Every Child's Answer Book

First Sentence

TO THE QUESTION-ASKERS Boys and girls have always asked questions like "What makes the wind blow?"; "How does a bird fly?"; "What makes a cat purr?" Such questions are a normal part of growing up and becoming familiar with the world around you. Today, however, new knowledge is being discovered at such a rapid pace that there are even more questions to ask than in the past. Do you know that many of the everyday things you use today were unknown at the time your parents and grandparents were your age? Some of the new questions whose answers you will find in this book are: "What is a flying saucer?"; "What makes a submarine go up and down?"; "Why does a jet plane leave a trail in the sky?" It is, therefore, more important today than it has ever been before for you to keep asking questions and to search in every way for the answers. Those Miss Elting has given in this book will satisfy a great need and should start you on your search for many more answers. For the quest for knowledge is a never-ending search for the truth, and in several areas of learning, men have only begun to explore the surface. On the last pages, the author offers some ways in which you can satisfy your curiosity. She advises you to ask questions, to watch carefully and to try out explanations. I would emphasize the great importance of books. They will help to stretch your knowledge even further, because for many of the questions that the author answers, there is often an entire book devoted to the same subject. Mary Elting's Every Child's Answer Book and her earlier work Why? What ? Where ? will inform you about the wonders of the world in which we live. And if they start you on a quest for knowledge about new things, then they will have served another admirable purpose. Above all, keep your curiosity alive! Mary Virginia Gaver, Professor, Graduate School of Library Service.

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Answers to Questions every child asks. TO THE QUESTION-ASKERS Boys and girls have always asked questions like "What makes the wind blow?"; "How does a bird fly?"; "What makes a cat purr?" Such questions are a normal part of growing up and becoming familiar with the world around you. Today, however, new knowledge is being discovered at such a rapid pace that there are even more questions to ask than in the past. Do you know that many of the everyday things you use today were unknown at the time your parents and grandparents were your age? Some of the new questions whose answers you will find in this book are: "What is a flying saucer?"; "What makes a submarine go up and down?"; "Why does a jet plane leave a trail in the sky?" It is, therefore, more important today than it has ever been before for you to keep asking questions and to search in every way for the answers. Those Miss Elting has given in this book will satisfy a great need and should start you on your search for many more answers. For the quest for knowledge is a never-ending search for the truth, and in several areas of learning, men have only begun to explore the surface. On the last pages, the author offers some ways in which you can satisfy your curiosity. She advises you to ask questions, to watch carefully and to try out explanations. I would emphasize the great importance of books. They will help to stretch your knowledge even further, because for many of the questions that the author answers, there is often an entire book devoted to the same subject. Mary Elting's Every Child's Answer Book and her earlier work Why? What ? Where ? will inform you about the wonders of the world in which we live. And if they start you on a quest for knowledge about new things, then they will have served another admirable purpose. Above all, keep your curiosity alive! Mary Virginia Gaver, Professor, Graduate School of Library Service.

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• Science