Download or read book Uncle John s Strange and Silly Bathroom Reader for Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Portable Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncle John's kids books are the best selling children's bathroom reader series in North America. This new title is filled with the best stories about the weirdest folks in the world. Kids will love reading about the tallest, shortest, skinniest, fattest, oldest and strangest, plus the greatest achievements of ordinary people. Here is a big pile of easy-to-read stories, along with quizzes, puzzles and photographs.
Download or read book Uncle John s Book of Fun written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Portable Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do kids love? Dumb jokes. And so does Uncle John. That's why he's following up his series of Bathroom Readers for Kids Only with this dazzling collection of jokes-gross jokes, monster jokes and knock-knock jokes-as well as riddles, classic games and much more.Here's a painful preview (and don't say we didn't warn you):Knock-knock. Who's there? Ida. Ida who? Ida called first but the phone's not working.
Download or read book Uncle John s Heavy Duty Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's here! The 23rd annual edition in the popular Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. The big brains at the Bathroom Readers’ Institute have come up with 544 all-new pages full of incredible facts, hilarious articles, and a whole bunch of other ways to, er, pass the time. With topics ranging from history and science to pop culture, wordplay, and modern mythology, Heavy Duty is sure to amaze and entertain the loyal legions of throne sitters. Read about… * Sideshow secrets * The worst movie ever made * The hidden dangers of watching the Super Bowl * The father of the shopping mall * The physics of breakfast cereal * How to speak dog, and how to crack a safe * The unluckiest train ride of all time * The origins of casino games * Powering your car with pee * Keith Moon, bathroom bomber And much, much more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader Weird Inventions written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover strange gadgets you never knew existed in this volume from the nation’s top collector of curious and interesting information! The writers behind Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos—devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what they had to offer and sell. Read all about: * The onesie that turns your crawling baby into a mop * The fart-stifling blanket * The square watermelon * The video game you control with your mind * The weight loss device that sucks food out of your stomach, and much much more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Perpetually Pleasing Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved bathroom reader series returns with this twenty-sixth edition that’s flush with weird facts on a wide array of topics. The twenty-sixth annual edition of Uncle John’s wildly successful series is all-new and jam-packed with the BRI’s patented mix of fun and information. Open to any page and you may find an interesting origin (like the origin of the snow globe) or a piece of obscure history (like the true story of the man who tried to repeal the law of gravity). You’ll also find weird news, urban legends, brain teasers, classic riddles, bizarre headlines, and of course, the incredible factoids at the bottom of each page. Here are a few of the perpetually pleasing articles awaiting you: · The Lamest Excuses of All Time · How to Survive on . . . Roadkill · Astronauts Who Got Kicked Out of Space · The Woman Who Was Her Own Twin · Foiled by Technology: Dumb Crooks Edition · The History of the Teleprompter, the Police Car, and the Fly Swatter · “Jogging Makes You Dumber,” and Other Real Study Results · The Lost Fortune of Abraham Lincoln · Boxing Lingo · And much, much more 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor!
Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader Weird Canada written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Portable Press. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great White North is revealed as the Great Weird North in this entertaining tome from the best-selling Bathroom Reader series. Did you know that Canada was almost called Hochelaga? That’s just one of thousands of wacky facts awaiting readers in Uncle John’s quirky celebration of Earth’s second largest country. You’ll find page after page of bizarre history (like why the beaver was once classified as a fish), plus head-scratching news items (like the crook who returned to the Tim Hortons he’d just robbed to tip the workers), odd places to go (like Mr. Spock’s birthplace in a town called Vulcan), and crazy eats (like the restaurant that makes you eat in complete darkness). So whether you live in Come By Chance, Joe Batt’s Arm, Starvation Cove, or anywhere else inside (or outside) of Canada, yukon count on Uncle John to deliver a world of weirdness from all over this great country. For example: - Cow-patty bingo in Alberta (Rule #1: Wear gloves) - How to enforce the new Quebec law that requires dogs to be bilingual - The sea of Molson Golden that once shut down an Ontario freeway - The mystery of the mini earthquakes in a New Brunswick town - Why it’s illegal to kill a sasquatch in British Columbia - The Nova Scotia company that makes mattresses for cows - Saskatchewan’s Willow Bunch Giant, a real man who could lift a horse over his head - The giant fiberglass “Happy Rock” statue in--where else?--Gladstone, Manitoba And much, much more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Top Secret Bathroom Reader For Kids Only Collectible Edition written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectible hardcover edition! All new illustrations! Same top-secret mix of fun and illustrations. Adults, stop reading now. We mean it. This book is TOP SECRET and it’s FOR KIDS ONLY! (Are the grownups gone? Good.) Now that it’s just the kids, we’ll let the cat out of the bag: This book is full of disgusting things and nasty (but funny) pranks. It’s also got weird superstitions, freaky facts, unbelievable myths and legends, and did we mention gross stuff? Like boogers. And farting ghosts. And armpit sniffers. And entomophagy. (What’s that? It’s the practice of eating worms.) But there’s more than just gross stuff in this illustrated and easy-to-read book. You’ll be briefed in . . . * How to make your own secret code * Where the “Jolly Roger” pirate flag came from * Mermaid tales and other unbelievable sightings * The original alchemist and the search for the Philosopher’s Stone * The Captain Underpants story * A secret recipe for edible glass * Sneakers of the future And a whole bunch more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Electrifying Bathroom Reader For Kids Only Collectible Edition written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectible hardcover edition! All new illustrations! Same electrifying mix of fun and information. Collect your very own copy of this Uncle John's Bathroom Reader For Kids Only in a newly illustrated hardcover edition!The shocking truth is that Uncle John’s For Kids Only! books are nearly as popular as the big editions--and Electrifying is so awesome it’ll make kids’ hair stand on end. Illustrated and easy to read, this book is full of fascinating articles, fun games, forgotten history, silly science, myths and legends, jokes, weird sports, and more. And at the bottom of each page--288 in all--are Uncle John’s famous “running feet” facts, like this one: Bald eagle nests can weigh up to two tons--more than a compact car. What else is in here? Lots of great short articles! For example: * The history of the @ sign * Real-life X-men * The mysterious goings-on in the Bermuda Triangle * How not to get struck by lightning * Real-life X-men * Test your phobia IQ * Royal slobs * Decoding Harry Potter * Flying octopi at pro hockey games * Newspaper boys from a century ago who went on strike . . . and won And much, much more! Testimonials: "The Bathroom Readers are the most interesting and coolest things around..." -- Jennifer S. "I'm not big into reading long and boring books. Ever since I have discovered your book, I cannot put it down! It's perfect for people like me!" -- Raelyn H., age 14
Download or read book Uncle John s Top Secret Bathroom Reader for Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Portable Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adults, stop reading now. We mean it. This book is TOP SECRET and it's FOR KIDS ONLY! (Are the grownups gone? Good.) Now that it's just the kids, we'll let the cat out of the bag: This book is full of disgusting things and nasty (but funny) pranks. It's also got weird superstitions, freaky facts, unbelievable myths and legends, and did we mention gross stuff? Like boogers. And farting ghosts. And armpit sniffers. Andentomophagy. (What's that? It's the practice of eating worms.) But there's more than just gross stuff in this illustrated and easy-to-read book. You'll be briefed in . . . * How to make your own secret code * Where the "Jolly Roger" pirate flag came from * Mermaid tales and other unbelievable sightings * The original alchemist and the search for the Philosopher's Stone * TheCaptain Underpants story * A secret recipe for edible glass * Sneakers of the future And a whole bunch more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader For Kids Only Collectible Edition written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectible hardcover edition! All new illustrations! Same jaw-dropping mix of fun and information. Now is your chance to own the very first Uncle John's Bathroom Reader For Kids Only in a hardcover edition with all new illustrations! When our younger readers demanded a Bathroom Reader of their own, Uncle John put together this brain-boggling easy-to-read collection of facts, fads, quotes, history, science, origins, pop culture, mythology, humor, and more! Plus it's full of wacky and fun illustrations and Uncle John's famous "running feet"--those fun and fascinating facts on the bottom of every page. Kids will read about… * Who was Dr. Seuss? * Baseball superstitions * The birth of The Simpsons * How carnival games are rigged * Dining on scorpions and tarantulas * Shocking truths about thunder and lightning * Disgusting bodily functions like ear wax and digestion ( and why they're important) * Uncle John's all-time favorite elephant joke: Q: How do you get an elephant up an oak tree? A: Plant an acorn underneath him and wait 50 years! ...And much, much more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Book of Fun Bathroom Reader for Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the looniest, wackiest, zaniest grossest jokes, games, puzzles and pranks a kid could ever want in one fun book! Uncle John is back with another For Kids Only masterpiece! Book of Fun is stuffed with wacky facts, gross-out jokes, goofy games, magic tricks, puzzling puzzles, and hilarious pranks. Easy-to-read stories and gags are brought to life with silly illustrations and fun fonts (which research suggests actually help kids build reading and comprehension skills). A sample of the fun to be had: * How to make your own whoopee cushion * Simple calculator tricks to amaze your friends * Classic riddles and mind-boggling brain teasers * Tongue twisters and word games * One-minute mysteries * Silly science tricks * Optical illusions * Lots of jokes . . . like this one: Q: Why do gorillas have big nostrils? A: Because they have big fingers. And much, much more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Did You Know Bathroom Reader For Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Did You Know? is full of bite-sized tidbits of absorbing information just for kids? You do now! It’s also loaded with tons of funny illustrations. And in true Uncle John style, there are lots of surprises to be discovered in these 252 pages! To make it easier for kids to navigate, the book is divided into fun categories covering a wide range of topics—from Antarctica to zebras to nearly everything in between. Here are a few of the facts sure to amaze kids both big and little: * Listening to music is good for digestion. * The word cash originally referred to a money box. * By 2040, robots may become as intelligent as people. * Grasshoppers hear with the fronts of their knees. * Reebok shoes are named after a type of African gazelle. * 11,111,111 X 11,111,111 = 123,456,787,654,321. * In almost every language on Earth, the word for mother begins with the letter “m.” * The word hiccup appears once in the works of William Shakespeare. * Scientists have revived bacteria that were dormant for 250 million years. * If you’re floating in space and you fart, it will generate enough force to propel you forward. And hundreds more facts just like these!
Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1988-11-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of brief articles on a wide variety of topics designed especially for bathroom reading.
Download or read book Uncle John s Totally Quacked Bathroom Reader For Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quacky facts for curious kids from the master of weird trivia, Uncle John! It’s wacky and fun! It’s illustrated and easy to read! It’s a whole new twist on learning! And it’s FOR (curious) KIDS ONLY--boys, girls, kids who like to read, kids who don’t…even grown up kids. Go ahead, be curious! Inside Uncle John’s Totally Quacked Bathroom Readeryou’ll find 288 pages packed with strange science, weird news, obscure history, odd sports, and the interesting origins of everyday things. Special to this edition: 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 Uncle John’s 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 - Revenge of the Bees (ouch!) - Cooking with…Pooh! and other Crappy Book Titles - Gag-inducing Stuff Found in Fast Foods - The World’s Stupidest Apps - Moonbows, Snowballs, and Fire from the Sky! Plus…riddles and jokes, quotes and quizzes, experiments and recipes, brainteasers and much, much more! Uncle John’s Totally Quacked Bathroom Reader includes story lengths to fit any attention span (or accommodate any duration of Throne Time)--“short” (one page), “medium” (two pages), and “long” (three to five pages)--and they’re all fun, informative, and educational. Warning:Reading this book may make you smarter than your friends!
Download or read book Uncle John s Facts to Annoy Your Teacher Bathroom Reader For Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncle John's fabulous and fascinating For Kids Only reader is back. No parents allowed! 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 true Plus dumb crooks, amazing kids, animal oddities, and a whole lot more!
Download or read book Uncle John s The Enchanted Toilet Bathroom Reader for Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Uncle John into an enchanted world so packed with wonders it could only come from the Bathroom Readers' Institute. 2012 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Finalist in Juvenile Nonfiction Category This legendary addition to the wildly successful For Kids Only! series is chock full of the fun facts and eye-popping illustrations that kids have come to love, but this time we’ve added something new: fractured fairy tales . . . in graphic-novel style! They’re brought to life in full color by some of today’s best children’s book illustrators. But wait, there’s more! The Enchanted Toilet also has a whole bunch of mystical activities--including crafts, recipes, poems, jokes, tongue twisters, and a few magical experiments. All you have to do is wave your magic wand and click your heels together three times. You’ll be enchanted by . . . Fantastic facts! * Real-life princesses (including one with a tattoo!) * Ninja: secrets of the invisible warriors * Where there be dragons * The human magnet and other dark wizards * The real-life Hogwarts Enchanting activities! * How to make a wand * Using treats to catch a leprechaun * Transforming metals with alchemy * Sir Uncle John’s “Guide to Training Your Dragon” Twisted tales! * “The Cockroach, the Mouse, and the Cricket” * “The Fairy Hedgehog” * “Ali Baba and the Forty Steves” * And a brand new King Arthur legend that involves…an enchanted toilet! And much, much more!
Download or read book Uncle John s Smell O Scopic Bathroom Reader For Kids Only written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who really “nose” what kids want to read? Uncle John! 2014 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in Young Reader: Nonfiction (8-12 Years)! It’s wacky and fun! It’s easy to read! It’s a whole new twist on learning! And it’s FOR KIDS ONLY--boys, girls, kids who like to read, kids who don’t, kids with noses, nosey kids, kids who pick their noses…even grown up kids. Anyone who opens Uncle John’s Smell-O-Scopic Bathroom Reader will find page after page of fascinating facts and tantalizing true stories about science, history, pop culture, sports, amazing kids, goofy grownups, and (hold your noses…) disgustingly smelly things! Part of the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader FOR KIDS ONLY series, this illustrated edition features such topics as... * The World’s Smelliest Ghosts * The Founding Father who Farted Proudly * A Mama Mutt that Adopted a Human Baby * South Africa’s Snake Girl * The Abominable Crustacean * Cleopatra’s Beauty Tips * An Artist Who Sculpts with Toenail Clippings, Plus…riddles and jokes, quotes and quizzes, brainteasers, word-origins, and much, much more! Uncle John’s Smell-O-Scopic Bathroom Reader includes story lengths to fit any attention span (or accommodate any duration of Throne Time)--“short” (one page), “medium” (two pages), and “long” (three to five pages)--and they’re all fun, informative, and educational. Warning: If you drink milk while reading this book, it may come out of your nose.
