Aha! The most interesting book you’ll ever read about intelligence (Trudee Romanek)
All kinds of cool stuff about how your brain works.
Big Bang: the tongue-tickling tale of a speck that became spectacular (DeCristofano)
Cooking the Hungarian Way (Hargittai)
Cultures of the World: Hungary (2005)
Cultures of the World: Romania(2005)
In Your Face: the facts about your features (Donna M. Jackson)
Not a lot of info, but an interesting assortment of facts including “face blindness,” a rare brain disorder wherein people can’t remember/recognize faces, even of family.
The Kid Who Named Pluto and the stories of other extraordinary young people in science (McCutcheon)
A fun read. Includes the kid who invented TV; Mary Anning; Louis Braille; a modern math whiz; etc.
Let’s Eat! What Children Eat Around the World (Beatrice Hollyer)
“Explores what five children living in South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, France, and India eat at mealtime with their families, how their families obtain and prepare food, what kinds of food may be eaten at celebrations, and what their favorite food is. Includes recipes.” Fascinating! And great pictures.
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (Phillip Hoose)
“Tells the story of the ivory-billed woodpecker's extinction in the United States, describing the encounters between this species and humans, and discussing what these encounters have taught us about preserving endangered creatures.”
Wonderful Houses Around the World Yoshio Komatsu)
Totally cool (if too brief) book featuring external photos and illustrations of the insides of fascinating human domiciles of all sorts.
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.