curiosities and wonders

Another round of stinky, freaky facts.

Describes some of history's most amazing illusions, and provides instructions on how to re-create eighteen of these tricks, including information on how to hypnotize friends, test a house for ghosts, make a fake UFO photograph and video, and other convincing hoaxes.

"An immersive and engaging exploration of the world's ten most mysterious and spooky stories of the unexplained"--.

Do you believe that the truth is out there? This book will fascinate both young skeptics and paranormal believers alike with true tales about creepy happenings, strange people, and bizarre places. Eerie photographs will connect readers to the intriguing text, and scientific explanations will leave them even more in awe of our freaky, wonderful world. Science and history combine to make this volume a must-read for every young ghost hunter and would-be scientist.

A guide to over 800 unusual, curious, bizarre, and mysterious places on Earth.

An exclusive collection of unbelievable stories from the best-selling Ripley's Believe It or Not! annual book series.

"The extraordinary orphans Sam, Philippa, Thomas, and Max have just started to recover from their capture and subsequent escape from the evil Nicholas Rattigan. But the childrens' lives don't stay quiet for ling. A slew of bank robberies is terrorizing the city. And when General Farnum, the ringmaster of the museum's now immensely popular flea circus, is charged with murder, the search for the real killer uncovers a plot much bigger than any individual crime, a plot that can only be the work of Nicholas Rattigan"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the Mameshiba, cute little bean dogs with a love of trivia, in their new adventures a monster growls from under the bed, an almond is super-duper-sized, and a chili bean falls in love.