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    National Geographic Kids Why?

    Over 1,111 Answers to Everything

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    Author Crispin Boyer, National Geographic Kids
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    Hardcover (Paper-over-Board, no jacket)
    $21.99 US
    Disney - RHCB | National Geographic Kids
    9.43"W x 12.25"H x 0.86"D   | 44 oz | 12 per carton
    On sale Oct 13, 2015 | 224 Pages | 9781426320965
    Age 8-12 years
    Reading Level: Lexile 1150L | Fountas & Pinnell T
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    Why do we have thumbs? Why do animals play? Why doesn’t Earth just float off into space? Curious kids will find the answers to more than a thousand burning questions in this smash-hit Q&A book.

    The concept is simple. Got a question? Well, now you have an answer! 1,111 of them, in fact. Want to know why your snot is yellow? Flip to the human body chapter. What’s on the inside of a turtle shell? The animal section’s got you covered. What’s in the deepest part of the ocean? Check, check, and check.

    With hundreds of topics ranging from silly to serious, Why? has the expert information kids crave in a fun and entertaining format that will keep them digging for answers. Answers include all kinds of fascinating extras like top ten lists, weird-but-true trivia, explorer profiles, and cool activities.

    With succinct, funny text, eye-popping color photos and illustrations, and mind-boggling facts, Why? makes an ideal screen-free travel companion and an excellent classroom or homeschool resource.
    CRISPIN BOYER has written more than 15 books for National Geographic Kids, covering topics that young readers find fascinating, from bugs to boogers, ninjas to knights, and sharks to cyborgs. His debut middle-grade fiction series Zeus the Mighty combines Boyer’s ability to entertain with lively characters and educate with historical facts. He lives in Hawaii with his family. View titles by Crispin Boyer
    National Geographic Kids believes in the awesome power of science, exploration, and storytelling, and our children’s books bring the best of this incredible world directly to readers' hands. Fun, colorful, and jam-packed with cool info, Nat Geo Kids books are also fact-checked, expert-reviewed, and 100 percent human-made—and from the only kids’ brand with roots in a world-class scientific organization. From leveled readers to photo-rich almanacs and from baby animals to dangerous dinosaurs, Nat Geo Kids has a book that will spark curiosity and ignite wonder in every young explorer! View titles by National Geographic Kids
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    "In short, this book is everything you always wanted to know about . . . well, everything, and then some.

    The text is written with a lively vocabulary that pushes teens and tweens to expand their minds and challenge their reading levels. This is definitely one for the science, reading, art, or language classroom." – New York Journal of Books


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    Why do we have thumbs? Why do animals play? Why doesn’t Earth just float off into space? Curious kids will find the answers to more than a thousand burning questions in this smash-hit Q&A book.

    The concept is simple. Got a question? Well, now you have an answer! 1,111 of them, in fact. Want to know why your snot is yellow? Flip to the human body chapter. What’s on the inside of a turtle shell? The animal section’s got you covered. What’s in the deepest part of the ocean? Check, check, and check.

    With hundreds of topics ranging from silly to serious, Why? has the expert information kids crave in a fun and entertaining format that will keep them digging for answers. Answers include all kinds of fascinating extras like top ten lists, weird-but-true trivia, explorer profiles, and cool activities.

    With succinct, funny text, eye-popping color photos and illustrations, and mind-boggling facts, Why? makes an ideal screen-free travel companion and an excellent classroom or homeschool resource.

    Creators

    CRISPIN BOYER has written more than 15 books for National Geographic Kids, covering topics that young readers find fascinating, from bugs to boogers, ninjas to knights, and sharks to cyborgs. His debut middle-grade fiction series Zeus the Mighty combines Boyer’s ability to entertain with lively characters and educate with historical facts. He lives in Hawaii with his family. View titles by Crispin Boyer
    National Geographic Kids believes in the awesome power of science, exploration, and storytelling, and our children’s books bring the best of this incredible world directly to readers' hands. Fun, colorful, and jam-packed with cool info, Nat Geo Kids books are also fact-checked, expert-reviewed, and 100 percent human-made—and from the only kids’ brand with roots in a world-class scientific organization. From leveled readers to photo-rich almanacs and from baby animals to dangerous dinosaurs, Nat Geo Kids has a book that will spark curiosity and ignite wonder in every young explorer! View titles by National Geographic Kids

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    "In short, this book is everything you always wanted to know about . . . well, everything, and then some.

    The text is written with a lively vocabulary that pushes teens and tweens to expand their minds and challenge their reading levels. This is definitely one for the science, reading, art, or language classroom." – New York Journal of Books


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