Books like Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
12 books with a reading profile close to Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
by Jen Campbell
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Jen Campbell, a bookseller based in London and Edinburgh, chronicles the bizarre and illogical requests encountered while working behind a sales counter.
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Goodnight Bush
by Erich Origen
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Goodnight Bush is a political parody that reimagines the classic children’s bedtime story as a critique of George W.
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Officer Buckle and Gloria
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Officer Buckle is a dedicated safety officer who delivers repetitive, dull presentations to disinterested students at Napville Elementary School.
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The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This 2003 collection compiles several of Theodor Geisel’s most recognized works into a single volume.
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Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
by Dr. Seuss
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This 1958 collection contains three rhyming tales centered on pride and vanity.
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The Minpins
by Roald Dahl
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Little Billy defies his mother’s warnings and enters the Forest of Sin, where he encounters the Spitler, a smoke-belching monster that pursues him.
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Madeline's Rescue
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
In this sequel set in a Catholic boarding school in Paris, Madeline falls into the River Seine and is saved from drowning by a courageous stray dog.
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Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
The story begins in Africa, where a man in a large yellow hat captures a small, nameless monkey and brings him across the ocean on a ship.
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Farmer Brown faces an unexpected labor crisis when his cows discover an old typewriter in the barn.
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If You Take a Mouse to School: A Silly Circular Story About a Mouse’s First Day of School and New Classroom Adventures
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
If you take a mouse to school, he begins by asking for a lunchbox.
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Mike Mulligan refuses to abandon Mary Anne, his faithful steam shovel, despite the rise of modern gasoline and electric machinery.
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