This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, Ultimate Weird But True is packed 1,000 amazing facts and eye-popping photos that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. With a colourful, metallic cover, a kid-friendly design, and a wacky sense of humour, this stunning book will give kids a winning combination of smarts and fun.

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?
Flip through these boldly-designed pages and you'll find hundreds of snack-size stories about weird animals, space vacations, wacky inventions, freaky weather, amazing feats, wild extreme sports, and more. You'll discover:
* A real-life Spider-Man man who scales skyscrapers with his bare hands
* A fish that plays soccer
* A $150,000 diamond-studded cupcake
* A man who makes himself invisible
* An upside-down house
* A hotel shaped like a giant beagle
* Tornadoes of fire
* A mouse that hitched a ride on a frog's back
* A dog that can read
* A motorcycle shaped like hamburger
* A 13-foot-tall pink poodle
* Millions of red crabs
* A white alligator
* A robot that can do your grocery shopping, and much more...
* Plus, cool illustrations, and "Ultimate Secret Revealed" features that explain the strange truth behind the most mind-bending facts, such as how it's possible to convert peanut butter into a diamond and how frogs can fall from the sky

This book features in the following series: National Geographic Kids, Weird But True .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-10 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This is a dictionary/encyclopedia. This book was published 2011 by National Geographic Kids .

Catherine Hughes, M. Ed. , is the Executive Editor, Preschool Content, at National Geographic. She is the author of several books in the NG Little Kids First Big Book series.