questions and answers

Uses a question-and-answer format to explain how presidential elections and the U.S. government work.

Uses a question and answer format to discuss the structure and function of plants.

Provides information on our universe, the Earth, animals, plants, mathematics, the fine arts, grammar, etiquette, and other areas.

Contains answers to questions such as why do ants congregate on sidewalks, why do dentist offices smell the same, and what happens to the tread that wears off tires?.

Describes conditions for the civilians in both North and South during and immediately after the war.

Follows the process by which tadpoles grow into frogs, describing each stage of a frog's life cycle.

Presents pairs of related items, such as an apple and an orange or a bicycle and a motorcycle, and asks why they are similar, while offering unexpected answers.

More than 150 extraordinary color photographs and a wealth of fascinating facts are packed into this easy-to-read book on animals.

Contains a series of quizzes based on facts from "The World Almanac for Kids," that test the reader's knowledge of weird words and phrases, animal attacks, sports, Greek gods and goddesses, outer space, movies, entertainers, presidents, and other subjects.