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In order to answer her mother's question about what would make her smile, a girl first asks various people, animals, and even the moon what makes them happy.

A quiz book featuring over 250 questions on nature, history, science, and technology to stimulate learning about the world around us.

This book presents a brief description of planets, including what they are, where they are, and how they orbit around the sun, and explains that Pluto shares its space with hundreds of other Kuiper belt objects.

This book is a brief explanation of animal camouflage, including what it is, why animals use it, and different types of camouflage.

"How to Swallow a Pig is a clever and whimsical nonfiction book about animal behavior disguised as a How-to/Advice book by the bestselling team of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page."--

This book is a brief description of oceans, including information on waves and currents, animals, plants, and the ocean floor.

Sure a lot of kids want to grow up to be astronauts, but according to scientist Glenn Murphy, even MORE kids want to know what happens to astronaut farts. (Short answer: Not good things!) And they want to know: Why don't all fish die from lightening storms? Why haven't we all been sucked into a black hole? Do animals talk? Told in a back-and-forth conversational style, "Why is Snot Green?" presents science just the way kids want to learn it--with...

Questions and answers explore the world of deserts answering such questions as "Why are deserts sandy?" and "How do plants survive in the desert?"

Discusses the different aspects of the American Revolution; includes information about what started the Revolution, who fought in it, what a Loyalist was, and other related topics.