The A to Z of Everyday Things-Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology-買書書 BuyBookBook
The A to Z of Everyday Things-Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology-買書書 BuyBookBook

The A to Z of Everyday Things

Janice Weaver (Author) • Francis Blake (Illustrator) ... more
Edition: CA - Paperback / softback
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HK$59.00 HK$90.00
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Product Info
English
128 pages • 6.04 x 10.01 x 0.36 in
Approx. weight: 0.41 lb
Publication date: 09 Nov,2004
Barcode: 9780887766718 • Tundra Books
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Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
  • Children’s / Teenage general interest: Machines and how things work
  • Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
  • Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
  • Children’s / Teenage reference material

Description

By: Janice Weaver | Illustrator:  Francis Blake
• Why are Americans superstitious about two-dollar bills?
• Why do we have twelve months in a year instead of ten, or six, or even twenty?
• Why do we celebrate foolishness on the first day of April?
• Why is yawning contagious?
• Why is the number thirteen considered to be unlucky in so many different cultures?

The A to Z of Everyday Things tells the surprising stories behind twenty-six seemingly ordinary objects and activities. From calendars and money to tulips and sideburns, this book uses commonplace items to explore the rich but often overlooked cultural history of our everyday lives. In the end, The A to Z of Everyday Things offers us a picture of modern life and how we got here in a funny, quirky, and highly readable form.

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