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Why Does Popcorn Pop?: Over 1,000 Questions & Answers About Absolutely Everything - Hardcover

Green, Dan; Hibbert, Clare; Rooney, Anne

 
9781398874992: Why Does Popcorn Pop?: Over 1,000 Questions & Answers About Absolutely Everything
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 139887499X ISBN 13: 9781398874992
Publisher: Arcturus, 2026

Synopsis

A fun, fact-packed science Q&A book with hilarious illustrations for curious kids who love discovering how the world works.

Why is Mars red? What animal can regrow entire body parts? Which ancient creature might be the oldest living thing on Earth?

Dive into a dazzling hardback packed with over 1,000 mind-bending questions, surprising answers, and laugh-out-loud illustrations that turn even the strangest facts into unforgettable knowledge. Kids will explore the wildest corners of science, nature, space, and beyond, all brought to life in full color. It's the perfect companion for long journeys, rainy days, school projects... or any young mind hungry for answers.

Inside you'll discover:
• Over 1,000 fascinating, funny and unexpected questions
• Full-color illustrations on every page
• Bite-sized explanations that make big ideas easy to grasp
• A hardback format designed to last through countless re-reads
• Hours of fact-filled fun for budding scientists, natural world lovers, and trivia fans alike

A brilliant gift for endlessly inquisitive readers aged 8+!

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About the Author

Clare Hibbert specializes in non-fiction books for children of pre- and primary school age. She has been shortlisted for the prestigious Aventis Junior Science Prize, and won a dozen Practical Pre-School Gold Awards.

Dan Green is a prolific author of children's non-fiction books, mostly about science and the world around us. His books have been shortlisted for the Royal Society's Young People's Book Prize (twice in 2013 and again in 2016) and the School Library Association Information Book Prize (2016).

Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (ages 7-12), 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge between 2014 and 2016. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

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Publisher
Arcturus
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
139887499X
ISBN 13 
9781398874992
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
McDonald Jake
Number of pages
256