Weird But True! 2023: Wild and Wacky Facts & Photos!

by National Geographic Kids

This 2023 children’s annual is loaded with all-new jaw-dropping, eye-popping, brain-bending facts and bright, bold photography!
It pairs the planet’s weirdest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories
From strange storms and maritime mysteries to playful primates, dino discoveries and extraordinary exoplanets
Explores animals, geography, science, the environment, human achievement and lots more
The perfect book for fans of Guinness World Records!
Whether it’s weird buildings, foul smells, crazy creatures, or the world’s most extreme weather, this 2023 children’s annual is sure to entertain!

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

Published August 18, 2022

About the author

With more than 600 titles—including the popular Weird But True franchise and the New York Times Best Selling National Geographic Kids Almanac—National Geographic Kids Books is the recognized leader in nonfiction for kids. Published in 28 languages, NGK Books reaches approximately 85 million kids every year.

Offering K-12 educators resources that align to and support the Common Core State Standards, National Geographic has a long history of providing high-quality informational texts suitable for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English language arts, social studies, and science classrooms.

Reviews

[Rosh (is back & catching up slowly!) · Rating 5 out of 5]

An informative + entertaining collection for trivia lovers.

Remember your childhood encyclopaedias? I always loved flipping through the pages looking at the photos and the captions. However, I hated the teeny font size and the overload of information in each paragraph. I also enjoyed picture books on animals and other topics from nature and science as these covered information in bite-sized nuggets. But many of these books had illustrations instead of actual photographs, thereby spoiling my experience.

‘Weird but true!’ solves these issues by taking the best of both worlds. The text is present in minimal words, keeping the focus firmly on the trivia itself instead of detailed explanations. The book also contains actual photographic evidence for almost every single fact and trivia it contains. This makes the book fun as well as easy-going.

The book covers a wide range of topics such as animals, sports, architecture, environment, earth and space, human body, fruits and vegetables, and even unusual topics such as optical illusions and treasure hunts. As the title suggests, the focus is on the ‘weird’. As such, the facts are all wacky in some way or the other, from silly to amusing to outright bizarre! While the topics are organised, the grouping is not always in the typical subject-wise clusters, thereby creating some surprises as you flip along.

Definitely recommended. This remarkable book will definitely be a great addition to your children’s fun fact collection. Not only will your child read loads of mind-boggling trivia, but also encounter these in a reader-friendly layout, within minimal mental overload. It would make for a perfect gift as well. (Don’t the colours on the cover look Christmassy?)

4.5 stars.

My thanks to Collins Reference and NetGalley for the DRC of “Weird but true! 2023”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.


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[Sophie Crane]

I like the fact that the information is presented in boxes around the page so that there is not too much texts which can be off putting to a child who is started to read independently!
Thanks to Net Gallery & National Geographic Kids for this Book.

[Sharley · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much fun to read!
The kids found some it really interesting and obviously depending on their ages and interest some of it was more captivating than others.
The imagery was wha you expect from National Graphic and so vivid and capturing that it enhanced the whole concept and learning without the feel of a “boring lesson”


I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

[Nichola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nat Geo always produce really good nin fictiin books full of interesting facts and this is no different. I find this style with bold colours, large pictures and a short amount of information easier to access for more children than some of the other freaky facts type books that are published each year. A great read for all ages including adults.

[Kiki59 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with my kid and it is one of the best fact books out there. It's fascinating and the facts are easy to remember. I picked up loads I didn't know and my general knowledge tends to be pretty good. My only complaint is that it doesn't seem to have been proof read at all. There are lots of very obvious typos and it kind of detracts from the brilliant content.

[Georgi_Lvs_Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although this is advertised for kids, this will work for adults also! This was a lot of fun to read and can be quickly devoured.

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool.

[Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. My 8 year old was occupied for hours! So many brilliant facts, lots that I didn't even know!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great factual book 📖📖🌍🌍