Why & Because: 286 Questions Curious Kids Really Ask, and the Honest, Giggly Answers

What if every great discovery began with two small words: "I wonder...?"The Wright brothers wondered if humans could fly. Explorers wondered what lay beyond the horizon. Scientists wondered what was hidden beneath the oceans, beyond our planet and inside the world around us.Wonder leads to questions. Questions lead to discoveries.WHY & BECAUSE is a fun, fascinating book for curious children who are always asking things like: Why do I get hiccups? Why do bees dance? Why can't I tickle myself? Why is the sea salty? Why do we dream? Why do some animals glow?Inside are 286 questions curious kids really ask, each answered in a clear, lively and child-friendly way.But this is more than a book of answers.It encourages children to wonder, think, question and explore, helping them build general knowledge, develop vocabulary, practise critical thinking and become more confident independent learners.There is plenty of fun along the way too: BIG WOW! facts they will want to tell everyone about Ask a Grown-Up This questions that might just stump the adults Silly or Serious? where strange-sounding "facts" are put to the test Curiosity Challenges that turn what they have discovered into a gameFrom bodies and bugs to oceans, inventions, history, animals, space and the wonderfully weird world around us, there is always another WHY? waiting to be answered.Perfect for independent reading, sharing at bedtime, family conversations, journeys and those moments when a child suddenly asks a question you were definitely not expecting.Because the child who wonders why something happens today might be the person who discovers something extraordinary tomorrow.For the child who never stops asking "Why?", give that curiosity somewhere wonderful to go.Keep wondering. Keep asking. Keep discovering.