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Books in Child's Miscellany series

  • Even More Children's Miscellany: Smart, Silly, and Strange Information That's Essential to Know

    Guy Macdonald, Niki Catlow

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Feb. 27, 2008)
    Even more fascinating and bizarre facts to excite and entertain young readers! How to talk like a pirate . . . which snakes can eat a 6-foot crocodile . . . whose favorite food is caterpillar milk . . . who holds the world record for the loudest burp . . . and many, many more! Packed with useless facts that are essential to know, Even More Children's Miscellany collects the best of the smart, the silly, and the strange.
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  • Children's Miscellany: Useless Information That's Essential to Know

    Matthew Morgan, Samantha Barnes, Niki Catlow

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Aug. 25, 2005)
    Do you know . . . . . . how to milk a cow? . . . the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite? . . . where to find the fastest rollercoasters? You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.
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  • Children's Miscellany Too: More Useless Information That's Essential to Know

    Chronicle Books LLC Staff

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Do you know... ...how to hypnotize a chicken? ...why the sky is blue? ...which animals are most commonly named "Jaws"? ...how to make invisible ink? ...where to find the town of Ding Dong? ...how to turn your watch into a compass? ...what you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Find out, in this essential collection of the smart, the silly, and the strange. You won't find such a collection of bizarre knowledge and fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to talk to foreign animals, what to do if zombies attack, when to eat jellyfish, what a cryptid is, or how to be a phrenologist, this book is for you.
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  • Children's Miscellany: Useless Information That's Essential to Know

    Matthew Morgan, Samantha Barnes, Niki Catlow

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Aug. 25, 2005)
    Do you know . . . . . . how to milk a cow? . . . the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite? . . . where to find the fastest rollercoasters? You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.
  • Even More Children's Miscellany: Smart, Silly, and Strange Information That's Essential to Know

    Guy Macdonald, Niki Catlow

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Feb. 27, 2008)
    Even more fascinating and bizarre facts to excite and entertain young readers! How to talk like a pirate . . . which snakes can eat a 6-foot crocodile . . . whose favorite food is caterpillar milk . . . who holds the world record for the loudest burp . . . and many, many more! Packed with useless facts that are essential to know, Even More Children's Miscellany collects the best of the smart, the silly, and the strange.