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5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!)

-- Five thousand awesome facts (about everything!)
2012, Juvenile, National Geographic Call No: 031.02 NAT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: National Geographic kidsSummary Note: "...Features tons of tidbits on toys and games, mysteries of history, robots and reptiles, sports and spies, wacky words, and so much more!"--T.p. verso

The dangerous book for boys

By Iggulden, Conn Iggulden, Hal
2007., Harper Collins Publishers Call No: 031.02 Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)

Every day on Earth : fun facts that happen every 24 hours

By Murrie, Steve Murrie, Matthew Bloom, Tom
c2011., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 031.02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A whole day is plenty of time to finish your homework or go to the park, but did you ever imagine that in a single day you take around 8,000 steps; 100,000 of your taste buds are replaced; a bat eats up to 1,000 insects; 27,000 trees are cut down just to make toilet paper in the United States; and a mayfly lives its entire life? Here are presented almost 200 incredible facts like these.

How to hold a crocodile

By Bounford, Trevor Loxton, Howard Diagram Group
2003., Firefly Books (U.S.) Call No: 031 .02 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explains how to do 188 practical and improbable things, such as sharpen scissors, tame a tarantula, interpret wine labels, photograph fish, make a mummy, and get an audience with the Pope.

Scholastic book of firsts

By Buckley, James, 1963- Scholastic Inc
2005., Juvenile, Scholastic Reference Call No: 031.02 Boo Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Whether it's the first automobile rolling off the assembly line or the first manned mission into outer space, the Scholastic Book of Firsts will include the stories behind more than 500 of those starting points, touching on entertaining trivia and core-curricular topics. Kids will be fascinated with off-beat firsts like: First Sneakers, Keds have been around since 1917! The first modern zipper was created in 1913 by Gideon Sundback! A dog named Laika was the first Earth creature ever sent into space! First Successful Color Film, Flowers and Trees by Walt Disney in 1932! The hottest fast-facts book of the season features more than 1,000 of the coolest, biggest, and best "first" facts with illustrations.

Stink-o-pedia : super stink-y stuff from A to Zzzzz

By McDonald, Megan Reynolds, Peter, 1961-. ill
c2009., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 823 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Where can you view the world's oldest ham? Who holds the record for the world's loudest burp? The answers to these and many, many more essential questions can be found in Stink-O-Pedia, just the sort of reference book that Stink Moody, who reads encyclopedias in his spare time, might make up himself. From J-for-Jawbreaker (and how long it would take an average frog to digest one), to P-for-Professional Smeller (and other strange but true careers), to Y-for-Yeti (why not?), this volume contains enough amazing stuff to keep readers saying "No way!" for a googolplex* of years. At the back of the book, facts are cross-referenced with related Stink and Judy Moody titles. * See the letter Z-for-Zero!.