Why do we have thumbs? Why do animals play? Why doesn’t Earth just float off into space? Curious kids will find the answers to more than a thousand burning questions in this smash-hit Q&A book.

The concept is simple. Got a question? Well, now you have an answer! 1,111 of them, in fact. Want to know why your snot is yellow? Flip to the human body chapter. What’s on the inside of a turtle shell? The animal section’s got you covered. What’s in the deepest part of the ocean? Check, check, and check.

With hundreds of topics ranging from silly to serious, Why? has the expert information kids crave in a fun and entertaining format that will keep them digging for answers. Answers include all kinds of fascinating extras like top ten lists, weird-but-true trivia, explorer profiles, and cool activities.

With succinct, funny text, eye-popping color photos and illustrations, and mind-boggling facts, Why? makes an ideal screen-free travel companion and an excellent classroom or homeschool resource. "In short, this book is everything you always wanted to know about . . . well, everything, and then some.

The text is written with a lively vocabulary that pushes teens and tweens to expand their minds and challenge their reading levels. This is definitely one for the science, reading, art, or language classroom." – New York Journal of Books


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