Lots more tell me why: answers to hundreds of questions children ask

Original Tell Me Why #4

by Arkady Leokum, Alvin Koehler (Illustrator), Cynthia Iliff Koehler (Illustrator)

Questions and answers about such things as the world around us and how it began, the human body, how other creatures live, and how things are made.

Genres: Childrens, Reference, Nonfiction, Science

478 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Arkady Leokum is a 20th-century writer notable for both his adult pulp fiction and best-selling juvenile encyclopedic-knowledge books.

Reviews

[Emiliano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where to start!? Such an informative book, that answered questions I never knew my mind asked; and gave knowledge I never realised my mind sought.
One of my best reads as a child. I'd reread it every holiday, cover to cover.
A really wonderful book!

[Bahman Bahman · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first-known reference to the "Tell My Why" is a 96-page paperback by Arkady Leokum, published by Scholastic Book Services in 1958, of answers to the children's question "TELL ME WHY?" It was based on the newspaper column "It's Amazing (Tell Me Why)" syndicated by the George Matthew Adams Newspaper Service

Beyond the books, "Tell Me Why" by Leokum later became a literacy and instructional series for use in classrooms, distributed by educational media content producer TMW Media Group Inc. The 31-title, bi-lingual (English and Spanish) series, which includes audiovisual DVD/video, instructional teachers' guides, and teaching strategies to be used in classrooms, are described as fun-filled volumes, "giving informative and easy to understand answers to the many types of questions that children ask about everyday subjects, in a simple and entertaining manner.

[Tech Nossomy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A children's classic on general popular science information, which today could be garnered from Wikipedia. All answers to the approximately 350 questions occupy about one page and are invariably illustrated with a either a stipled image or charcoal drawing. Answers usually end with something that was invented or encountered in the United States and therefore the author overtly shows his allegiance. There are other shortcomings, such as the expose on earthquakes: it could have been enhanced with a timeline with bars of number of casualties, or a global map with years of occurrence. Also, the various climates are commonly divided according to the Köppen climate classification, but is not mentioned. The section on coffee is largely incorrect.

There is an index, but not a bibliography. Published in 1972, and back when Pluto was still considered a planet, and much scientific progress has been made in the meantime such that it makes this book worthwhile for historical purposes only.

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

interesting basic information about several topics.

[Sam C · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mom got me this book, along with Calvis & Hobbes Lazy Sunday, during a trip to the bookstore. I love her so much for getting this for me because this had been informative. Back in the days before I knew the Internet and Google existed, this was my pasttime.

Because of this book, I know what Esperanto is, and that St. Elmo's fire isn't a supernatural phenomenon based on Filipino horror stories.

[Huda Fel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing answers to hundreds of interesting questions. Children and parents will find this book useful, fascinating and fun!

، كتاب ثري بموضوعاته المنوعة
تجد فيه الإجابات على كثير من الأسئلة الغامضة

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contains information on just about anything in the world, history, science, geography, anything!!

[Jeje]

cool things i never knew before

[Princess Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have learnt alot from this book.Its a good book....

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gift from my sister when I was young. Remember, back before internet, this was a great resource for a kid, with color pictures, etc! I loved it!

[Samah Allawi · Rating 5 out of 5]

صديق الطفولة الرائع ♥_♥
موضوعات رائعة ، متنوعة، تشمل أي سؤال قد يخطر على بالك وإجابات وافية ..
يشبع نهم القراء الصغار .

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contains information on just about anything in the world, history, science, geography, anything!!