Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Ripley's Believe it or not! Encyclopedia of the Bizarre…


Title
Ripley's Believe it or not! Encyclopedia of the Bizarre…

Library Link
Ripley's
believe it or not! encyclopedia of the bizarre, amazing, strange, inexplicable,
weird, and all true!

Ripley's believe it or not!Mooney, Julie.New York :
Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., c2002.Year:
c2002Format: BOOK


10 Second Review
Boasts 6000 real oddities, facts and records.
Chock full of images, drawings and strange facts.
This is a fun, colorful book.

Some samples include snake-killing snails, birth-marks on the eye, giant lakes of baking soda and Tibetan skull bowls.

Notes
Some of the material is dated but still interesting.

Learning Curve
Low: Good for new readers.

Reading Order
N/a

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