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Far-out facts

Unusual facts about a wide range of topics including plants and animals, earth sciences, manners and customs, photography, and history. A poster-size calendar and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: National Geographic Society
Format: Printed Book
Published: Washington : National Geographic Society, [1980]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Odd jobs
  • Warning! hands off!
  • Up in the air
  • fantastic frogs
  • Pedal-powered plane
  • Space walker
  • Fancy fish
  • Pencils and matches
  • Wonder-full world
  • Makeup
  • Odd ideas that worked
  • Meat-eating plants
  • corny ... and ool
  • The amazing computer
  • Snake secrets
  • Far-out photography
  • Bouncy island home
  • Z-z-z-z-ap!
  • Airborne animals
  • Insect defenses
  • Sawdust
  • Sun-powered balloon
  • You're from where?
  • Buggy bone cleaners
  • Eye spies
  • From boulders ... to sand
  • Stepping out in style
  • Underwater 'Jim' suit
  • Far-out plants
  • Incredible animal journeys
  • Floating giant
  • Wonderland underground
  • Cave creatures
  • Mapping the body
  • Small boat, big adventure
  • Champion lifter, 'Impossible' swim
  • Crazy contests
  • A-mazing mouse
  • ... and now you know
  • Index.