| Who Was Robert Ripley? Contributor(s): Anderson, Kirsten (Author), Who Hq (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0448482983 ISBN-13: 9780448482989 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014045699 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Series: Who Was? |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.26 lbs) 112 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 172019 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Enter a world of shrunken heads, mystic holy men, shriveled aliens, and bizarre relics in the delightfully odd tale of Robert Ripley. Born in California, Ripley began his career as a sports cartoonist. He went on to chronicle global records and oddities in his weekly column, Believe It Or Not After publishing mogul William Randolph Hearst took an interest in the column, it became a syndicated global success. Ripley spent his life traveling to more than 200 countries in search of strange objects and interesting facts. His penchant for the peculiar launched an entertainment empire, and his collection of artifacts can be seen worldwide at his famous Odditoriums. Believe It Or Not |