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Can a Bee Sting a Bee?

Paperback
Published : Tuesday 7 October 2014
ISBN : 9780062223234
Price : €19.88


Description

In the spirit of SchottsMiscellany,The Magic of Reality, andThe Dangerous Book for BoyscomesCan a Bee Sting a Bee?a smart, illuminating, essential, and utterly delightful handbook for perplexed parents and their curious children.

Author Gemma Elwin Harris has lovingly compiled weighty questions from precocious grade school childrenqueries that have long dumbfounded even intelligent adultsand shes gathered together a notable crew of scientists, specialists, philosophers, and writers to answer them.

Authors Mary Roach and Phillip Pullman, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, chef Gordon Ramsay, adventurist Bear Gryllis, and linguist Noam Chomsky are among the top experts responding to the Big Questions from Little People, (Do animals have feelings?, Why cant I tickle myself?, Who is God?) with well-known comedians, columnists, and raconteurs offering hilarious alternative answers. Miles above your average general knowledge and trivia collections, this charming compendium is a book fans of the E.H. Gombrich classic, A Little History of the World, will adore.



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