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

Author: Catherine Ripley; Scot Ritchie
Publisher: Toronto : Owl Books, 2001.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Why is the sky blue? Why do stars twinkle? Why do cows moo? Bright, playful illustrations complement common questions that curious kids ask" Cf. Our choice, 2002.
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Genre/Form: Trivia and miscellanea
Literature
Juvenile works
Miscellanea Juvenile literature
Miscellanea
Miscellanées Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Material Type: Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Catherine Ripley; Scot Ritchie
ISBN: 189437925X 9781894379250 1894379268 9781894379267
OCLC Number: 46627940
Notes: Includes index.
Target Audience: 3.; 3-7.
Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents: Bathtime questions --
Supermarket questions --
Nighttime questions --
Outdoor questions --
Kitchen questions --
Farm animal questions.
Responsibility: by Catherine Ripley ; illustrated by Scot Ritchie.

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"Why is the sky blue? Why do stars twinkle? Why do cows moo? Bright, playful illustrations complement common questions that curious kids ask" Cf. Our choice, 2002.

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A nice addition to any library.

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2009-07-31) Good Permalink

     This engaging colorful book presents those often asked questions and gives the reader answers.  The cartoonish illistrations pull in the younger reader.  The content is great for the older reader.   

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