Big questions from little people -- and simple answers from great minds
Harris, Gemma Elwin2012
Book
Many of the questions children ask in the course of growing up can stump even the best educated adult: Why can't l tickle myself? Are we all related? Who named all the cities? Do aliens exist? What makes me me? Is it okay to eat a worm? Who invented chocolate? If the universe started from nothing, how did it become something? How do you fall in love? Who is God? How do chefs get ideas for recipes? Why are some people mean? This charming and informative collection has been compiled from schoolchildren's actual questions, which are answered by the world's greatest experts, including Mary Roach, Richard Dawkins, Philip Pullman, Bear Grylls, David Eagleman, Philippa Gregory, Noam Chomsky and Mario Batali. --Publisher description.
Main title:
Big questions from little people -- and simple answers from great minds / compiled by Gemma Elwin Harris.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Imprint:
New York : Ecco, c2012.London : Faber and Faber, 2012.
Collation:
xviii, 318 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Also published in New York by Ecco in 2012.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: Are there any undiscovered animals? / Sir David Attenborough -- Is it OK to eat a worm? / Bear Grylls -- What are atoms? / Marcus Chown -- Why are the grown-ups in charge? / Miranda Hart -- Why is blood red, not blue? / Dr Christian Jessen -- How are dreams made? / Alain de Botton -- How long would it take to walk around the world? / Rosie Swale-Pope -- Why do we have music? / Jarvis Cocker -- Do aliens exist? / Dr Seth Shostak -- Where does wind come from? / Rob Penn -- Why do we speak English? / Professor David Crystal -- Why did dinosaurs go extinct and not other animals? / Dr Richard Fortey -- Why do cakes taste so nice? / Lorraine Pascale -- How do plants and trees grow from a small seed? / Alys Fowler -- Why do monkeys like bananas? / Daniel Simmonds -- Is the human brain the most powerful thing on earth? / Derren Brown -- What is global warming? / Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock -- Why do I get hiccups? / Harry Hill --
ISBN:
9780062223227 (hardback)0062223224 (hardback)9780062223227 (hbk)0062223224 (hbk)9780571288519 (hardback)
Dewey class:
031.02
LC class:
AG195
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
154390
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Society | SOCIETY 031.02 HARR | Available |