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Weird but true! : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts, Stupid criminals, illustrations by Tom Nick Cocotos
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The item Weird but true! : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts, Stupid criminals, illustrations by Tom Nick Cocotos represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- Did you hear the one about the crook who broke into a vending machine and then left a trail of cheese curls all the way to his hideout? Or the burglar who left his wallet in an apartment he robbed, and actually went back to get it? Or how about the runaway criminal who got stuck in a drainpipe? Based on the successful "Stupid Criminals Busted!" column in National Geographic Kids magazine, this book is the newest extension of the blockbuster National Geographic Kids Weird But True franchise. This collection of chuckle-worthy stories about stupid criminals and the ridiculous ways they gave themselves away is illustrated with wacky collage art, and sprinkled with more than 150 weird-but-true facts about crime, including: funny laws; hilarious costumes criminals have worn while robbing banks; animal crimes and midemeanors; strange food crimes; great escapes; and more--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 171 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781426308611
- Label
- Weird but true! : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts, Stupid criminals
- Title
- Weird but true!
- Title remainder
- 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts
- Title part
- Stupid criminals
- Statement of responsibility
- illustrations by Tom Nick Cocotos
- Title variation
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- Stupid criminals
- National Geographic kids weird but true!
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Did you hear the one about the crook who broke into a vending machine and then left a trail of cheese curls all the way to his hideout? Or the burglar who left his wallet in an apartment he robbed, and actually went back to get it? Or how about the runaway criminal who got stuck in a drainpipe? Based on the successful "Stupid Criminals Busted!" column in National Geographic Kids magazine, this book is the newest extension of the blockbuster National Geographic Kids Weird But True franchise. This collection of chuckle-worthy stories about stupid criminals and the ridiculous ways they gave themselves away is illustrated with wacky collage art, and sprinkled with more than 150 weird-but-true facts about crime, including: funny laws; hilarious costumes criminals have worn while robbing banks; animal crimes and midemeanors; strange food crimes; great escapes; and more--
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2013.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10115553
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- Dewey number
- 364.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 6
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Cocotos, Tom Nick
- National Geographic Society (U.S.)
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- National Geographic kids
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Criminals
- Evidence, Criminal
- Curiosities and wonders
- Criminals
- Evidence, Criminal
- Curiosities and wonders
- Target audience
- juvenile
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- stupid criminals : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts
- Label
- Weird but true! : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts, Stupid criminals, illustrations by Tom Nick Cocotos
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 845279
- Dimensions
- 17 cm.
- Extent
- 171 pages
- Isbn
- 9781426308611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781426308611
- (OCoLC)733231839
- Label
- Weird but true! : 150 brainless baddies busted, plus wacky facts, Stupid criminals, illustrations by Tom Nick Cocotos
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 845279
- Dimensions
- 17 cm.
- Extent
- 171 pages
- Isbn
- 9781426308611
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781426308611
- (OCoLC)733231839
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