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Author:

Paquette, Ammi-Joan, author.

Title:

Two truths and a lie : histories and mysteries / Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Walden Pond Pressan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

177 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Curiosities and wonders--Juvenile literature.
Fake news--Juvenile literature.
Verification (Empiricism)--Juvenile literature.
Children's questions and answers--Juvenile literature.
Trivia and miscellanea.

Other Authors:

Thompson, Laurie Ann, author.

Notes:

"Unbelievable truths about outrageous people, places, and events - with a few outright lies hiding among them. Can you tell the fakes from the facts?"-- cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-161) and index.

Contents:

Hazy histories: Over 1,000 years ago ; Over 100 years ago ; Over 10 years ago -- Peculiar places: Natural ; Unnatural ; Supernatural -- Perplexing people: Interesting individuals ; Law and order ; Curious culture.

Summary:

"Crazy-but-true stories about history, geography, and human achievement make this acclaimed nonfiction series perfect for fans of curiosities and wonders. A fun way for middle graders to explore ways to separate fact from fiction. Did you know that a young girl once saved an entire beach community from a devastating tsunami thanks to something she learned in her fourth-grade geography lesson? Or that there is a person alive today who generates her own magnetic field? Or how about the fact that Benjamin Franklin once challenged the Royal Academy of Brussels to devise a way to make farts smell good? Welcome to Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries! You know the game: Every story in this book is strange and astounding, but one out of every three is an outright lie. Can you guess which stories are the facts and which are the fakes? Its not going to be easy. Some false stories are based on truth, and some of the true stories are just plain unbelievable! Dont be fooled by the photos that accompany each storyits going to take all your smarts and some clever research to root out the alternative facts."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0062418866
9780062418869

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1033579142

LCCN:

2017034843

Locations:

UKPD911 -- Carlisle Public Library (Carlisle)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

CNPC792 -- Montezuma Public Library (Montezuma)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)