Dorling Kindersley 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts

A jaw-dropping collection of incredible facts about our weird and wonderful world

The bizarre beasts, incredible places, and peculiar phenomena featured in this mind-blowing compendium are not just really weird - they're really real.

This wacky book explores our world's most exciting oddities. Did you know there's a plant that eats mice? Or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-coloured river? From fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide the explanations behind the stories.

Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our amazing planet.