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- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Scribner, 2012.
Description
xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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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).
    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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