Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special Edition - Hardcover

Mary Packard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 043926040X ISBN 13: 9780439260404

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc., 2001

Synopsis

Packed with full-color photos and illustrations, an easily accessible collection of Robert Ripley's weirdest, wildest, and wackiest phenomena and oddities is divided into fun categories such as "Critters," "Humans and Superhumans," and "Downright Spooky."

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Review:

Believe it or not, Robert Ripley enjoyed being called a liar. "I don't blame anyone for thinking me one, because there's nothing stranger than the truth." And in this special edition of seemingly unbelievable stories, the king of oddities lives on with contemporary and classic lore. Ready for this? In New Mexico, when an election race is too close to call, the candidates play poker to determine the winner. This happened as recently as 1999. You'll also read about a real-life Tarzan--a boy who lived from age 2 to 6 with a family of monkeys; discover the bizarre coincidences that linked U.S. presidents Lincoln and Kennedy; and marvel at the flight attendant who survived being thrown 33,000 feet to the ground after the plane she was in exploded. Trivia hounds and curious readers of all ages will be mesmerized by this collection of more than 700 weird nuggets, organized under such chapter headings as "The Sporting Life," "Out of the Odd-inary," "Home, Hearth & Peculiar Places," and "Downright Spooky." Biographical information about the folksy Ripley is also included. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 043926040X
• ISBN 13: 9780439260404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 143
• Editor: Editors Of Ripley Entertainment
• Illustrator: Leanne Franson