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I Wish I Knew That : Cool Stuff You Need to Know

I Wish I Knew That : Cool Stuff You Need to Know Hardcover - 2011

by Marianne Taylor; Mike Goldsmith; Steve Martin

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Have you ever been excited to find out you knew something the other kids in your class didn't? Then just think about how you would feel if you knew hundreds of fascinating tidbits-on everything from art, literature, and history to geography, science, and math-from just one quick-and-easy read crammed with fun and cool stuff you shouldn't have to wait to find out about. With I Wish I Knew That you will speed through science, whiz through history, and take a dip into the classic Greek and Roman myths in no time at all. Inside, learn all about...

  • Classic Reads: A guide to classic children's literature such as Call of The Wild, Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in The Willows, Little Women and Shakespeare.
  • How Land is Shaped and Changed: Erosion, Glaciers, Volcanoes and the world's tallest mountain, largest sea, and longest river.
  • Math Stuff: Jump Into Geometry by learning that the three points of a triangle, whose angles always add up to 180Đ make measuring more precise.
  • Science at a Glance: The Periodic table which was invented by Dmitri Mendeleyev and beginners' Biology
  • History Stuff: Early explorers, important wars, all the Presidents and British Kings and Queens as well as the names of the countries and their capital cities.
  • Bonus sections include Poet's Corner, Brief History of Music, The World Of Art and Geological Time, In Brief

With I Wish I Knew That you'll boost your general knowledge and jump to the head of the class!

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Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, The, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title I Wish I Knew That : Cool Stuff You Need to Know
  • Author Marianne Taylor; Mike Goldsmith; Steve Martin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 143
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, The, NY USA
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G1606523406I3N00
  • ISBN 9781606523407 / 1606523406
  • Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.78 x 5.44 x 0.68 in (19.76 x 13.82 x 1.73 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Library of Congress subjects History, Mathematics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011014889
  • Dewey Decimal Code 031.02

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About the author

Steve Martin attended Birmingham City University, where he earned a degree in English. Since then, he has worked in education, including 15 years' teaching English in prisons. He currently lives in Rutland, a rural area in the English Midlands with his wife and two young sons. I Wish I Knew That is his third children's non-fiction books, the previous two being The Boys' Book 3 and The Boys' Book of Adventure. He is currently working on a series of modern fairy stories for younger children.

Marianne Taylor grew up on the south coast of England, and from an early age developed an interest in science and natural history. She has a BSc in biological psychology from Sheffield University and became a freelance writer and editor in 2007. Since then, she has written several books, mostly on natural history subjects, and lives in Kent, England.

Mike Goldsmith, Ph.D., studied astrophysics at Keele University, where he earned his PhD, and is a freelance research scientist. He has written several books for children and lives in Teddington in England.

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