Over and Under the Rainforest: It Is Central America
Most rainforest books for young children are about a rainforest that does not exist anywhere. This one is about Central America, names its animals, and puts each of them on...
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Over and Under the Pond: Why You Cannot See In
Stand at a pond on a bright day and what you get is sky. That is not the pond being secretive, it is physics, and this book is what sits...
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Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion: Reading a House
Everybody in this story says the house is haunted. The book answers them with architecture, which is a habit of mind worth more than most facts.
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5-Minute Ada Twist Stories: What This Book Is For
This is the television show, printed. That sounds like a knock and it is not one. It changes what the book is for, and it changes which child in your...
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What If You Had Animal Eyes Is a Reader, Not a Picture Book
Same author, same premise, same price, different object in your hand. If you are buying the fifth book in a series your four-year-old loves, read this first.
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What If You Could Sniff Like a Shark? Check the Claims
A coconut crab cannot slice through sheets of metal. It can crush a coconut, which is more impressive and happens to be real, and that gap between the two is...
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