Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15 gorillas, that you drink the same water as the dinosaurs did, or that there's a car that drives underwater?

This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, Ultimate Weird But True is packed 1,000 amazing facts and eye-popping photos that prove truth really is stranger than fiction. With a colorful, metallic cover, a kid-friendly design, and a wacky sense of humor, this stunning book will give kids a winning combination of smarts and fun.

Flip through these boldly-designed pages and you'll find hundreds of snack-size stories about weird animals, space vacations, wacky inventions, freaky weather, amazing feats, wild extreme sports, and more. You'll discover:

• A real-life Spider-Man man who scales skyscrapers with his bare hands
• A fish that plays soccer
• A $150,000 diamond-studded cupcake
• A man who makes himself invisible
• An upside-down house
• A hotel shaped like a giant beagle
• Tornadoes of fire
• A mouse that hitched a ride on a frog's back
• A dog that can read
• A motorcycle shaped like hamburger
• A 13-foot-tall pink poodle
• Millions of red crabs
• A white alligator
• A robot that can do your grocery shopping, and much more...
• Plus, cool illustrations, and "Ultimate Secret Revealed" features that explain the strange truth behind the most mind-bending facts, such as how it's possible to convert peanut butter into a diamond and how frogs can fall from the sky