How?: The Most Awesome Question and Answer Book About Nature, Animals, People, Places — and You!
List of Questions 35 Off to the Library Who invented the library 38 How does the library get all its books 40 How are books made 42 Why are some books hardcover and some paperback 44 Why do I need to be quiet in the library 46 Does reading make me smarter 48 Why do libraries have computers 50 How do computers know stuff Happy Birthday How do librarians remember where How did birthday parties get started 14 all the books go 54 How do balloons float 16 Does every library have a restroom 56 Why do balloons pop 18 What happens when I check out a book 58 Why do we have noisemakers 20 Why do we wrap presents 22 How do I grow taller each year 24 How does batter turn into cake 26 Why do we sing the birthday song 28 How do candles stay on fire 30 KUI 21 Why is cake so yummy 32
6 64 Feeling Sick 87 How do I get sick 90 Why do I throw up 92 Why does the thermometer go in my ear 94 Why do I get a fever when I get sick 96 How do I sneeze 98 Pets Pets Pets How do I catch somebody else's cold 100 Where do pets come from Why do I have to get lots of rest Why are dogs different sizes 66 when I'm sick 102 Do dogs dream When should I go to the doctor 104 Why do bettas fight 70 How is medicine made How do fish see under water 72 How does medicine work 108 How come tarantulas are so hairy 74 Why do cats purr 76 How do parrots talk 78 How do snakes eat really big stuff 80 Why do hamsters go on a wheel 82 Why do hamsters stuff their cheeks 84 106
nun 2 Road Trip 111 How does the steering wheel turn the car 114 Why are there so many different traffic signs 116 Why are wheels round 118 How are roads built 120 How are bridges built 124 Why does gasoline smell so strong 126 Why are there speed limits Why does it look like there is water on the road ahead How come my sister gets carsick Who invented the first car 134 128 130 132
144 Airport Good byes 165 How do planes land so easily Who invented the airplane 170 Why are airports so busy 172 At the Beach 137 Why do you need a passport 176 How does the sand get so hot 140 How do X rays work 178 How does all the sand get to the beach 142 Where does my suitcase go 180 Why does wet sand work better for sandcastles Why do hugs make you feel so good 182 Why do beaches have seagulls 146 146 Why does the security gate beep 184 How do shells get so shiny 148 How do planes take off when they weigh so much 186 Why do I hear the sea in a shell 150 How do I float in the water 152 Why is the ocean salty Index 190 How are waves made Why does the water knock over my sandcastle 158 How many whales are in the oceans 160 Why does the Sun burn me 162 154 156
