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What Makes the World Go Round?: A Question-And-Answer Encyclopedia


Book Description
This reference work aims to answer questions by young readers about the world. It is arranged into three sections: "The World of the Past", "The Living World" and "Our Earth". Over 200 questions are answered. When did life begin? How old are the dinosaurs? Why do tigers have stripes? Why is it so difficult to see animals in the wild? How do parrots talk? What makes lightning happen? Where does the... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages144
ISBN-100805050868
ISBN-13978-0805050868
Publication Date03/1997
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About Jinny Johnson (Editor) : Jinny Johnson is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jinny Johnson include Ultimate Book of Bones, What Makes the... more
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About Philip Whitfield (Editor) : Philip Whitfield is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Philip Whitfield include Oceanos, The SIMON & SCHUSTER ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMALS: A VISUAL WHO'... more
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