miscellanea

Answers simple questions children have about the weather, including how the weather is made, where the coldest spots are, how fast the wind can blow, why weather changes, and why it rains.

Presents world records in the field of sports, including the fastest sport, the longest bike race, and the batter with the most homeruns.

Trivia about a wide range of international sports and sporting events, both historical and contemporary.

Brief, one-paragraph presentations of scientific topics, including chemical elements, electricity, light, astronomy and space flight, and atomic energy.

Brief presentation of facts about a wide variety of natural phenomena, including weather, the ocean, plants, and the threat to nature caused by pollution.

Presents geographic trivia in brief paragraphs, for example why the coast of North Carolina is called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," and how places in the United States are named.

Brief one-paragraph explanations of how a wide variety of things work or are made, from airplanes and boomerangs to VCRs and wine.

Brief, one-paragraph presentations of facts about dinosaurs and how we study them.

From touchdowns and interceptions to overtimes and championships this book presents stories and tables of statistics, current through the 2007 season, to describe great records of players and teams in the National Football League.