Product Description

Everyday childhood activities, like taking a trip to the park, splashing in the bathtub or fixing a snack in the kitchen, prompt so many questions for young children. Why? provides easily understood answers for dozens of these everyday mysteries.

One of the Canadian Toy Testing Council's 25 Great Books for Children 2002, Why? is a perfect read-aloud that takes readers to the supermarket and the park; around the home and the farm; and from bathtime to bedtime. Along the way, the question-and-answer format rewards the reader with knowledge about nature, science and the world around us.

"Catherine Ripley quenches kids' thirst for knowledge."--Publishers Weekly

"A useful, interesting and enjoyable read."--School Library Journal

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141684 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-08
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .67" h x 7.96" w x 10.30" l, 1.69 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Catherine Ripley quenches kids' thirst for knowledge in Why? The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science, and the World Around You illus. by Scot Ritchie. Under the category "Supermarket Questions" comes an explanation of why some eggs are brown and some white ("It depends on the type of chickens that laid them"). "Outdoor," "Bathtime" and "Farm Animal" questions sections are also included. Bright, cartoonish and often humorous illustrations help demonstrate the answers.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
K-Gr 2-What child hasn't wondered about how the fizz gets in soda, why the sky is blue, and innumerable other questions adults cannot always answer? Ripley responds to some of these everyday inquiries without patronizing readers or oversimplifying information. Six sections divide the queries into types: supermarket, nighttime, outdoor, kitchen, etc. Each category is introduced with a picture of a family doing something that might stimulate the questions addressed within the chapter. For example, they go to the fair, buy groceries, cook dinner, and engage in other activities to which most children will relate. The double-page spreads that follow feature a large-print question and its boxed answer superimposed over a colorful illustration. Cartoon drawings portray young, lively children of diverse ethnicities. While some of this material has appeared in Ripley's Why Is Soap So Slippery? (1995), Do the Doors Open by Magic? (1995), Why Do Stars Twinkle? (1996), and Why Do Cows Moo? (1998, all Owl), additional questions have been added and the pictures are new. A useful, interesting, and enjoyable read.

Saleena L. Davidson, South Brunswick Public Library, Monmouth Junction, NJ

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review
Responds ... without patronizing readers or oversimplifying information ... A useful, interesting and enjoyable read. (Saleena L. Davidson School Library Journal 20011201)

Bright, playful illustrations by Scot Ritchie are the perfect complement to the text. (Regina Leader Post 20010920)

Included in the 'Great Books for Children' program. (Canadian Toy Testing Council 2003)

Nicely organized ... Each category has 13 questions that will interest children. (Lynda Paznokas Science Books and Films )