the black dots -- Stupid signs -- How to protect yourself from a vampire in the modern world -- Hello, good-bye -- Tallest buildings in the world -- Unlucky 13 -- Ways to predict the future -- World's most-popular fruits -- Truth behind nursery rhymes -- Currencies -- Tea and teeth -- What parents really mean -- Yo-yo -- Calendar of the future. |
| Summary |
You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old. |
| Subject |
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literature.
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Curiosities and wonders.
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| Added Author |
Barnes, Samantha.
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Catlow, Nikalas, 1975-
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| ISBN |
0811850676 |
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9780811850674 |
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