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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 508 EAN: 9780393321500 ISBN: 0393321509 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 2001-06 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Editorial Review: Product Description: "Outside" magazine's editor and contributor, Hampton Sides, rollicks through the questions readers ask about the world around them in the magazine's "The Wild File". Why do worms writhe on the surface after a storm? What good are goose-pimples? Is is true that a great fright can cause your hair to turn grey suddenly? Are elephants really afraid of mice? What is the oldest living creature on earth? Focusing on natural history and outdoor lore, this collection ranges from the gothic to the comic to the cosmic. It includes the sorts of questions that most of us stopped asking (at least out loud) when we were eight years old. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - For the child at heart"Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison And Other Urgent Inquiries into the Odd Nature of Nature" is filled with all the stupid, ridiculous, silly, or `obvious' questions we're too afraid to ask, or feel we should already know the answers to. Best of all, the folks at Outside Magazine tracked down the most obscure of experts to get the answers. So if you've ever wanted to know precisely why a tongue will stick to cold metal (and what to do about it if it should happen to you), you can find that ... Read More Rating: - Very funny facts.217 pages of funny answers to weird questions asked about the world, nature and, in general, the universe around us. Like, how many times can a stone skip on water? Is Pluto really a planet? What is foxfire? How do ducks float? Where does the white go when the snow melts? Are blue moons really blue? Why do worms always show up after the rain? The book comes with an index, so you can look up facts fast, and the intro comes with an e-mail address because 'The Wild File' which the book is ... Read More Rating:  - THE WONDERS OF NATURERemember when you were a child filled with curiousity and wonder about nature? You asked many questions such as why do ducks float, do people go crazy during the full moon and why does do collect in the morning? All of those were great questions and some of them may or may not have been answered to your satisfaction. Now your children are asking the same questions and what are you going to say? Never fear, dear friends. Outside Magazine's "The Wild File" has provided us with a book ... Read More Rating: - Great book of short topicsThis is one of those books that you read in one page sections. It is basically a collection of interesting questions that the author has answered while working for a magazine. The questions are fun and he gives pretty complete answers. The answers are usually about a page in length so if you want to read something for five minutes this book is perfect. The information is cool, I really enjoyed it. It gives you a lot of responces to questions you often hear. Rating:  - VERY GOOD BOOKthis book is really good... i found it informative and interesting... i recomend iut to everyone |
