Weird But True World 2024

by National Geographic Kids

Overview

The blockbuster kid-favorite series Weird But True! is back with another annual volume of new, true, mind-blowing oddities for 2024 ... and beyond!

Discover Earth’s strangest natural wonders, animals, festivals, ancient architecture, news, and more in this annual compendium of everything Weird But True! fans love ... and then some. Readers will journey across the seven continents, dive into the ocean, and even blast off into space to discover a whole wide world of weird. From volcano-surfing in Nicaragua to a beach in Japan where the "sand" is shaped like stars to extreme ironing competitions in the United Kingdom, Weird But True! World offers an unparalleled adventure-filled exploration of our world’s amazing uniqueness.

This BIG, BOLD annual extravaganza is updated each year with NEW “world's weirdest” winners from around the globe, weird news, fresh facts, and strange sites, animals, and events for every continent.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Stunning photographs
• Wild, wow-worthy facts
• Wacky news
• Shocking stats and infographics
• Colorful maps
• Personality quizzes
• Adorable odd animals
• And more!

This book is perfect for any curious kid—or kid at heart—willing to embrace the quirky side of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426374531
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/29/2023
Series:	Weird but True
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	17,108
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	IG1080L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core. This book and series is created by National Geographic contributors, including researchers, photographers, content experts, and educational specialists.

Editorial Reviews

2023-08-26
Heaping helpings of facts and photos on natural and manufactured oddities, with a sprinkling of new material scattered over previously published fare.

Continuing to cater to short attention spans, this lightly massaged version of the previous edition offers the same crowded mix of bright color photos and equally flashy backgrounds and graphics—tailor-made for random dipping and compulsive sharing. There is an index that few, if any, readers will ever consult, and there are no source notes, aside from the obligatory photo acknowledgments. But if the blocks of commentary accompanying the pictures go for hokey wordplay (it “pays to be cassowary-wary!”) and cranking up the pitch, a few factual bits are smoothly folded in, and each chapter does feature a rudimentary pop quiz. Following an opening chapter with select upcoming weird holidays and events (2024 will have two solar eclipses, fewer than usual), the contents are grouped by continent, with a final chapter on seas and space. The book sweeps through a sprawling menu of topics: records such as the world’s longest hot dog and largest hamburger, glimpses of the annual bog snorkeling championships and other less well-known competitions, and wildlife from the ever-popular tongue-eating louse to a millipede named after Taylor Swift. Readers are invited to marvel at a porcine painter named (inevitably) “Pigcasso,” any number of oddly shaped buildings, and the “gigantic butt-shaped nut!” of the coco de mer palm.

The bee’s knees for browsers, if not much different from last year’s version. (Nonfiction. 8-11)

Kirkus Reviews