Big Book of Tell Me Why #2 Answers to Hundreds of Questions Children Ask [Hardcover]

Arkady Leokum (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barnes Noble (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880299991
• ISBN-13: 978-0880299992
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #927,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & Very Informative - Answers To Hundreds Of Questions, January 9, 2005

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G. Reid (Roseland, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Book of Tell Me Why #2 Answers to Hundreds of Questions Children Ask (Hardcover)

This book is absolutely wonderful. It has the three volumes of "Tell Me Why" books combined into one volume of about 620 pages. The book has the answers to the questions that children and inquisitive adults often ask.

Following are some of the many questions covered by the book. You will have to read the book for the answers.

1. Why does soap clean?

2. What is the body temperature of animals?

3. Why do dogs bury bones?

4. What are freckles?

5. What makes a boomerang return?

6. What is the purpose of the firefly's light?

7. What is quicksand?

8. What makes mirrors work?

9. Why do we stop growing?

10.How is an atom exploded?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Broad-Based Short-Answer Reference Book, June 11, 2009

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Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" (Chicago IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Book of Tell Me Why #2 Answers to Hundreds of Questions Children Ask (Hardcover)

This book is an invaluable resource for teachers, homeschoolers, parents, and others faced with the innumerable "why's" coming from children. It can also teach adults a thing or two!

Each answer is short and to the point--less than one page in length. The reader can learn about such things as the origins of the metric system, the origins of April Fool's Day, the invention of elevators and typewriters, the presidential faces on Mount Rushmore, and much more. One chapter even addresses questions about love and romance.

Most of the content is science-related, making it especially useful for science teachers. The chapter on the human body discusses things such as cancer. Other chapters address questions about various living things, such as rattlesnakes and jellyfish. Still others correct misconceptions about such things as poisonous mushrooms, color-blindness in animals, hyenas, and the construction of igloos.

A detailed index allows for handy reference and cross-reference of topics.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A childhood favorite, March 29, 2005

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Joyce Kennedy "Thatsswell" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Book of Tell Me Why #2 Answers to Hundreds of Questions Children Ask (Hardcover)

When I was a child (about 12), my mother bought this series for us. I loved them! Being an inquisitive child who was always asking "WHY?", these books scratched what itched. 30 years later, I have come to Amazon to see if these books are still available for my children, and so they are!