The World's Wackiest History

by Christopher Forest

Overview

Readers will be amazed to learn the history of how potato chips were invented and why pirates really wore eye patches! With dozens of fascinating images and fun trivia facts, The World’s Wackiest History provides young readers an interesting look into strange and little-known events through history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491420188
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Library of Weird
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Chris Forest has been an author for nearly 20 years. He has written numerous newspaper articles, educational workbooks, and nonfiction books for audiences of all ages.

Table of Contents

Weird and Wacky History 4

Uncanny Coincidences 6

Curious Customs 10

All About the Timing 14

Wacky Tales of Discovery 18

The Truth Behind the Story 22

Strange, but True 26

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

1. Incredible photos of strange and bizarre animals, food, inventions, sports, records, and history topics. 2. Fun, engaging chunked text captures readers' attention and imagination. 3. Covers weird, freaky, and often gross subjects that struggling readers love to learn about. 4. Chunked format allows coverage of multiple weird topics in each book.