This bulging compendium is loaded with jaw-dropping, eye-popping, brain-bending facts and bright, bold photography! Based on the popular National Geographic Weird but True! Series, this new annual pairs the planet's quirkiest, wackiest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories. Ranging from geographical curiosity to animal wonders, gross inventions to weird food, the Weird but True! Annual 2018 sparks children's natural curiosity about the world around them. Features include:* Facts and stories about geography, biology, the animal kingdom, social sciences, human achievement and innovation (Did you know the world's biggest passenger jet weighs as much as 100 hippos?)* Infographics and fact files* Bright, bold photography and illustration* A fact-finding index