Kiddo loves to peruse the non-fiction section of the library, and he always acts as if he's hit the jackpot when he finds a book that tackles "I wonder why..." questions. I like this, too, because it means he will soon be teaching me a few new interesting tidbits. You know, things you always wonder about, but can't be bothered to look up, like how do you tell a horse's age. (OK, maybe that one is not such a weight on your mind.) Here are some of his recent finds.
Toad or Frog? Swamp or Bog?
Nature's confusables unconfused.
The Book of How? 
Answers the aforementioned horse question, plus a few more pressing ones.
I Wonder Why Do Lemons Taste Sour All about the senses and how they work.
Got any go-to question and answer books to recommend?
I'm linking to
What My Child Is Reading and
Book Sharing Monday.
I absolutely recommend the books from A Child's First Library of Learning. They are out of print, but I got some on eBay and Amazon. Awesome! We tried some books from I Wonder Why too. Thanks for joining WMCIR!
ReplyDeleteI loved "How Things Work" as a kid, woolly mammoths and all!
ReplyDeleteHow DO you tell a horse's age? Guess I'll be seeing if our library has that book...
We love those fact type books around here. My eight year old sniffs them out like a bloodhound! His current favorites are "Open Me Up" and "Oh Yuck" - both with "lovely" facts about the human body. :)
ReplyDeleteThe "I Wonder Why..." books are great. There is a whole series of them on a wide variety of topics. I love kids' non-fiction! I enjoy perusing that section of the library, too :)
ReplyDeleteI'm bummed; just checked my library and it doesn't have any of those. Boo.
ReplyDeleteOh, those sound great. My oldest is just edging into the "why?" territory. Maybe I'll point him to some wonder books. I don't have any favorites but I do like the wonderopolis website. I could read the wonders on there all day... very interesting to me :)
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