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With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! Filled with exercises to help young readers practice skills like identifying context clues and a story’s main idea, plus practical tips and tricks from bestselling author Dan Gutman, this book will help you become the best reader in the history of the world! This chapter book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. It’s a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children. The ability to read critically is an essential skill vital to success in school. For example, do you know what point of view means? Or how to “read” a picture? Can you tell fact from opinion? Well, whether you’re a kid who's just starting to read by yourself or a future librarian—or both!—this book of tips and activities to improve your reading comprehension skills is so much fun you’ll forget you’re learning!

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What is weird and what is normal?

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Following the success of Handheld Press's 2019 best-selling anthology Womens Weird, British Weird is a new anthology of classic Weird short fiction by British writers, first published between the 1890s and the 1930s. Embracing the famous and the undeservedly obscure, this collection - curated by James Machin, author of Palgrave Gothic's Weird Fiction in Britain, 1880-1939 - assembles stories to thrill, entertain, and chill. Featured stories include: 'Man-Size in Marble' by Edith Nesbit (1893) 'No-Man's Land', John Buchan (1900) 'The Willows', by Algernon Blackwood 'The Man Who Went Too Far', by E F Benson (1912) 'N' by Arthur Machen (1934) 'Mappa Mundi' by Mary Butts (1937) The collection also includes Mary Butts' influential essay 'Ghosties and Ghoulies' (1933), on British supernatural writing. Machin's introduction describes the background for these excellent stories in the Weird tradition, and identifies their use of peculiarly British preoccupations in supernatural short fiction.

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For the first time, this extraordinary compilation showcases weird, mysterious and bizarre plants from around the world. Plants trick, kill, steal and kidnap, and this unique book explores a fascinating world in which plants have turned the tables on animals. Author Chris Thorogood showcases these plant behaviours, the interrelationships among plants, the interdependencies between plants and animals, and the intrigue of plant evolution. All types of weird and sinister are featured in this book, from carnivorous plants that drug, drown and consume unsuspecting insect prey; giant pitcher plants that have evolved toilets for tree shrews; flowers that mimic rotting flesh to attract pollinating flies, and orchids that duplicitously look, feel and even smell like a female insect to bamboozle sex-crazed male bees.

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Weird Pig is about Weird Pig, a pig who wants to do right. But doing right isn't always easy. He drinks. He eats pork chops. He rides a skateboard. He gets his fellow farm animals murdered, and fathers an illegitimate son who has a messiah complex. When Weird Pig leaves the farm he calls home, he inspires a series of children's books that help bring on the end of his little world - a farm where human and beast alike toil in the shadow of an ever-growing factory livestock complex. From farm to table and beyond, follow the misadventures of Weird Pig in this kaleidoscopic portrait of America, seen through the eyes of a crazed animal who insists on making himself at home there.

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After months of gang shootings, Detective Ovra Sawce and his new partner Donut Trustah are given a high-profile triple homicide case. But what were a billionaire’s assistant, a hood-turned-cult leader, and Sawce’s former partner doing in that warehouse? The hard-boiled noir of LA Confidential mixes with Futurama's bright, alien-filled worlds in WEIRD WORD, a crime epic not to be missed. Collects WEIRD WORK #1-4

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PHYSICS WORLD 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR‘A clear and deeply researched account of what’s known about the quantum laws of nature, and how to think about what they might really mean’ Nature ‘I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.’ Richard Feynman wrote this in 1965 – the year he was awarded the Nobel prize in physics for his work on quantum mechanics. Over the past decade, the enigma of quantum mechanics has come into sharper focus. We now realise that quantum mechanics is less about particles and waves, uncertainty and fuzziness, than a theory about information: about what can be known and how. The quantum world isn’t a different world: it is our world, and if anything deserves to be called ‘weird’, it’s us. This exhilarating book is about what quantum maths really means – and what it doesn’t mean. ‘Gorgeously lucid…takes us to the edge of contemporary theorizing about the foundations of quantum mechanics… Easily the best book I’ve read on the subject’ Washington Post

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Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird, a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified. Sometime around the turn of the twentieth century, something happened, something... weird. In the dark halls of ivy-clad manors, in the ancient woodland escapes of New England, a generation of authors were inspired to radically reinterpret the horror and fantasy writing of the past. From the terrible plagues of Edgar Allan Poe to the religious terror of May Sinclair and on to the awful, tentacle-faced mythos of H.P. Lovecraft, this anthology celebrates the very best of this writing, a collection of brilliant tales that for generations have delighted and horrified. Escape from the prison-house of the known and the real into those enchanted lands of incredible adventure and infinite possibilities which dreams open up to us, and which things like deep woods, fantastic urban towers, and flaming sunsets momentarily suggest . . .' H.P. Lovecra

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Travelling from zero to infinity and back again via algebra, polygons, probability and averages, friendly (but silly) robots guide the reader through the weirdness of mathematics. With up to 300 fascinating facts and 150 riotous gags, this engaging and hilarious book teaches readers why maths is so much weirder than they first thought,

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What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes. The Weird and the Eerie are closely related but distinct modes, each possessing its own distinct properties. Both have often been associated with Horror, yet this emphasis overlooks the aching fascination that such texts can exercise. The Weird and the Eerie both fundamentally concern the outside and the unknown, which are not intrinsically horrifying, even if they are always unsettling. Perhaps a proper understanding of the human condition requires examination of liminal concepts such as the weird and the eerie. These two modes will be analysed with reference to the work of authors such as H. P. Lovecraft, H. G. Wells, M.R. James, Christopher Priest, Joan Lindsay, Nigel Kneale, Daphne Du Maurier, Alan Garner and Margaret Atwood, and films by Stanley Kubrick, Jonathan Glazer and Christoper Nolan."

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La mente del coronel Randall Weird siempre ha sido un misterio para los lectores de 'Black Hammer'. Su capacidad para desplazarse por la Para-zona le situaba a la vez en el pasado, el presente y el futuro. Ahora, el coronel Weird ha olvidado algo y su respuesta está fuera de la granja.'Coronel Weird. Cosmagogo' es un extraño viaje a través del tiempo y el espacio, donde su protagonista busca algo que ha olvidado hace mucho y que hace peligrar su cordura. A lo largo de las décadas, el coronel Randall Weird se enfrentará a su pasado y su futuro desde todos los ángulos, a menudo desordenadamente, mientras se esfuerza por mantener la cabeza sobre los hombros y protegerse a sí mismo y los que le rodean de un universo fracturado que hierve de peligros incontables.Jeff Lemire se ha unido esta vez al dibujante Tyler Crook ('AIDP', 'Harrow County') para acercarnos un poco más a uno de los personajes más imprevisibles y enigmáticos de todos los que habitan en la granja de Black Hammer. Una

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Packed with awesome facts about some of the most amazing creatures on Earth. From ocean oddballs, freaky forest dwellers, and more, this unique book features raised pictures and ranking reveals to challenge yourself to guess which creatures are weird, weirder and weirdest! Do you dare to discover the weirdest of them all?

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Quirky tales of derring-do and mystery, from a much-loved author and multi-award-winning author. Perfect to thrill and chill. The children of Weir(d) Street are lazing about one sunny day when they challenge each other to tell stories of all the odd goings-on in their neighbourhood. A grandfather's guilt at the long-ago death of his twin brother, a young waiter whose rude customers get more than they bargain for, and a hard-working boy who finds himself blessed by a golden-haired stranger – the Weird Street tales are full of drama and suspense! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

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From the author of Cog and Voyage of the Dogs, Weird Kid is a hilarious and heartfelt homage to everyone who feels like they don’t belong. Perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Stuart Gibbs. Jake Wind is trying to stay under the radar. Whose radar? Anyone who might be too interested in the fact that he has shapeshifting abilities he can’t control. Or that his parents found him as a ball of goo when he was a baby.Keeping his powers in check is crucial, though, if he wants to live a normal life and go to middle school instead of being homeschooled (and if he wants to avoid being kidnapped and experimented on, of course).Things feel like they’re going his way when he survives his first day of school without transforming and makes a new friend. But when mysterious sinkholes start popping up around town—sinkholes filled with the same extraterrestrial substance as Jake—and his neighbors, classmates, and even his family start acting a little, well, weird, Jake will have to learn to use his powers in order to save his town. "The short page count, humor, and action make this a good choice for reluctant readers. A solid purchase for school and public libraries." —School Library Journal

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The beloved New York Times bestseller from acclaimed author Eleanor Brown about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much.Three sisters have returned to their childhood home, reuniting the eccentric Andreas family. Here, books are a passion (there is no problem a library card can't solve) and TV is something other people watch. Their father—a professor of Shakespeare who speaks almost exclusively in verse—named them after the Bard's heroines. It's a lot to live up to.The sisters each have a hard time communicating with their parents and their lovers, but especially with one another. What can the shy homebody eldest sister, the fast-living middle child, and the bohemian youngest sibling have in common? Only that none has found life to be what was expected; and now, faced with their parents' frailty and their own personal disappointments, not even a book can solve what ails them...

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Humans are ingenious when it comes to meeting challenges. We invent all sorts of useful contraptions from the wheel to the tin opener. But some of the things people have come up with are truly odd. Who came up with grass sandals, and why? Have you ever heard of a portable radio hat? Not many people have, but someone invented it. Get the inside information on these odd contraptions and many more weird inventions.

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With friendly alien guides and hilarious cartoons, this is non-fiction as you’ve never seen it before. From head to heels and everything in between, The Human Body Is Weird is densely packed with information, while The Periodic Table Is Weird covers every element from actinide to zirconium. Hilarious non-fiction with up to 300 fascinating facts and 150 riotous gags per book.

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It's the new funniest mystery detective series ever, from the genius behind the bestselling Barry Loser books! Super Weird Mysteries is a hilarious new series, perfect for readers aged 7 and up, and fans of DogMan, Pamela Butchart and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Melvin, Rhubarb and Yoshi are on the hunt for a new mystery to write about in the Daily Donut newspaper, but little do they know, it’s right under their nose … there’s something spooky in the sandwiches! Soon Rhubarb and co are sure there's a ghost in her dad's cool old retro lunchbox, but when no one believes them – and the whole town is in danger – it’s up to the detective duo to investigate the haunted lunchboxes all on their own … Things are about to get SUPER WEIRD … again! Don't miss all the other brilliant books by Jim Smith! Barry Loser: I am not a loserBarry Loser: I am still not a loser (Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize)Barry Loser: I am so over being a loserBarry Loser: I am sort of a loserBarry Loser and the holiday of doomBarry Loser and the crumpled cartonBarry Loser hates half term!Barry Loser and the birthday billionsBarry Loser: Worst school trip EVERBarry Loser is is the best at football NOTBarry Loser's book of keel stuffBarry Loser's christmas joke book! Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot GranniesFuture Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom-Noms (Winner of the Scholastic Lollies Award)Future Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing Thingy Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and is the author of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning and bestselling BARRY LOSER series and the Lollies Award-winning FUTURE RATBOY series.

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Dive into a collection jaw-dropping facts and mind-blowing information about our weird and wonderful world. This weird and wonderful fact book for children will teach them about all kinds of bizarre beasts, incredible places and peculiar phenomena. Did you know there's a plant that eats mice? Or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-colored river? Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our amazing planet. Children aged 9+ will love all these facts and more, presented either with jaw-dropping CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography – plus additional boxes feature diagrams that make information easy to understand. This mind-blowing fact book for children offers: 1,000 jaw-dropping facts that will be sure to wow family and friends. Striking CGI graphics, fun visual comparisons, and diagrams make stats and facts easy to understand. Simple and easy to understand images explaining the science behind the weird and wonderful facts. Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our amazing planet. From fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide the explanations behind the stories. More in the SeriesIf you like 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts then why not complete the collection? Journey to the Jurassic era with 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts and learn mind-boggling facts about the scariest animals ever to walk the Earth, or discover the secret science of everything icky and sticky with 1,000 Amazing Gross Facts.

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‘Stories like this tend to have a life of their own…’From privateers to monkey murderers, kleptomaniacs to automatons and giant bugs to fart lamps – it’s time to gather round the fire once again for more tales of North East madness. In this second installment of Tyne and Weird, Rob Kilburn embraces the odd and ventures further than ever into the strange world of Tyne and Wear.

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Weird World War: China

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Dive into a collection jaw-dropping facts and mind-blowing information about our weird and wonderful world. This weird and wonderful fact book for children will teach them about all kinds of bizarre beasts, incredible places and peculiar phenomena. Did you know there's a plant that eats mice? Or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-coloured river? Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our amazing planet. Children aged 9+ will love all these facts and more, presented either with jaw-dropping CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography - plus additional boxes feature diagrams that make information easy to understand. This mind-blowing fact book for children offers:- 1,000 jaw-dropping facts that will be sure to wow family and friends. - Striking CGI graphics, fun visual comparisons, and diagrams make stats and facts easy to understand.- Simple and easy to understand images explaining the science behind the weird and wonderful facts.Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our amazing planet. From fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide the explanations behind the stories. More in the SeriesIf you like 1,000 Amazing Weird Facts then why not complete the collection? Journey to the Jurassic era with 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts and learn mind-boggling facts about the scariest animals ever to walk the Earth, or discover the secret science of everything icky and sticky with 1,000 Amazing Gross Facts.

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As featured in Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, The A.V. Club, Nerdist, Gizmodo, Ultimate Classic Rock, and more!"Weird Al" Yankovic is one of music's most beloved figures. A skilled accordion player and songwriter, the California native is known for his meticulous parodies of popular songs, hilarious originals, and, of course, for upbeat polkas!For much of Al's career, one man has been by his side, photographing and documenting the fun and weirdness: longtime drummer Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. Since meeting Al in 1980, Jon has taken more than 20,000 images of Al in his element: on tour, in the studio, and on video sets. Black & White & Weird All Over presents hundreds of images of Al, culled from Jon's personal collection of black-and-white photography. These photos only existed on contact sheets – out of mind and out of sight – until now! From behind-the-scenes shots taken on the sets of Al's iconic videos for "Ricky," "I Love Rocky Road," "Eat It," and "Living With A Hernia," to studio sessions for Al's IN 3-D and Polka Party! LPs, Black & White & Weird All Over is the ultimate photographic essay of Weird Al's undisputed comedic genius.

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It's the new funniest mystery detective series ever, from the genius behind the bestselling Barry Loser books! Melvin, Rhubarb and Yoshi love solving super weird mysteries and writing about them in their newspaper, The Daily Donut. But lately nothing super weird has been happening, and all they've had to write about is super boring stuff, like Yoshi’s dad’s smelly eraser collection. Then Yoshi accidentally sniffs an eraser and travels through time . . . Things have just got SUPER WEIRD . . . again! Super Weird Mysteries is a hilarious new series, perfect for readers aged 7 and up, and fans of DogMan, Pamela Butchart and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

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Starting high school was never going tobe easy for Mo, but a fall out with herso-called friends' leaves her lonelier thanever. Then she finds Onyx. Exploring anabandoned Victorian asylum may seema weird way to develop a friendship, butthen Mo has always found she does thingsa bit differently. Determined to keep thepair apart, Onyx' s dad' s actions forcethem back to the secrecy of the asylum. OnHalloween night, with the old building duefor demolition, the two friends enter for thelast time...

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Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s all weird, but also pretty normal.Navigating racial identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 on a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on how to ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job that makes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a more religious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometown Catholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional, absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human. Essays include:• Depression Isn’t a Competition but Why Aren’t I Winning?• My Dog Explains My Weekly Schedule• Mustache Lady• White Friend Confessional• Treating Objects Like Women With sharp humor and wit, Mia shares the awkward, uncomfortable, surprisingly ordinary parts of life, and shows us why it’s strange to feel fine and fine to feel strange.

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