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This is an ideal pick for kids who enjoy books filled with facts, such as David Macaulay’s The Way Things Work Now or DK’s The Way Science Works. A supplemental purchase for most collections.
An attractive, browsable collection of interesting facts. Of limited use as ready reference or for school reports, but a fine gift book, suitable for display on coffee tables and in waiting rooms.
An attractive, browsable collection of interesting facts. Of limited use as ready reference or for school reports, but a fine gift book, suitable for display on coffee tables and in waiting rooms.
Gr 4–8—"Will my brain ever run out of space?" "What muscles do I use when I fake smile?" "Why do smells trigger vivid memories?" "What's so special about genes?" This fun guide answers fascinating questions about the human body...
Gr 3–6—From end pages featuring eyeballs to rat scientist Professor Ratticus and his insect guides, it is the cartoons that will attract kids to this book...
Gr 4—8—From gross-out goodies—mummification, sewers, early water closets—to everyday, familiar items, such as screws and books, these titles show how ideas and inventions changed the way things were done...