Provides answers to questions about space, discussing the possibility of life on other planets, gravity, astronauts, NASA, the moon, stars, and other related topics.
Presents answers to seventeen questions about common sayings or beliefs about the home, discussing whether Minute Rice really cooks in a minute, if a watched pot never boils, and whether Betty Crocker is a real person.
Contains photographs and facts about eight birds that look strange or do strange things, including the kiwi, a bird with nostrils on its beak, and the burrowing owl, which can turn its head all the way around to its back.
Contains photographs and facts about eight sea creatures that look strange or do strange things, including the porcupine fish which can puff up like a balloon, and the flounder which has two eyes on one side of its head.
Contains photographs and facts about eight spiders that look strange or do strange things, including the goldenrod crab spider which can change colors to match white or yellow flowers, and the raft spider which can walk on water.
Contains photographs and facts about eight insects that look strange or do strange things, including army ants which link their legs together to build bridges, and the giant walking stick which can grow to be over twenty inches long.
Answers simple questions children have about dogs, including how much they can weigh, why they drool, how many types of dogs there are, why dogs have hair, and what dogs eat.
Answers simple questions children have about sports, including who invented basketball, how many players are on a football team, why a baseball is white with red stitches, and what happens during a triathlon.
Provides interesting facts about animals and explores what it takes to photograph them, with animal photographer Steve Grubman sharing some of his favorite, and scariest, encounters.
