Children's Miscellany: Useless Information That's Essential to KnowDo you know... ...how to milk a cow? ...the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite? ...where to find the fastest rollercoasters? You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old. |
Contents
Silly haircuts | 11 |
The planets | 17 |
Find four fruits | 25 |
Lessons to learn from | 35 |
Japanese icecream | 41 |
Maana | 47 |
29 | 48 |
Dinosaurs | 59 |
32 | 67 |
Perfect painting? | 80 |
Burial customs of ancient Who is your true love? | 95 |
Body language 89 How to dribble | 101 |
The origins of words | 107 |
Special effects that | 113 |
33 | 119 |
The truth behind | 123 |
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Children's Miscellany: Useless Information That's Essential to Know Matthew Morgan,Samantha Barnes No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
Africa alligator ancient Egyptian animal Asia Australia back foot balloon Bast Goddess BEAUFORT SCALE bike birds bite BLACK DEATH blood types bracelet CASTRATO China circus clothes cloud constellation creature Crux Australis death Ded Moroz diatonic scale DONA PAZ door dribble DROODLES Earth Elephant England fingers fire flash FLIP floor Fold France frogs front foot giant glass of water Goddess Greek Guy Laliberte hand ball head horse iceberg insects jacks Japan killed largest left hand legs lightning live male voice maze million Necrophobia nose Ocean OLLIE palm parrot peck of pickled pedals person Peter Piper picked pickled peppers Psittacosis pull right hand robber goes Sauroposeidon SKATEBOARDING TRICKS sleep Sociophobia someone SPIDER star Superman the Escape tail teeth temperature Top tip triangles trick underpants venom volcano walk whales WHAT’S wheel WITCHETTY GRUBS yo-yo