Publisher Description

Age range 3 to 9Curious kids ask the best questions!What keeps the stars from falling from the sky? Why do metal boats float? And more importantly, why don't cars run on apple juice?! All these questions and more are found in the pages of this science Q&A book with questions from the most inquisitive of science centre visitors - kids. With help from a slew of scientists, author Kira Vermond serves up the answers to more than 50 quizzical queries in a fun and engaging style. 

Author Biography

Kira Vermond leads a double life. She's written more than 2,000 articles for adults as a journalist and seven nonfiction books for kids about money, puberty, geography, science, fads, and lies. In other words, she likes to mix things up. She lives in Guelph, Ontario.Suharu Ogawa is a Toronto-based illustrator originally from Japan. After working as an art librarian in California for several years, she packed up her suitcase and moved to Canada in 2011. Now she creates illustrations for various publications.

Table of Contents

Introduction /6Chapter 1 /8 Whipping Up a Batch of Planet Earth
There's a whole amazing world below your feet (and all around you)
Why is ocean water salty? /10
Why is some water turquoise and some water brown? /11
If metal sinks, how do boats float? /12
How does gravity keep us down? /13
Where does wind come from? /14
Why can't we feel the Earth moving? /15
What came first, the tree or the seed? /16
How do trees know about seasons? /17
Is there enough food in the world? /18
Why don't cars run on apple juice? /19Chapter 2 /20
Creeping, Crawling, Living Things
From the smallest to the tallest, animals are born to be WILD
Why do worms come out when it rains? /22
Why don't jellyfish have brains? /23
Can rats burp? /24
Why do we have different faces but ants do not? /25
How do whales sleep? /26
Why can't you live with a wolf? /28
If a dog says "woof" will other dogs understand? /29
What's the smartest animal on Earth? /30
How many unfound species are there in the world? /31Chapter 3 /32
Human Bodies from the Inside Out
The skin you're in houses your brain, heart, and a whole lot more
Why do my toots smell? /34
Why do you always have to go to the bathroom? /36
Why is poo brown? /37
Why are we tired when we run? /38
Why can't humans breathe underwater? /39
Why do humans have two eyes? /40
Why do teeth fall out? /41
Why is everybody different? /42
How do people think without language? /44
Why do people find things funny? Why is everyone so funny? /45
Why do people need to sleep? /46
Why do we die? /47Chapter 4 /48
Stars, Moons, Planets, and Outer Space
Gazing into the night sky just got way more interesting
Are there other creatures on other planets? /50
How do the stars stay in the sky? /52
What happens inside a black hole? /53
Why are planets round? /54
Will another asteroid hit Earth? /55
If I were to sneeze in outer space, would my head blow up? /56
Can sound move in space? /57
What causes a solar eclipse? /58
Why do diamonds rain onto Saturn? /59
If the universe is expanding, then what's outside the universe? /60Chapter 5 /62
Big Ideas About Past, Present, and Future
Mind-blowing, keep-you-up-at-night scientific theories change our experience of EVERYTHING around us
How did we discover the Big Bang? /64
Why are dinosaurs so BIG? /66
How do we really know a meteor killed the dinosaurs? /68
What would the world be like if dinosaurs were still alive? /70
Can we make dinosaurs from dino DNA? /71
How did the Ice Age start? /72
What is time? /74
Is time travel possible? /75
What hasn't been invented? /76Conclusion /78
Acknowledgments /80
Sources and Further Reading /82
Index /86
About the Author and Illustrator /88

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Long Description

Age range 3 to 9 Curious kids ask the best questions! What keeps the stars from falling from the sky? Why do metal boats float? And more importantly, why don't cars run on apple juice?! All these questions and more are found in the pages of this science Q&A book with questions from the most inquisitive of science centre visitors -- kids. With help from a slew of scientists, author Kira Vermond serves up the answers to more than 50 quizzical queries in a fun and engaging style.

Review Quote

"A breezy compendium for STEM-winders and casual browsers alike."

Description for Reader

Real questions from real kids, answered by scientists, experts and educators at the Ontario Science Centre, published in collaboration with the OSC to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. This book will contain integrated, full-color illustrations and is full of STEM connections and inquiry-based learning.

Description for Sales People

Kids ask the best questions! Dozens of questions asked by visitors to a science centre make up this book, which inspire delightful responses from experts Questions divided into 5 parts: Life on Planet Earth, Wildlife, Human Bodies Inside and Out, Stars Moons and Outer Space, Big Ideas about Past Present and Future STEM continues to be a strong performing category Large format and kid-friendly illustrations will have gift market appeal Encourages kids to ask their own questions, and reinforces that science is all about asking questions

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