The Coolest Stuff on Earth: A Closer Look at the Weird, Wild, and Wonderful
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- Create Date：2022-07-14 06:53:55
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Brenda Scott Royce
- ISBN：1426338589
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Summary
Did you know that dogs can shake off a pound of water in less than a second？ That some sand dunes whistle and sing？ That the U。S。 dollar bill is full of hidden symbols related to the number 13？ Our world is filled with strange， bizarre， and weird happenings。 But what do they mean？ WHY are they important？ And what secrets are behind them？
These secrets and MORE are revealed through cool stories， action-packed photos， fantastic infographics， and exciting Q&As with in-the-field experts。 Discover the secrets of sharkskin， the mysteries behind incredible island animals， the power behind lightning， how a rare gemstone changes color， and more。 Kids will be captivated by this fresh way of looking at our amazing planet。
These secrets and MORE are revealed through cool stories， action-packed photos， fantastic infographics， and exciting Q&As with in-the-field experts。 Discover the secrets of sharkskin， the mysteries behind incredible island animals， the power behind lightning， how a rare gemstone changes color， and more。 Kids will be captivated by this fresh way of looking at our amazing planet。
Reviews
Silas
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It's very interesting that I can learn stuff that I have not learned before It's very interesting that I can learn stuff that I have not learned before 。。。more
Elizabeth Reid
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The Coolest Stuff on Earth: A Closer Look at the Weird， Wild， and Wonderful， lives up to its name。 This book is full of all things science and they're unique and amazing。 This large volume is divided into nine chapters and each hits a different science topic。 Readers will learn about animals， history， the planet， man-made objects， and the science behind them。 I particularly enjoyed。。。Read my full review here: http://agoodreid。blogspot。com/2021/09。。。 The Coolest Stuff on Earth: A Closer Look at the Weird， Wild， and Wonderful， lives up to its name。 This book is full of all things science and they're unique and amazing。 This large volume is divided into nine chapters and each hits a different science topic。 Readers will learn about animals， history， the planet， man-made objects， and the science behind them。 I particularly enjoyed。。。Read my full review here: http://agoodreid。blogspot。com/2021/09。。。 。。。more
Heidi
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The Coolest Stuff on Earth contains all sorts of fascinating bits of information on a number of interesting topics。 Architectural marvels， travel destinations， animals， historical mysteries， and shocking science are some of the topics explored。 The large size of the book makes the book ideal for browsing and sharing。 The gorgeous photographs are， as with most National Geographic books， stunning and well worth the price of the book by themselves。 The unusual topics and tidbits of information make The Coolest Stuff on Earth contains all sorts of fascinating bits of information on a number of interesting topics。 Architectural marvels， travel destinations， animals， historical mysteries， and shocking science are some of the topics explored。 The large size of the book makes the book ideal for browsing and sharing。 The gorgeous photographs are， as with most National Geographic books， stunning and well worth the price of the book by themselves。 The unusual topics and tidbits of information make the book even more of a draw。 Children love this kind of information。 The design of the book is beautiful and the colors eye-catching and appealing。 Facts related to secrets behind the leaning tower of Pisa， a fake lake， bug actors， cities and cars of the future make for intriguing reading。 A great book for students who love to learn about the strange and unusual。 。。。more
V
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What do you do with a kids' coffee table book full of fascinating trivia？ Let everyone in the family pick a fact to read each day for a week， then build your favorite one out of LEGO bricks！We had The Coolest Stuff on Earth sitting out for a while， and it got flipped through， but not really engaged。 I didn't push T to read it， but put it on the shelf for a more opportune time。 That came last week。 T built LEGO versions of almost all the media he imbibed and was excited about the idea of building What do you do with a kids' coffee table book full of fascinating trivia？ Let everyone in the family pick a fact to read each day for a week， then build your favorite one out of LEGO bricks！We had The Coolest Stuff on Earth sitting out for a while， and it got flipped through， but not really engaged。 I didn't push T to read it， but put it on the shelf for a more opportune time。 That came last week。 T built LEGO versions of almost all the media he imbibed and was excited about the idea of building something out of a book of the coolest stuff in the world。The Coolest Stuff on Earth lends itself well to skimming。 Large color photographs capture the attention and short text delivers information in easily digestible chunks。 The book is divided by subject matter， such as animals， sports， or travel; a table of contents and an index allow readers to seek out specific information easily。 T， his dad， and I each gravitated toward different sections to select the pages we wanted to read。 T's favorite fact was that astronaut helmets are coated in gold （gold reflects the sun's rays）。 I had no idea that training rabbits to hop over fences is a professional sport （rabbits hop over increasingly higher barriers at trainers' urging）。 T's dad selected a recently rediscovered 600-year-old Islamic text to recreate （the world-renowned libraries of Timbuktu were hidden for protection）。 We all had fun and came away with a little more knowledge of our world。National Geographic's bright， interesting， large-scale book of facts is something fun to flip through。 Maybe you'll see something that you want to learn more about。 Maybe you just want to bone up on your trivia。 Or maybe you'll find something to build out of LEGO bricks。 If your kid is a trivia lover this will likely be a win。 It's going back on our coffee table for convenient reading and further inspiration。Note: A review copy was provided upon request for the purpose of this honest review。 。。。more
Stacie
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Leave it to National Geographic to tell readers about the coolest things on earth。 I always finish these books feeling satisfied with some new fact that I can casually bring up in conversation with family or friends。 If you’ve got a kid that loves fun facts or trivia， this is the book for them。 This one is jam-packed。With nine chapters and nearly a hundred categories， there is truly something interesting for everyone。 Magnificent Marvels， Travel， Money， Sports， History， Science， and our Planet a Leave it to National Geographic to tell readers about the coolest things on earth。 I always finish these books feeling satisfied with some new fact that I can casually bring up in conversation with family or friends。 If you’ve got a kid that loves fun facts or trivia， this is the book for them。 This one is jam-packed。With nine chapters and nearly a hundred categories， there is truly something interesting for everyone。 Magnificent Marvels， Travel， Money， Sports， History， Science， and our Planet are topics that feature the coolest things。I find sloths to be very interesting animals and right off the bat， the first feature in the book is a full-page spread of a sloth。 I had no idea that sloths had their own ecosystem right in their fur。 Various insects make the sloth’s fur their home and depend on the sloth’s poop， yes poop， to continue their circle of life。A story about plastic ending up in our oceans intrigued me。 I have always thought that since we don’t live near any oceans here， the pollution isn’t from “us”。 But， plastic and waste can travel through rivers to the oceans and we have lots of rivers and creeks near us。 When people litter， it can blow into creeks and rivers and I’m guessing it can blow there from the garbage that we set outside every week。 There are places in the ocean where all the garbage accumulates。 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located between California and Hawaii and covers an area twice the size of Texas。 But， it isn’t necessarily a “pile of plastic” but more tiny plastic particles that have worn down over time。 This is more serious because marine animals or fish eat them and get sick。 Then if we eat the fish， we are eating the plastic too。 It absolutely makes me think about the amount of plastic I bring into our home and how I can reduce it through other companies that work to produce their product with less of a footprint。Some other fun facts that I learned while reading include:“Long-distance runners can shrink up to half an inch in height while running a race。”“People in the United States spend $72 billion on their pets each year。”“The oldest giant sequoia has been standing for more than 3，500 years。”This book has hundreds of photos that even non-readers will love looking at the pages。 There are photos of amazing places， animals， and people that turning the pages is an thrilling experience in itself。This is an over-sized and hefty book…think coffee-table book。 But， it’s one that will stay out because kids will want to find the next interesting and cool fact to share at dinner。 You could even make it a nightly dinner routine for the kids to share something they learned from this book。 Kids will find this book so fun， they won’t even realize they are learning。 。。。more
Annamarie Carlson （she， her）
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Another fantastic fact book by National Geographic。 This title breaks down cool stuff into magnificent marvels， travel， animals， history's mysteries， science， sports， money， and more。 A lot of the content is similar to other National Geographic fact books， with a few new tidbits thrown in。 Of course， the wonderful design of these books always makes them a winner--vibrant photos， pop-out boxes for captions and labeling， clear headers， etc。 Another fantastic fact book by National Geographic。 This title breaks down cool stuff into magnificent marvels， travel， animals， history's mysteries， science， sports， money， and more。 A lot of the content is similar to other National Geographic fact books， with a few new tidbits thrown in。 Of course， the wonderful design of these books always makes them a winner--vibrant photos， pop-out boxes for captions and labeling， clear headers， etc。 。。。more
Jessica
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Had great time reading this and we all learned something new
PottWab Regional Library
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Kristi Bernard
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Whenever National Geographic Kids is involved readers will always see and learn about some of the coolest stuff on earth。How peculiar is the planet？ The earth has been in existence for over four billion years。 Earth has sand dunes that whistle， volcanoes above the earth and below the water， and beautiful colors across the mountains， sky and land。 There are strange and beautiful creatures here too。Money makes the world go around and those that have it spend it on some of the craziest things。 Ther Whenever National Geographic Kids is involved readers will always see and learn about some of the coolest stuff on earth。How peculiar is the planet？ The earth has been in existence for over four billion years。 Earth has sand dunes that whistle， volcanoes above the earth and below the water， and beautiful colors across the mountains， sky and land。 There are strange and beautiful creatures here too。Money makes the world go around and those that have it spend it on some of the craziest things。 There are cars covered in crystals and phone cases with rubies。 A nickel is only worth five pennies but there is one that was worth four million dollars。 Did you know that people， on average， spend seventy-two billion each year on their pets？This amazing page turner is filled with shocking science， history mysteries， spectacular sports， travel unraveled and so much more。 Readers， parents and teachers will enjoy uncovering these extreme yet amazing fun facts for hours。 。。。more
Kailey （Luminous Libro）
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