Does My Goldfish Know Who I Am?: and hundreds more Big Questions from Little People answered by experts - Couverture souple

Harris, Gemma Elwin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571301940 ISBN 13 : 9780571301942

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 2014

Synopsis

Why do zebras have stripes? Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze? Why are farts flammable? Why do we have recessions when we can just print more money? If you've ever been flummoxed by a child's questions, Does My Goldfish Know Who I Am? is the perfect book for you. With over 300 real questions from primary school aged children, the book offers bite-sized answers from world class experts - digestible in under 60 seconds. Following the huge success of Why Can't I Tickle Myself? published in Autumn 2012, this new volume will also include quizzes and favourite facts sections, making it a perfect gift for families. At least 33 per cent of the publisher's advance payments and 67 per cent of net royalty income in respect of sales of this book is payable to the NSPCC (Registered Charity Numbers 216401 & SC037717).

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A lovely thing by lovely people for a lovely charity. (Miranda Hart)

Perfect for kids who ask 'Why?' (Dan Snow)

A book like Does My Goldfish Know Who I Am? feeds our desire for understanding and logic rather than simply accepting facts. (Professor Marcus du Sautoy)

Like the best of Pixar's output, it manages to be entertaining for people of all ages; so all-encompassing is its content that it is both an interesting source of facts for kids and, as Alexander Armstrong writes in his introduction, "an arsenal against future questions from the back of the car" ... Necessary reading for all ages. (Four star review) (Matt Lewis Daily Telegraph)

The whole family will be hooked. (Sunday Times Style magazine)

An invaluable spur to asking questions and thinking about answers. (The Guardian)

Certain to give you pause about much of what you thought you knew, or at the very least rekindle that childlike curiosity about and awe at the basic fabric of the world we live in. (Maria Popova Brainpickings.org)

Harris has assembled a roster of experts - some celebrities, some not, all eminent in their fields - to provide succinct, accurate replies to the sort of head-scratchers that parents and teachers regularly find themselves presented with by children of primary school age and often struggle to answer. it works a treat. (Financial Times) --Financial Times

After reading Big Questions... I was reminded of the limitless range of my own ignorance. The things most people don't know you could put in a book. And Faber have. (Telegraph) --Telegraph

An entertaining and enlightening read. (The Lady) --The Lady

Biographie de l'auteur

Gemma Elwin Harris is a freelance editor and writer, as well as a mother, godmother and aunt to several extremely curious children.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0571301940
• ISBN 13: 9780571301942
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336