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The bedtime book of incredible questions / Isabel Thomas ; illustrated by Aaron Cushley.

Thomas, Isabel, 1979- (author.). Cushley, Aaron, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Have you ever struggled to concentrate because there are SO many questions buzzing around your brain? Here are answers to seventy-one of the most bamboozling questions and curious queries that you can think of. This book will define, debunk, and demystify the trickiest of questions and open your eyes to amazing facts you have never even thought of!"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1547613602
  • ISBN: 9781547613601
  • Physical Description: 95 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc."--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Shall I tell you a secret? -- Why does rain smell rainy? Could I touch a rainbow? -- What is the world's worst smell? Why do we need two ears? -- Does yellow look the same to me as it does to you? -- How long are millipedes? Why don't humans have tails? Could a tortoise really win a race with a hare? -- How many words are there? Can I learn to speak to animals? -- How do we know that unicorns never existed? -- Could I swim in ice cream? Are cats liquid or solid? -- If you can feel bitter, do other feelings have taste? -- How does gravity work? -- What is the speed of dark? How does Earth float in space? -- How do we know Earth is round? How long would it take to go all the way around the world? -- Why am I me and not someone else? -- If I was born in a different year, would I still be me? Why can't I remember being a baby? -- Why don't caterpillars get stung by nettles? Why do insects have six legs? -- How do bubbles work? Why are bubbles always around? -- Why do children have to go to bed so early? Can I sleep with my eyes open? -- Why doesn't gravity work on balloons? Can birds fly to space if they want? -- How do airplanes fly? -- Why don't animals wear clothes? -- Why are puppies cute? Do wasps know that they hurt people when they sting? -- Why do we need eyebrows? Why do we cry? -- Why do we get only one birthday a year? How long would it take to count to infinity? -- How many stars are there? How big is the universe? -- Are aliens real? -- How many atoms are there in my body? What are atoms made from? -- Do animals have imaginations? -- Why are there so many different types of living things? -- What's the opposite of a spider? Why are animals such different sizes? -- If everything is made of atoms, are feelings made of atoms? do plants have feelings? -- Where do new ideas come from? -- Why are plants green? How many trees are there in the whole world? -- Why can't I just eat my favorite foods? How do soft foods make bones stong? -- How heavy is Earth? -- Why is it easier to balance on a moving bike? -- Where do bruises come from and where do they go? Why can't I tickle myself? -- Why do I like my friends more than I like other people? Do animals make friends? -- Why don't we live forever? Why do trees live longer than animals? -- Why am I yawning? Why can't I remember falling asleep? -- How do animals know where they are goin when they are underground? -- Why do I dream? How do I know I'm not dreaming right now? -- How do we know what dinosaurs were like? -- How do we know what stars are made of? -- If we are made of stardust, how did it get to Earth? -- Adventures continue...
Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-10 Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Grades 2-3 Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Subject: Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Creative nonfiction.
Illustrated works.
Trivia and miscellanea.

Available copies

  • 16 of 26 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library J031.02 THO (Text) 36015000574653 Juvenile New Nonfiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library J031.02 THO (Text) 36015000574596 Juvenile New Nonfiction Checked out 03/20/2024

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50500. ‡tShall I tell you a secret? -- ‡tWhy does rain smell rainy? Could I touch a rainbow? -- ‡tWhat is the world's worst smell? Why do we need two ears? -- ‡tDoes yellow look the same to me as it does to you? -- ‡tHow long are millipedes? Why don't humans have tails? Could a tortoise really win a race with a hare? -- ‡tHow many words are there? Can I learn to speak to animals? -- ‡tHow do we know that unicorns never existed? -- ‡tCould I swim in ice cream? Are cats liquid or solid? -- ‡tIf you can feel bitter, do other feelings have taste? -- ‡tHow does gravity work? -- ‡tWhat is the speed of dark? How does Earth float in space? -- ‡tHow do we know Earth is round? How long would it take to go all the way around the world? -- ‡tWhy am I me and not someone else? -- ‡tIf I was born in a different year, would I still be me? Why can't I remember being a baby? -- ‡tWhy don't caterpillars get stung by nettles? Why do insects have six legs? -- ‡tHow do bubbles work? Why are bubbles always around? -- ‡tWhy do children have to go to bed so early? Can I sleep with my eyes open? -- ‡tWhy doesn't gravity work on balloons? Can birds fly to space if they want? -- ‡tHow do airplanes fly? -- ‡tWhy don't animals wear clothes? -- ‡tWhy are puppies cute? Do wasps know that they hurt people when they sting? -- ‡tWhy do we need eyebrows? Why do we cry? -- ‡tWhy do we get only one birthday a year? How long would it take to count to infinity? -- ‡tHow many stars are there? How big is the universe? -- ‡tAre aliens real? -- ‡tHow many atoms are there in my body? What are atoms made from? -- ‡tDo animals have imaginations? -- ‡tWhy are there so many different types of living things? -- ‡tWhat's the opposite of a spider? Why are animals such different sizes? -- ‡tIf everything is made of atoms, are feelings made of atoms? do plants have feelings? -- ‡tWhere do new ideas come from? -- ‡tWhy are plants green? How many trees are there in the whole world? -- ‡tWhy can't I just eat my favorite foods? How do soft foods make bones stong? -- ‡tHow heavy is Earth? -- ‡tWhy is it easier to balance on a moving bike? -- ‡tWhere do bruises come from and where do they go? Why can't I tickle myself? -- ‡tWhy do I like my friends more than I like other people? Do animals make friends? -- ‡tWhy don't we live forever? Why do trees live longer than animals? -- ‡tWhy am I yawning? Why can't I remember falling asleep? -- ‡tHow do animals know where they are goin when they are underground? -- ‡tWhy do I dream? How do I know I'm not dreaming right now? -- ‡tHow do we know what dinosaurs were like? -- ‡tHow do we know what stars are made of? -- ‡tIf we are made of stardust, how did it get to Earth? -- ‡tAdventures continue...
520 . ‡a"Have you ever struggled to concentrate because there are SO many questions buzzing around your brain? Here are answers to seventy-one of the most bamboozling questions and curious queries that you can think of. This book will define, debunk, and demystify the trickiest of questions and open your eyes to amazing facts you have never even thought of!"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
5211 . ‡aAges 6-10 ‡bBloomsbury Children's Books.
5212 . ‡aGrades 2-3 ‡bBloomsbury Children's Books.
650 0. ‡aCuriosities and wonders ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(CARDINAL)317313
655 7. ‡aCreative nonfiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)341512
655 7. ‡aIllustrated works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)338046
655 7. ‡aTrivia and miscellanea. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)342097
7001 . ‡aCushley, Aaron, ‡eillustrator. ‡0(CARDINAL)803413
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