Curiosities Wonders category: 913 books

McMurdo Dry Valleys, in Antarctica, is one of the world’s cruelest deserts. You may think that a desert is a hot, dry place, full of sand. Science defines a desert as a place that has less than 10 inches (254 millimetres) of rainfall per year. Antarctica has none. Even if the snow that falls on...

Un libro para jóvenes curiosos dispuestos a desvelar los 22 misterios de la historia sin resolver. ¿Sabes cuántos aviones han desaparecido al sobrevolar el Triángulo de las Bermudas? ¿Existe de verdad el monstruo del lago Ness?, ¿son reales sus fotografías? ¿Sabías que,...

Great mistakes make great reading! No area of human endeavor is immune to human error, as these stories of mistakes throughout history clearly show. Some of these mistakes are foolish or funny. Others are serious, terrifying or disastrous. Some are famous. Others are not well known. All of...

Young children are naturally curious about the world around them. Tell Me Why There is Day and Night offers answers to their most compelling questions about the rotation of the earth. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional...

Este libro te adentra en las andanzas de cuatro hombres que, queriendo transformar el mundo en el que vivían, crearon aparatos, dispositivos, utensilios, que permitieran la difusión del conocimiento, la posibilidad de enviar mensajes o comunicarse a puntos geográficos muy lejanos y de percibir...

Another year's worth of wild and wacky information from Ripley's Believe It or Not! 144 pages of awesomely weird information and photos. Cover includes eye-catching special effects!

Cryptozoology, and relic, (re) introduced populations of strange creatures in North America. A description and map distribution of these creatures. Example – Sasquatch, Skunk Apes, Chupacabras, Ogopogos, Ocelots, Jaguarundi, Pythons, Mambas and more.

How did the Great Bear get its name? Where can I find Orion in the sky? And why is the constellation of Cassiopeia hanging upside down?Stories of the Constellations collects 40 classic myths and legends of the night sky. Aries may be a ram, but why can it be found among the stars? How can you find the...

Have you ever read your horoscope and it seemed so true, it had to be written for you? In Horoscopes: Reality or Trickery? you’ll learn about the development and history of astrology and hear the arguments both for and against its validity. You’ll also read about fascinating scientific studies...

Don’t cross your eyes or they’ll get stuck like that! This look at the truth (or falsity) behind the commonest things that adults tell kids is filled with humorous insights and wacky illustrations.

Deep underground is a fascinating world of caverns filled with crystal formations, secret lakes, and hidden creatures. SPECTACULAR! Caves answers young readers' questions about how caves form and what mysteries they hold.The Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the...

Are aliens from other planets visiting Earth? Read these amazing stories of alien encounters -- and make up your own mind! The Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles,...

Historias imposibles es una recopilación de enigmas que puedes disfrutar leyendo o jugando a resolverlos con tus amigos. Pon a prueba tu ingenio y atrévete a descubrir las causas y consecuencias de los más increíbles y misteriosos hechos verídicos. Ya sea por mala suerte, incompetencia,...

The TIME For Kids Big Book of Questions series is now bigger and better than ever with this latest addition! In a great new oversized format, TIME For Kids Big Book of Answers satisfies the most curious kids with answers to the questions they commonly ask but adults can rarely answer. Questions...