Books in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader for Kids Only series

It’s an actual fact—Uncle John is the most entertaining thing in the bathroom!Uncle John and his team of devoted researchers are back again with an all-new collection of weird news stories, odd historical events, dubious “scientific” theories, jaw-dropping lists, and more. This entertaining 31st anniversary edition contains 512 pages of all-new articles that will appeal to readers everywhere. Pop culture, history, dumb crooks, and other actual and factual tidbits are packed onto every page of this book. Inside, you’ll find . . .Dogs and cats who ran for political officeThe bizarre method people in Victorian England used to resuscitate drowning victimsThe man who met his future pet—a stray dog—while running across the Gobi DesertSearching for Planet X—the last unknown planet in our solar systemTwantrums—strange Twitter rants that had disastrous effectsThe true story of Boaty McBoatfaceAnd much more!

It’s all about the facts—and Uncle John is back with a ton of them!For the 32nd year, Uncle John and his loyal researchers have teamed up to bring you the latest tidbits from the world of pop culture, history, sports, and strange news stories. If you want to read about celebrity misdeeds, odd coincidences, and disastrous blunders, Uncle John’s Truth, Trivia, and the Pursuit of Factiness has what you need. With short articles for a quick trip to the throne room and longer page-turners for an extended visit, this all-new edition of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader is a satisfying read.

Celebrate the big 3-0 with this thrilling 30th edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader—and cheers to 30 more!What's even more trusty and awe-inspiring than Old Faithful, the Yellowstone geyser that erupts 17 times a day? Uncle John and the Bathroom Readers' Institute! Every year for the past three decades, Uncle John and his team of tireless researchers have delivered an epic tome packed with thousands of fascinating factoids. And now this extra-special 30th anniversary edition has everything you've come to expect from the BRI, and more! It's stuffed with 512 pages of all-new articles sure to please everyone, from our longtime readers to newbies alike. You'll get the scoop on the latest "scientific" studies, weird world news, surprising history, and obscure facts. Here's just a sampling of what's in store: From foe to friend: presidential rivals who are buddies now What you never thought to do with those old CDs you have lying around Saddam Hussein revealed…and it's not pretty James Bond author Ian Fleming and his most titillating book titles The creepiest murderabilia that no one would want…except these people The origins of Project Gutenberg and its free e-books All-new editions of our most popular series, including Terrible Typos, Phrase Origins, and You Call This Art? Myths and facts about our friends—nos amis—the French The most horrifying things ever lost or found And much, much more!

Featuring hundreds of amusing illustrations, fun fonts, and easy-to-read content, this book is filled with bite-sized tidbits divided into fun categories covering a wide range of subjects. For example, there’s Green Stuff (“Grasshoppers hear with the fronts of their knees”) and Microscopic Miracles (“There are more creatures in your mouth than there are humans on Earth”), and such comical categories as Facts About Feet and Eww, Gross! Like all the books in this series, this one is loaded with surprising factual information, presented in a format irresistible to young readers.

Learning Magazine 2014 Teachers’ Choice for the Classroom Award for Children’s Books2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Finalist in Young Reader: Nonfiction2012 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Bronze in Juvenile Nonfiction CategoryUncle John knows what kids want: the fascinating trivia that has made Uncle Johns’ Bathroom Reader a household name, plus fun stuff meant For Kids Only!The big brains at the Bathroom Institute refuse to grow up! That’s why this all-new Bathroom Reader For Kids Only! is packed with puzzles, wordplay, mazes, brainteasers, mad science experiments, revolting recipes, crazy crafts, and, most importantly, the incredible facts and astounding trivia that Bathroom Reader fans crave. Kids can open to any page and find irresistible things to read and do, including - How to defrost a woolly mammoth- The giant fart that helped dinosaurs rule the Earth- An ogre drool-maze: find the path from the slobbery ogre to the mop- Make your own Maggoty Brownies- Create a fake cocoa spill guaranteed to freak out Mom- Play Bug Sudoku!- How a potato ended a baseball player’s careerPsst: Don’t tell the kids, but Kid-topia readers will get smarter while having a blast.

It’s wacky and fun! It’s illustrated and easy to read! It’s a whole new twist on learning! And it’s FOR KIDS ONLY! Inside Uncle John’s Totally Quacked Bathroom Reader, curious readers find 288 pages packed with strange science, weird news, obscure history, odd sports, and the interesting origins of everyday things. Special to this edition are some amazing animal quack-ups, history’s biggest quacks, ducky weather, fine feathered friends, quacky fashion, and things that are “Just Ducky” (which could mean really good or . . . soaking wet). And that’s not all! The newest fact-packed reader in the For Kids Only! series features such topics as Thorrablot, an Icelandic holiday with all the rotten shark you can eat; Banned from Toy Stores: the Atomic Energy Lab science kit; Cooking with . . . Pooh! and other Crappy Book Titles; Gag-inducing Stuff Found in Fast Foods; The World’s Stupidest Apps; and Moonbows, Snowballs, and Fire from the Sky!Lexile score: 920L

We admit it: Uncle John wasn’t a great student. He’d rather draw plungers or make fart noises than read boring school books. So we made this book with little Uncle John in mind. It’s full of fun facts and funny illustrations--all designed to make your teacher squirm. It’s got the weird. It’s got the wacky. And it definitely has the gross. So hide this book from the grownups as you check out . . .- Icky eats: fried spiders and candy-coated larvae- Hunting for real hidden treasures- The history of doughnuts- How to make armpit farts- Goofball students who grew up to be president- Wrong facts your teacher thinks are truePlus dumb crooks, amazing kids, animal oddities, and a whole lot more!Lexile score: 1010L

Once upon a time, Uncle John set his ghouls on a task to create three new For Kids Only! books: Strange & Scary, Wild & Woolly, and Under the Slimy Sea. But then a giant green creature oozed out of the muck and gobbled them all up! And what did that horrible thing spit out? This book--Creature Feature! It’s bubbling over with more than 400 pages of blood-curdling facts, gut-wrenching activities, cringe-inducing jokes, and head-spinning true stories--all made even more icky by all the freaky photographs and illustrations. Whether it walks, limps, gallops, flies, crawls, swims, or just sits there and makes fart noises--chances are you’ll encounter it in Creature Feature. So have a spooky good time checking out . . .- The World's Smelliest Sneaker- Dog-sized horses and horse-sized dogs- The great ball of snot- An armadillo invasion and a turtle traffic jam- Zombies, Bigfoot, and “the mothman”- How to make your own mummy- Why polar bears don't eat penguins- Vengeful ghosts and haunted castles- And much more!Don't say we didn't warn you.Lexile score: 1000L

Uncle John is sending our lovable iFlush host Dwayne the lab rat on a new mission: find the most baffling mysteries of all time. How? By piloting the S.S. Throne, a one-rat toilet sub invented by four mad-scientist-plumbers, through the Interpipe! Now, Dwayne can plunge readers through 96 pages of interactive Interpipe adventures without getting wet! Every page has Uncle John's signature true stories and fantastic factoids, and readers use clues to solve puzzles. Once a puzzle is solved, Dwayne flushes himself through the Interpipe to the next history-mystery and the iSwirl gives readers a choice: solve the puzzle and turn the page, or jump through time to the next adventure. Readers will discover how Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, really died; the mysterious disembodied voice that took down a U.S. president; hidden Confederate treasure worth millions; the truth about Mother Shipton, England’s cave-dwelling soothsayer (or total fraud); and much more!

What do kids love? Dumb jokes. (So does Uncle John!) That’s why we’re following up our series of Bathroom Readers For Kids Only with this dazzling collection of jokes: gross jokes, monster-jokes, and knock-knock jokes, to mention just a few, plus tricky riddles, classic games, amazing anecdotes, and much more. Here’s a painful preview (and don’t say we didn’t warn you):·What do you get if you cross a yeti with a kangaroo? A fur coat with big pockets.·Knock-Knock. Who’s there? Ida. Ida who? Ida called first but the phone’s not working.·What goes Ho, ho, ho! Plop? Santa Claus, laughing his head off.·What happened when the ghost disappeared in the fog? He was mist.·Knock-Knock. Who’s there? Saul. Saul who? Saul there is, there ain’t no more.

Uncle John’s 24th flagship edition is glittering with more than 500 all-new pages of absorbing material that prove once again why Uncle John makes the best-selling bathroom-reading series in the world.The information miners at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have unearthed a priceless collection of surprising, amazing, headscratching, and hilarious articles. Divided by length for your sitting convenience, 24-Karat Gold is chock-full of little-known history, random origins, weird news, celebrity secrets, and urban legends. As always, you’ll find plenty of dumb criminals, clever wordplay, quirky quotations, and much, much more. Just open up to any page—who knows what treasures await you?Judges gone wildThe Barbie scandalsCanada's underpants kingHelen Keller: vaudeville starThe double A-bomb survivorsThe history of the umbrellaAmerica's forbidden islandWhat the Hokey Pokey is really all aboutAnd much, much more!