Have you ever wondered why yawns are so contagious? If there is life on other planets? If your eyeballs would pop out when sneezing with your eyes open? If so, this book is for you. Some answers are surprising. Some are amazing. Some will positively blow your mind. Part of the fascinating new series "Buster’s Actually-Factually Books," this is a collection that reveals the reality behind just a few of the myths that have been mixed up with truth over the years.
This book contains answers to some weird and wacky questions but I enjoyed it because it featured questions that I had myself when I was younger, and even some that I have now, as an adult. It is a great 'myth-buster', particularly surrounding issues relating to science that can be hard for children to understand. I would definitely recommend teachers having a copy of this, for those times when children come to you for knowledge on perplexing ideas.
Factos deveras desconcertantes para perguntas que até nos podemos fazer mas que abdicamos de ir procurar respostas. Desde a pergunta chave de se há vida noutros planetas a questionar se os gémeos têm as mesmas impressões digitais, este livro aborda temas que não devem ser só catalogados como coisas de crianças. Sempre bom de ter à mão para ir recordando de tempos-a-tempos certas questões fundamentais para o nosso dia-a-dia como: por que é que pulam os canguros!?
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2240682.html[return][return]A nice little book of scientific trivia for the younger reader, similar to the slightly less genteel Why Is Snot Green? / How Loud Can You Burp? books. No big surprises, though it's interesting to note that nobody has yet discovered why yawns are so contagious.
Great book! I've also discovered the famous headless chicken that lived for 18 months was called Mike, and that cats are smarter than dogs and other interesting trivial things.