How Come? in the Neighborhood (How Come?) - Softcover

Kathy Wollard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761144293 ISBN 13: 9780761144298

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

The 125 questions are all derived from the experiences central to a kid's world - stuff that happens at home, in the garden, at school, on holiday. There are the inevitable insect questions - "Why do bees die after they sting someone?" (the honeybee's stinger is barbed, and can't detach from the bee without pulling out its venom sac, a fatal injury). Food questions - "Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" (a fruit, in fact a berry). Science questions - "We used dry ice in our school play to make fog. How does it do that?" (Unlike water, carbon dioxide goes straight from gas to solid and back - when frozen as dry ice, it "melts" into fog.) And the classic: "Why can't we tickle ourselves?" (Tickling depends on the element of surprise - and the brain can't surprise itself.)

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Product Description:

How Come? In the Neighborhood Includes 125 questions that are derived from the experiences central to a kid's world - stuff that happens at home, in the garden, at school, on holiday. Full description

From the Back Cover:

Why Does Bright Sunlight Make You Sneeze?
Sometimes, the most tantalizing mysteries are right in front of us. In 134 questions and answers, How Come? In the Neighborhood explains the conundrums of everyday life. Mysteries in the kitchen why mold grows on bread, and why cow's milk is white. In the bathroom where earwax comes from, and how we throw up (yuck!). Plus puzzlers at school, on vacation, and in the backyard. It used to be just your neighborhood; now it's your very own laboratory!"

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0761144293
• ISBN 13: 9780761144298
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292