Gemma Elwin Harris
In the spirit of Schottâ€™s ,Miscellany,, ,The Magic of Reality,, and ,The Dangerous Book for Boys ,comes ,Can a Bee Sting a Bee?,â€”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 childrenâ€”queries that have long dumbfounded even intelligent adultsâ€”and sheâ€™s 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, (â€œDo animals have feelings?â€, â€œWhy canâ€™t I tickle myself?â€, â€œWho is God?â€) 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.
Nonfiction,Philosophy,Childrens,Parenting,Reference,Science,Education,Writing,Essays,Humor,Reference,Trivia
Big Questions from Little People: And Simple Answers from Great Minds