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1) Why is snot green?: and other extremely important questions (and answers)

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Sure a lot of kids want to grow up to be astronauts, but according to scientist Glenn Murphy, even MORE kids want to know what happens to astronaut farts. (Short answer: Not good things!) And they want to know: Why don't all fish die from lightening storms? Why haven't we all been sucked into a black hole? Do animals talk? Told in a back-and-forth conversational style, "Why is Snot Green?" presents science just the way kids want to learn it--with...

2) Stuff that scares your pants off!: the science scoop on more than 30 terrifying phenomena!

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Murphy, Glenn

Pub. Date

[2011]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10

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Presents useful information and facts on some of the most common fears, from poisonous spiders and shark bites in the ocean to the probability of being struck by lightning or killed by a flesh-eating bacteria.

3) How loud can you burp?: more extremely important questions (and answers!)

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Murphy, Glenn

Pub. Date

2009.

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How loud can your average middle-grader burp? Parents, librarians, and innocent bystanders are about to find out. This follow-up to the equally alluring WHY IS SNOT GREEN? tackles more of life's burning questions, many submitted by real-life ten-year-olds Could we use animal poop to make electricity? What's the world's deadliest disease? Why is your mother turning green? Part silly, part serious, and a big part scatological, HOW LOUD CAN YOU BURP?...