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Why?: The best ever question and answer book about nature, science and the world around you

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 80 Ratings and 15 Reviews

Book Description


Simple and satisfying answers to questions young children love to ask -- and it's a picture book too! Why is the sky blue?
Why is soap so slippery?
Why do stars twinkle?
Why does my stomach g-r-r-owl?
Why do cows moo?

These are just some of the charming questions that are answered in this generous and richly dynamic collection of the six books... More
Book Information
PublisherMaple Tree Press
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages192
ISBN-10189437925X
ISBN-13978-1894379250
Publication Date09/01/2001
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About Catherine Ripley (Author) : Catherine Ripley is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Catherine Ripley include Why?: The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science, ... more
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About Scot Ritchie (Illustrator) : I've been illustrating for about 20 years and have 48 books out now, some of which I also wrote. Being an author feels great. I was actually looking for reviews of a book that recently came out (Let... more
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