Fact-filled, fun-filled, as interesting to parents as it is to kids, the How Come? series is the trusted source for lively, clear answers to kids’ science queries. Now the best questions and answers from all three books—How Come?; How Come? Planet Earth; and How Come? In the Neighborhood—have been revised, updated, freshly illustrated in full color, supplemented with twenty completely new questions, and combined into one bigger, better volume.
How Come? explains, in fascinating detail, more than 200 mysteries and phenomena in the world around us. These are the questions that pique kids’ curiosity—and stump parents.
When it rains, does running (rather than walking) to the nearest shelter really keep you any drier?
How can a stone skip across a pond (instead of sink)?
If the Earth is spinning, why can’t we feel it? Why don’t we fly off?
Why do elephants have trunks?
And the all-time classic, Why is the sky blue? (Sunlight has a hidden rainbow of colors, and air molecules scatter blues the most—sending bright blue light down to Earth.)
The text is clearly written, engaging, and accessible. It’s for every kid who wants to know—and every grown-up who simply doesn’t know.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great for older children, teenagers (and adults, too)!
By Splashes Into Books
What a great collection of scientific questions are answered in this book! The questions are divided into groups according to their theme, for example there are sections relating to light and sound, weather, outer space, living things, etc. The questions are answered using correct scientific terminology throughout, some of which would need explaining or further investigation by younger or less scientifically knowledgeable individuals. The book is targeted at older primary (elementary) school pupils and all the way up to adults - there is a wealth of scientific knowledge in it, presented in a relatively easy to understand fashion with brilliant illustrations (including humorous cartoons) to help enhance comprehension.It doesn’t just answer questions, there is other information included as part of the answers, usually shown in a differently coloured ‘box’. Fast Facts appear fairly regularly throughout the book, giving further concise information relating to the questions being answered. There are also ‘Measure for Measure’ boxes on some pages, showing the equivalent measures mentioned in the answer as metric and imperial measures, so it won’t matter if you measure length in feet and inches or metres . . . mass in pounds or kilograms . . . . or any other combination of measures, this book helps by informing you of the equivalent measure. There are even opportunities to ask other questions of your own and maybe have them answered in the “How Come?” newspaper!A very useful book that may well answer questions that some adults would like to ask, too! It could easily be used as a source of information by pupils (and adults) too and some pupils would enjoy reading different sections and finding out the answers, even when not studying!Thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley, too, for letting me read a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Curious kids will love having their questions answered
By Dena
Over four hundred pages of scientific facts and informational tidbits are compiled into this fascinating book. It covers just about everything you could think of. Curious kids will love having their questions answered.The book dedicates one "chapter" to each question, so you can easily fit one or two in before bed or at dinner time. The writing is engaging, and each question is answered within a couple of pages. There are full color illustrations on almost every page, along with cartoons and jokes.If your child likes science or wants to know everything about everything, then this is an excellent book to get. It would also make a fun family read.Content: cleanSource: The publisher loaned me a digital galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.For Kids & Adults - full of fun and facts - great family gift!!!!
By 20 paws
Thank Goodness! A new HOW COME? book for kids!! I am so excited!! The How Come? series has been my go-to gift for kids (and their parents!) for years. Faces scrunch a bit when they open a book gift, but, then, beam and break into laughter to find out how quicksand works, where does lightening comes from, why bugs are attracted to light, what causes freckle....and so much more. One year, How Come? Plant Earth took over a birthday party as the kids got involved with the book contents and wonderful illustrations more so then the planned games. Who doesn't want to read about warts!?! Keep a couple of these on you shelf for quick gifts and instant paperback babysitter for visiting bundles of energy. I do - and SO pleased for this new How Come? Science Questions. I am all set for Christmas giving 2015!! Thank you Ms. Wollard!! Keep’em coming!! Note: I see that the original How Come? is out of stock at Amazon...I hope that it will be back soon. The four books of How Come? makes a great gift set.
