Curiosities & Wonders
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For the Love of Books: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More
$19.99 Read moreWhich famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why was Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What was Truman Capote … [more below]
- Author: Tarrant, Graham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 18 2019
- ISBN10: 1510741577
- Language: English
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Daily Rituals: Women at Work
$24.95 Add to cartMore of Mason Currey’s irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists–painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers.
- Author: Currey, Mason
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1524732958
- Language: English
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Weird But True Canada: 300 Outrageous Facts about the True North
$10.99 Add to cartThe best-selling Weird But True line is now exploring north of the U.S. border Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and kooky charisma of the Land of Plenty: Canada … [more below]
- Series: Weird But True
- Author: Lin, Chelsea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1426330243
- Language: English
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The Book of Bizarre Truths
$16.98 Add to cartThe Book of Bizarre Truths is a 704-page collection of answers to hundreds of provocative questions covering a vast range of topics, from the strange to the sublime.
- Includes urban legends, old wives t
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: January 01 2011
- ISBN10: 145080747X
- Language: English
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The Book of Incredible Information
$16.98 Add to cartThe Book of Incredible Information is a collection of hundreds of articles, lists, quotes, and anecdotes.
- A lively range of subjects and events, from the backwater debacles of history to infamous inno
- Series: Book of
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: April 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1450888437
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of the Chupacabra
$31.32 Read moreThink you know all about the chupacabra? Think again! This doglike cryptid has a secret life that may surprise you. What are chupacabras’ favorite snack? Do the hairless beasts like snuggling with stu… [more below]
- Series: The Secret Lives of Cryptids
- Author: Peterson, Megan Cooley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669004058
- Language: English
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Morbid Curiosities: Collections of the Uncommon and the Bizarre (Skulls, Mummified Body Parts, Taxidermy and More, Remarkable, Curious, Ma
$30.00 Read moreStep into the residences of the 18 collectors featured in this fascinating book and you will immediately realize that you have been granted entrance to a very special place. Many of these collections … [more below]
- Author: Gambino, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 1780678665
- Language: English
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Artcurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History
$17.00 Add to cartA wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you’ve never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast
We’re all familiar with the works of Claude Mon- Author: Dasal, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0143134590
- Language: English
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Animal Journeys
$12.99 Add to cartMany animals migrate to find food, water, warmer weather, or a safe place to have their young. Follow along on 15 amazing animal journeys by shining a light through this book’s special pages.
- Series: Shine-A-Light
- Author: Brown, Carron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1684645182
- Language: English
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The Language of Plants
$15.95 Add to cartWood Wide Web: Understand how plants communicate!
Plants–nice but boring? This book will change your mind! Open it and see how they talk without tongue, listen without ears, see without eyes, breathe
- Author: Harastova, Helena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 8000067978
- Language: English
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Disasters by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics
$18.99 Add to cartAn amazing look at Earth’s natural disasters as seen through numbers, facts, and stunning infographics from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins!
From Caldecott Honor-winning au- Author: Jenkins, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1328569489
- Language: English
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Atlas of Amazing Architecture: The Most Incredible Buildings You’ve (Probably) Never Heard of
$22.99 Read moreThis fact-filled guide for kids 7 to 17 explores the world of architecture as you’ve never seen it before, from tiny shacks to vast palaces – and everything in between!
”Given the global spread of cov
- Author: Allen, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1908714875
- Language: English
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There Is Day and Night
$12.79 Read moreYoung children are naturally curious about the world around them. Tell Me Why There is Day and Night offers answers to their most compelling questions about the rotation of the earth. Age-appropriate … [more below]
- Series: Tell Me Why (Cherry Lake)
- Author: Brennan, Linda Crotta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1631880500
- Language: English
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Curiositree: Natural World: A Visual Compendium of Wonders from Nature – Jacket Unfolds Into a Huge Wall Poster!
$27.99 Add to cartThe award-winning Curiositree: Natural World explores, through 67 exquisitely illustrated charts, the myriad ways in which plants and animals have adapted to survive.
Discover the interconnectedness- Series: Curiositree
- Author: Wood, Aj
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1847807828
- Language: English
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
$20.00 Add to cart“Delightfully horrifying.”–Popular Science
This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdn- Author: Morris, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 1524743704
- Language: English
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The World Almanac Book of Why: Explanations for Absolutely Everything
$19.99 Read moreFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a full-color, full-of-fun book with answers to your questions about everything under the sun–and beyond it!
- Why do we have eyebrows?
- What are
- Author: Almanac Kids(tm), World
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1510768580
- Language: English
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There’s No Ham in Hamburgers: Facts and Folklore about Our Favorite Foods
$16.99 Read moreFrom hot dogs and hamburgers to ice cream and pizza, this fascinating book is full of fun facts and stories of the origins of some of America’s most popular foods.
Why is there no ham in hamburgers?- Author: Zachman, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0762498072
- Language: English
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Weird But True 3: Expanded Edition
$11.99 Add to cartDid you know that a lion’s roar can be heard up to five miles away? Or that an astronaut’s heartbeat slows down in space? It’s all totally weird … but true
The world can be a pretty wacky place Ki- Series: Weird But True #4
- Author: National Geographic Kids
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 1426331088
- Language: English
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Dinosaurs Are Not Extinct: Real Facts about Real Dinosaurs
$19.99 Read moreA Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year * An Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee * A New York State Reading Association 2023 Charlotte Award Winner
Award-winning author-illustrator Drew She
- Author: Sheneman, Drew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 20, 2020
- ISBN10: 0062972340
- Language: English
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Atlas of Vanishing Places: The Lost Worlds as They Were and as They Are Today
$15.00 Read moreImagine what the world once looked like as you discover places that have disappeared from modern atlases in this stunningly illustrated and award-winning book.
Have you ever wondered about cities tha- Author: Elborough, Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 711281157
- Language: English
