Ripley's Believe it or Not! Special Edition 2006 by Packard, Mary; Ripleys Inc. Staff - 2005

New York U. S. A.: Scholastic Inc.. New 2005. Hardcover. Marfree fresh full color recent prtg, no DJ; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches; 144 pages; \nBook Description Are you ready for the gross? The wild? The unimaginable? You haven't seen anything yet. Turn the pages --- if you dare. But watch out for...... Gruesome ghosts that haunt your favorite hangouts! ... Disgusting scabies mites that crawl under your skin! ... A belch so loud, it rivals the sound of an airplane taking off! ... And more mummies, crazy cars, and peculiar people than ever! It's all weird, and it's all inside --- Believe It or Not! \nChildren's Literature - Sally J. K. Davies \nThe shiny, glittery cover of this book is certainly eye-catching with its special silvery embossed texture. The central photograph is of a grinning man with sharpened teeth and implants to make himself look more like a reptile. The pictures showing a cat with two faces and a man with a large sword through his tongue are also startling. If these images do not turn the reader's stomach, the pages inside this book hold more photographs of weird, gross, and almost unbelievable images. This edition is loosely divided into sections which include topics like science and biology, body piercing, stretching and mutilation, strange animals, wild near-death accidents, ghosts and bizarre death rituals, and incredible bad luck/good luck stories. The final two chapters are entitled "Just Plain Weird" and "Odds and Ends. " These chapters are a collection of various strange events and people. The back matter includes a thorough index. The page design uses day-glow colors in geometric patterns to highlight each entry. Sometimes there are several entries per page, all vying for the reader's attention. 2005, Ripley Entertainment, Ages 8 to 14. .