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Why Spacemen Can’t Burp: and other out of this world facts explained

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spacemenFun facts fill this book.  The facts are entertaining and doled out in bite size pieces.  Symons answers questions like:
How can I tell if someone is lying to me?
When does a shower become rain?
Why do washing machines have windows?
And , of course, the title question is answered too.
Readers can pick this book up and read beginning on any page as it isn’t a sequential story which many children will find appealing. The snippets of information allow for various reading levels to be entertained.  As an adult I found this book very enjoyable and have shared tidbits with my family and with my students.

 

 

Ripley’s Believe It or Not 2015

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This is the 2015Special Edition, complete with 3-D cover.  This is another in the series that will surely get a lot of circulation time. Full color photographs, appealing magazine style lay-out and amazing facts will give even the most reluctant reader something to spark the desire to read.  A must for a school library collection; however, be prepared for replacing the book after a few months.  This is a heavily circulated book and with regular trade binding it will not stand up well to school library use. Better to see it used and falling apart than sitting on the shelf collecting dust though!