Everything You Need to Know About the World by Simon Eliot
Eliot, Simon
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BOOK SUMMARY
From weird science to pop culture, bodily functions to animal behavior, stuff to wonder aloud on a long car trip to what we never even bother to think about, let this hilarious, irreverent kids-eye view of life teach you Everything You Need to Know About
BOOK SYNOPSIS
From weird science to pop culture, bodily functions to animal behavior, stuff to wonder aloud on a long car trip to what we never even bother to think about, let this hilarious, irreverent kids-eye view of life teach you Everything You Need to Know About the World.
Do you know that tennis was invented by monks? What is the most dangerous crocodile on earth? How do you say fart in Romanian? What does the word pet mean in French? (Hint: it smells like a rotten egg.) How many monarch butterflies fly from Canada to Mexico every year? What really happens to our bodies during puberty? How did the Foo Fighters get their name?
Welcome to the wacky, wonderful world of Simon Eliot
. . . a place where adults and curious kids alike can learn a few facts about things you never thought you knew, or thought you knew but were wrong, or were always afraid to ask.
BOOK REVIEWS
A very entertaining, absorbingmiscellany of really cool stuff...a rather amusing, unconventional compendium of factual trivia.
---Magpies magazine A mad and interesting miscellany of facts.
---New Zealand Post (a Childrens Book Award finalist) "Absolutely compelling."---January Magazine "Answers every question that any child has ever pondered in a funny and easy-to-read style. If you've ever wondered who invented the hamburger, or why spiders don't stick to their webs, or what 'cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey' really means - this is the book for you."---Northern Rivers Family Magazine "A Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything for young readers. Funny and informative."---The Sun Bookshop "If you know a child who loves to ask questions - from the clever to the quirky - this is just the book. It will offer up a steady dose of humor and fascinating facts that will delight any child. What's more, the format makes it perfect for kids daunted by long chapters."---Today's Parent Toronto "Contains oodles of interesting facts and feats... Pack this one for long drives."---M magazine, The Sunday Age "Your kid will love it!"---Single Parent Bible
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0312359659
ISBN(13-digit): 9780312359652
Dewey Decimal: 031.02
Library of Congress: 2007014358
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 192
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