A mummy, an enormous egg, a "real" mermaid—found in history museums and collections of oddities around the world, the weird wonders collected here are precisely the sort of thing that piques kids' curiosity. Readers 9 to 12 can lift the flaps and open the cabinet doors to discover 100 extraordinary objects, then read fascinating stories behind each one and find out where to see them in real life. See intriguing skulls, bugs, jewels, masks, monsters, and even objects too small to be observed with the naked eye, plus a sampling of mind-boggling toys and medical equipment of yesteryear.