| The Encyclopedia of Weird Contributor(s): De Larosa, Sheila (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765334720 ISBN-13: 9780765334725 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - Encyclopedias - Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders |
| Dewey: 031.02 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.38 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From A to Z and everything in between, here's a page-turning, eyebrow-raising head-shaking collection of too-werid-to-be-true facts. For instance. Turkey vultures are big meat-eaters. But they hate to kill. Instead, they feast on succulent leftovers...like roadkill Potent stomach acids help them digest the ripe meat. Yum.... The longest worm in the world measure as astounding 180 feet long A man in Minnesota claims to have wound the world's largest twine ball: it's more than twelve feet around and weighs more than 21,000 pounds |
Contributor Bio(s): De La Rosa, Sheila: - Sheila De La Rosa is a freelance editor who has written for Disney Adventures magazine. She is the author of Ghost Files: Creepy...But True? in addition to Encyclopedia of the Weird. |