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Because I said so! : the truth behind the myths, tales and warnings every generation passes down to its kids / Ken Jennings.
Author
Jennings, Ken, 1974-
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Language
English
Εdition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Published/Created
New York : Scribner, 2012.
Description
xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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AG243 .J47 2012
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Curiosities and wonders
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Questions and answers
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Summary note
"New York Times" bestselling author and all-time "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings delivers a characteristically engaging and surprisingly useful new book, revealing the truth behind all the terrible things our parents used to warn us about.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
"If you break your leg, don't come running to me!" : (spring and summer)
"Put on a sweater, I'm cold!" : (autumn and winter)
"Don't make me get the other thermometer!" : (sickness unto barf)
"Don't pick at that!" : (bumps and bruises)
"Look both ways before you cross the street!" : (grievous bodily harm)
"You don't know where that's been!" : (things not to put in your mouth)
"You'll eat it and you'll like it!" : (mealtime misinformation)
"Finish your milk!" : (and other drinking problems)
"I told you to go before we left the house" : (bathroom badgering)
"Your face will freeze like that!" : (looks and grooming)
"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!" : (vision and supervision)
"Don't let the bedbugs bite!" : (the science of sleep)
"This room is a pigsty!" : (kids and other animals)
"Quit eating the paste!" : (school days)
"Kids these days!" : (technology and modern life)
"Well, life isn't fair!" : (the motivational mom)
"What if your friends all jumped off a cliff?" : (the awkward age).
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ISBN
9781451656251
1451656254
9781451656275 ((ebook))
1451656270 ((ebook))
9781476706962 ((trade pbk. ; : alk. paper))
1476706964 ((trade pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2012027688
OCLC
779265950
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