Why?: The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science and the World Around You (Questions & Answers Storybook) - Hardcover

Ripley, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 189437925X ISBN 13: 9781894379250

Publisher: Maple Tree Pr, 2001

Synopsis

A collection of six previously published books contained in one volume answers a wealth of questions regarding science and nature in everyday life, and includes "Why Do Cows Moo?," "Why Does Popcorn Pop?," "Why Do Stars Twinkle?," and "Why is Soap Slippery?"

About this title

About the Author

If there is such a thing as an expert on kids' questions, it would be Catherine Ripley. As a former editor of the award-winning Chickadee magazine for young children, Catherine began collecting questions submitted by curious readers. She continued through visits to various schools and libraries, turning her talent for making science fun to all the great questions kids could come up with. Catherine is also the author of Two Dozen Dinosaurs (Owl Books).

Reviews

K-Gr 2-What child hasn't wondered about how the fizz gets in soda, why the sky is blue, and innumerable other questions adults cannot always answer? Ripley responds to some of these everyday inquiries without patronizing readers or oversimplifying information. Six sections divide the queries into types: supermarket, nighttime, outdoor, kitchen, etc. Each category is introduced with a picture of a family doing something that might stimulate the questions addressed within the chapter. For example, they go to the fair, buy groceries, cook dinner, and engage in other activities to which most children will relate. The double-page spreads that follow feature a large-print question and its boxed answer superimposed over a colorful illustration. Cartoon drawings portray young, lively children of diverse ethnicities. While some of this material has appeared in Ripley's Why Is Soap So Slippery? (1995), Do the Doors Open by Magic? (1995), Why Do Stars Twinkle? (1996), and Why Do Cows Moo? (1998, all Owl), additional questions have been added and the pictures are new. A useful, interesting, and enjoyable read.

Saleena L. Davidson, South Brunswick Public Library, Monmouth Junction, NJ

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Catherine Ripley quenches kids' thirst for knowledge in Why? The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science, and the World Around You illus. by Scot Ritchie. Under the category "Supermarket Questions" comes an explanation of why some eggs are brown and some white ("It depends on the type of chickens that laid them"). "Outdoor," "Bathtime" and "Farm Animal" questions sections are also included. Bright, cartoonish and often humorous illustrations help demonstrate the answers.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Maple Tree Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 189437925X
• ISBN 13: 9781894379250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Ritchie Scot