Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special Edition 2009

Ripley's Believe It or Not

by Ripley Entertainment Inc.

The fascinating facts of Robert Ripley prove there's nothing stranger than the truth. This seventh annual collection contains the most unbelievable facts, acts, and oddities ever recorded. Photos.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

The Official Goodreads page of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!—where seeing is believing and it’s rude not to stare!

Reviews

[Ashlynn Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book because I like to learn about weird things

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is like no other book i have read before. i have never read a book with a glow in the dark cover. the book has so many weird and true stories of people that have weird talents. this book is saying that being unique is good.

[Patrice Sartor · Rating 3 out of 5]

GENRE: Non-fiction, biography, informational entertainment.

SUMMARY: This edition features a glow-in-the-dark cover. The odd-but-true facts are loosely separated into six chapters, covering animals, human body strangeness, and more. Every page is in full color, packed with photographs.

EVALUATION: The possibly unbelievable blurbs are all separated into their own colorful sections, making for easy skimming for tweens and other readers. The pictures punctuate many of the facts. The facts range from the mundane to the downright bizarre and each reader is sure to find something that interests them.

WHY I WOULD INCLUDE IT: This series of books is extremely popular with tweens, boys and girls alike. It fills their thirst for weird facts in a colorful and interesting format.

READER'S ANNOTATION: Ripley has compiled more bizarre facts and stories in the latest of this colorful, fun-to-read collection, complete with a cover that glows in the dark.

ITEMS WITH SIMILAR APPEAL:
• Guiness World Records 2009.

[Salsabrarian]

Booktalk: Would you believe a woman in Panama is making and selling Popsicles filled with grasshoppers and worms? (pg. 26) Would you believe a man in China can lift two buckets of water with his eyelids? (pg. 39) Would you believe that when a pair of twin sisters were born in England, one came out white and the other came out black? (p. 100) And would you believe a man from India can do this with his tongue? (show page 96) Don't believe me? Find out the truth in RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! SPECIAL EDITION 2009 with a glow-in-the-dark cover!

[Sue-Leigh · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking for more natural oddities, this book was mostly about weird things people have done, but there were some natural oddities.

It is a kids book, so most of the things I had seen already in the news or e-mail chains. There were a couple interesting facts, and it was a quick read.

[Peggy Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for the school-age crowd. My third-grader will spend hours reading this and looking at the pictures.

[Jonah Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

a man in a small box and a man with a lot of tatoos. this book is for anyone who wants to know stuff that is cool.

[Jessica]

so strange yet..... so cool

[Gayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like a nice light leaf through read while sitting upon my throne in the mornings.lol

[Xinhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second book chat room. Put in any comments about the amazing things you saw in this book, Believe it Or not!™

[Mason neal]

most of them were a bit wierd but all in all a good book

[Erica shaw · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, not as good as the others in my opinion.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

cool