(4) 4-6 Mind Benders series. This compilation of browsable, interesting statistics about weather phenomena is loosely organized by weather type. Each busy spread contains bright, varied graphics and photos. Stats include comparisons ("A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun") and lesser-known facts (the existence of "black blizzards"), though unfortunately all are unsourced and many unexplained ("A herd of caribou can make their own fog"). Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(4) 4-6 Mind Benders series. This compilation of browsable, interesting statistics about geography is loosely organized by largest to smallest continent. Each spread contains bright, varied graphics and photos. Facts include comparisons ("Five Eiffel Towers stacked on top of each other would fit inside" Lake Baikal in Russia) and some perhaps-unknown stats for trivia buffs, though unfortunately all are unsourced. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(4) 4-6 Mind Benders series. This compilation of browsable, interesting statistics about insects is occasionally interspersed with conversational speech-bubbled text "spoken" by the photographed animal. Bright, varied graphics and up-close photos splash across disorganized spreads focusing on a variety of bugs. The text contains some perhaps-unknown facts for trivia buffs ("Spiders don't like the smell of peppermint"), though unfortunately all are unsourced. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(4) 4-6 Mind Benders series. This compilation of browsable, interesting statistics about reptiles is occasionally interspersed with conversational speech-bubbled text "spoken" by the photographed animal ("Sea snakes like me have only one lung"). Bright, varied graphics and up-close photos splash across disorganized spreads focusing on a variety of species. The text contains some perhaps-unknown facts for trivia buffs; unfortunately, all are unsourced. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(3) 4-6 Mind Benders series. Energetically illustrated pages and a small trim size invite kids to browse for trivia about human physiology. The pages are lively with photos, micrographs, illustrations, and snippets of text. The unsubstantiated information shouldn't be taken at face value ("the loudest burp recorded was...about as loud as a plane taking off"), but these books might spark further interest in various topics. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Mind Bender titles: Totally Wacky Facts About the Human Body and Totally Wacky Facts About the Mind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) 4-6 Mind Benders series. Energetically illustrated pages and a small trim size invite kids to browse for trivia about human physiology. The pages are lively with photos, micrographs, illustrations, and snippets of text. The unsubstantiated information shouldn't be taken at face value ("the loudest burp recorded was...about as loud as a plane taking off"), but these books might spark further interest in various topics. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Mind Bender titles: Totally Wacky Facts About the Human Body and Totally Wacky Facts About the Mind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Mind Benders series. One shouldn't expect organization or comprehensive information here, as the book's unsourced and sometimes unspecific facts bounce around from topic to topic and among many civilizations and eras; Meister's definition of "Modern History" is stretched with topics such as Genghis Khan (1162–1227). Still, trivia buffs will gladly peruse the energetic pages full of photos, illustrations, and snippets of jokey text. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) 4-6 Mind Benders series. One shouldn't expect organization or comprehensive information here, as the book's unsourced and sometimes unspecific facts ("Donkey dung, dog saliva, and moldy bread have been used in the past to cure infections") bounce around from topic to topic and among many civilizations and eras. Still, history buffs will gladly peruse the energetic pages full of photos, illustrations, and snippets of jokey text. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) 4-6 Mind Benders series. Loosely organized sections (general astronaut information; chronological facts about the U.S. space program, the International Space Station, space telescopes, and rovers; and future goals) contain photos and snippets of information, allowing readers to dip in and out. Some facts (e.g., pee is purified into drinking water on the ISS) will draw readers in. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(3) 4-6 Mind Benders series. Each double-page spread includes at least one bright photo of a sea creature--from familiar (polar bear, shark, jellies) to less so (sea lice, blobfish, glass squid)--and one or more incredible facts (a narwhal's tusk is really a tooth, sleeping sea otters hold hands, etc). Kids will love dipping in and out of this browsable trivia fest. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges