How?: The Most Awesome Question and Answer Book About Nature, Animals, People, Places and You! - Hardcover
Synopsis
When Oma arrives to stay with Jake, Lizzie, and their parents, they want to make her visit extra special — so off the family goes to Jake's birthday party, the library, the beach, and many other places! These familiar childhood excursions prompt many questions from Jake and Lizzie. How do candles stay on fire? How do librarians remember where all the books go? How does the sand get so hot? Curious kids everywhere want to know — and no adult has all the answers.
In the same style as the highly successful Why?, How? provides kid-friendly explanations for nearly one hundred everyday mysteries. Bright, playful illustrations from Scot Ritchie complement the clear text and set the scenes for the common questions that kids ask. A scrapbook-style page at the end of each chapter offers additional information in snapshots and captions. How? combines the best qualities of non-fiction and picture books to delight young readers again and again.
In the same style as the highly successful Why?, How? provides kid-friendly explanations for nearly one hundred everyday mysteries. Bright, playful illustrations from Scot Ritchie complement the clear text and set the scenes for the common questions that kids ask. A scrapbook-style page at the end of each chapter offers additional information in snapshots and captions. How? combines the best qualities of non-fiction and picture books to delight young readers again and again.
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About the Authors
CATHERINE RIPLEY is a former editor of chickaDEE Magazine as well as the author of several acclaimed children's books. She contributes regularly to children's magazines and lives in Fernie, British Columbia.
SCOT RITCHIE is an award-winning illustrator of more than 30 books for children. He loves to travel and his work has taken him to London, Berlin, and Hawaii. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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How do planes take off when they weigh so much?
It all has to do with engines, wings, and the air itself. Vro-o-o-o-m…powerful engines zoom the heavy plane forward super-fast. This is called thrust. Scho-o-o-m…air speeds over the wings. The special shape of the wings makes the air rush downward, and when the air rushes down, the plane is pushed up. This is called lift. Big, heavy airplanes need big, powerful engines to make the air move really fast. The faster the air moves, the more lift there will be to get the plane off the ground and keep it flying high in the sky.
It all has to do with engines, wings, and the air itself. Vro-o-o-o-m…powerful engines zoom the heavy plane forward super-fast. This is called thrust. Scho-o-o-m…air speeds over the wings. The special shape of the wings makes the air rush downward, and when the air rushes down, the plane is pushed up. This is called lift. Big, heavy airplanes need big, powerful engines to make the air move really fast. The faster the air moves, the more lift there will be to get the plane off the ground and keep it flying high in the sky.
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