cover image Why?: The Best Ever Question and Answer Book about Nature, Science and the World Around You

Why?: The Best Ever Question and Answer Book about Nature, Science and the World Around You

Catherine Ripley. Maple Tree Press, $19.95 (192pp) ISBN 978-1-894379-25-0

Catherine Ripley quenches kids' thirst for knowledge in Why? The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science, and the World Around You illus. by Scot Ritchie. Under the category ""Supermarket Questions"" comes an explanation of why some eggs are brown and some white (""It depends on the type of chickens that laid them""). ""Outdoor,"" ""Bathtime"" and ""Farm Animal"" questions sections are also included. Bright, cartoonish and often humorous illustrations help demonstrate the answers. ( Nov.)