Explore incredible adventures and amazing facts -- satisfy your kid's curiosity with this one-of-a-kind storybook!
Do your fantasy-loving kids find history class too serious or boring?
Do they wonder if maybe some really awesome stories from the past never made it into their library books?
What about tales of daring acts, strange behavior, or unbelievable happenings that many people don't know about?
Could these stories be out there, just waiting to be discovered?
Absolutely! And you're about to discover them right now.
In Interesting Stories for Curious Kids, you will discover:
- 35+ unusual short stories that will keep you turning pages
- The outrageous story of people mailing their kids
- How a sandwich started a war
- The scary and mysterious place where planes and ships disappear without a trace
- Reports about a giant hole that can suck in helicopters
- How some of the world's biggest disasters were caused by a lack of sleep
- The head-scratching moment George Washington ordered a break from battle so he could return someone's dog
- What it was like to work as a human alarm clock and get paid to wake people up
- How one daredevil became the first person to go down the Niagara Falls in a barrel
- Why one of the most fearsome generals started a war... against rabbits
- The ultimate tale of survival -- being lost at sea for 438 days
- The fun things your kid doesn't learn in school but always wonders about -- "What's the story of ketchup? Why is it called 'ketchup'?"
And so much more!
This is not a collection of fairy tales and made-up events -- these are stories about real people, places, things, and situations.
And they're not so old that your kids won't find any real connection or interest.
What's more, these facts are accurate no matter how strange or unbelievable they may seem!
As your kids explore astonishing tidbits of history and human nature, they'll be glad to have this book as their companion.
You'll have to make sure they read it during their free time, though... because once they start, they'll find it impossible to put it down!
