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Real or fake? : far-out fibs, fishy facts, and phony photos to test for the truth / Emily Krieger ; illustrations by Tom Nick Cocotos.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kidsPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]Description: 206 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 17 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426324055
  • 1426324057
  • 9781426324062
  • 1426324065
Subject(s):
Contents:
Welcome to Real or Fake -- An Octopus That Lives in Trees -- High School Stock Trader -- Freaky Face Discovery -- Real or Fake? Animals That Make Humans Their Home -- Artist Creates Invisible Artwork -- Weird Head Games -- Why Sloths Are So Slow -- Identify the Lie! -- Ancient Romans Laughed 'Til They Died -- Valentines Bug Out -- Wonder Woman's Wacky History Revealed! -- Real or Fake? Superheroes -- Mayor Pens Peculiar Poem -- Real or Fake? Wacky Headlines -- Cleopatra's Secret Communications -- Six Days Without Sun -- Spot the Fake! -- Identify the Lie! -- Hello ... Human? -- Chimp Climbs the Charts -- Plants Make Music -- Real or Fake? Inventions -- Ghostly Girl Caught on Cam -- Insect Lives in Sheep Snot -- Bulletproof Candidate -- Robot Hitchhikes Across Canada -- Identify the Lie! -- Daredevil Fishermen Use Fingers as Bait -- April Fools' Day Started by Jokester -- Astronaut Infestation Is Out of This World -- Missing Link Found -- Town Gets Cut Off -- Real or Fake? Peculiar Place-Names -- Elephants Use Feet to Talk Long-Distance -- Bizarre Bird Baffles Scientists -- Spaghetti Grows on Trees -- Famous Street Artist Arrested -- True Identity Revealed -- One Odd Job -- Real or Fake? Other Odd Jobs -- Spot the Fake! -- Gobi's Giant Worm -- Spacecraft Lands on Comet -- Paint Keeps the Peace -- Countries Battle Over Bird Poop -- Now You Can Visit Seafloor City! -- Identify the Lie! -- Bizarre Burger Beginnings -- Popular Fruit Full of Bugs -- Man Walks o Water -- Spot the Fake! -- Rhino Rambles Across College Campus -- Tornadoes Catch Fire -- Armchair Adventurer Goes Airborne.
Summary: Offers suspicious stories, fishy facts, and dubious lists, encouraging readers to determine which facts are true and which are false.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 K92 Checked out 06/24/2024 33111007766922
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 K92 Available 33111008401180
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Can you tell the truth from a tall tale? Spot a phony photo a mile away? Figureout a fib in five seconds flat? Put your amateur detective skills to work in this funand wacky book. See if the truth triumphs as you encounter suspicious stories,fishy facts, lying lists, and more. You'll also learn about history's greatest hoaxes,secrets behind a good fake, internet urban legends, plus bonus information thatwill leave you second-guessing everything you've ever read. Complete withawesome photos and hilarious collage art, this is one book that you have to readto believe...or not!

Offers suspicious stories, fishy facts, and dubious lists, encouraging readers to determine which facts are true and which are false.

Includes index.

Welcome to Real or Fake -- An Octopus That Lives in Trees -- High School Stock Trader -- Freaky Face Discovery -- Real or Fake? Animals That Make Humans Their Home -- Artist Creates Invisible Artwork -- Weird Head Games -- Why Sloths Are So Slow -- Identify the Lie! -- Ancient Romans Laughed 'Til They Died -- Valentines Bug Out -- Wonder Woman's Wacky History Revealed! -- Real or Fake? Superheroes -- Mayor Pens Peculiar Poem -- Real or Fake? Wacky Headlines -- Cleopatra's Secret Communications -- Six Days Without Sun -- Spot the Fake! -- Identify the Lie! -- Hello ... Human? -- Chimp Climbs the Charts -- Plants Make Music -- Real or Fake? Inventions -- Ghostly Girl Caught on Cam -- Insect Lives in Sheep Snot -- Bulletproof Candidate -- Robot Hitchhikes Across Canada -- Identify the Lie! -- Daredevil Fishermen Use Fingers as Bait -- April Fools' Day Started by Jokester -- Astronaut Infestation Is Out of This World -- Missing Link Found -- Town Gets Cut Off -- Real or Fake? Peculiar Place-Names -- Elephants Use Feet to Talk Long-Distance -- Bizarre Bird Baffles Scientists -- Spaghetti Grows on Trees -- Famous Street Artist Arrested -- True Identity Revealed -- One Odd Job -- Real or Fake? Other Odd Jobs -- Spot the Fake! -- Gobi's Giant Worm -- Spacecraft Lands on Comet -- Paint Keeps the Peace -- Countries Battle Over Bird Poop -- Now You Can Visit Seafloor City! -- Identify the Lie! -- Bizarre Burger Beginnings -- Popular Fruit Full of Bugs -- Man Walks o Water -- Spot the Fake! -- Rhino Rambles Across College Campus -- Tornadoes Catch Fire -- Armchair Adventurer Goes Airborne.

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