Glenn Murphy Collection 3 Books Set - Ages 7-11 - Paperback

Description

• Stuff That Scares Your Pants Off! In Stuff That Scares Your Pants Off! Glenn Murphy shows us that it is OK to be scared and that there are very good reasons why we are able to feel fear. He looks closely at our most common fears, including natural disasters, predators, spiders, disease, needles, dentists, crashes, darkness, speaking in public, heights, ghosts and monsters, to show us how much of that fear is perhaps unnecessary. The result is a fun, carefully pitched, popular-science title that mixes great true-life stories with the psychology of fear, the statistical probabilities of things happening and a lot of reassurance. Why is Snot Green? Why is snot green? Do rabbits fart? What is space made of? Where does all the water go at low tide? Can animals talk? What are scabs for? Will computers ever be cleverer than people? Discover the answers to these and an awful lot of other brilliant questions frequently asked at the Science Museum in this wonderfully funny and informative book by Glenn Murphy. Divided into five sections, which cover everything from the Big Bang to bodily functions and cool gadgets:
• Lost in Space
• The Angry Planet
• Animal Answers
• Being Human
• Fantastic Futures Packed with doodles and information about all sorts of incredible things, and published in association with the Science Museum, this book contains absolutely no boring bits! How Loud Can You Burp? There are no boring bits in How Loud Can You Burp?, a doodle-filled book of fun questions and answers from the author of the bestselling Why is Snot Green?. Could we use animal poo to make electricity? Why is water wet, and is anything wetter than water? What's the deadliest disease in the world? What are clouds for? What's the difference between a brain and a computer? Published in association with the Science Museum, discover loads of fascinating facts in Glenn Murphy's funny and informative book which helps us take a fresh look at the world (and universe) we live in.