Children's Miscellany: Useless Information That's Essential to Know

by Matthew Morgan and Samantha Barnes

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811850676
• ISBN13: 9780811850674
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

My son love it

This book is great.It is useless information!It is fun,and it has some facts that are not usless.

Instant hit

My 8 years- old instant favorite. He is constantly telling me odd facts that he read in the book and almost each conversation from him starts with "Did you know that.....". He loves to take it with him and share it with his friends.

Everything I Never Had to Know

I loved this book. I'm one of those people who likes to learn weird things, so this book was so much fun. With info like different types of ghosts, the world's deadliest animals, and everything in between, this one will never leave your bookshelf. I like re-reading it (and the sequels: Children's Miscellany Too and Children's Miscellany III) because it's full of cool facts. It's one of the few books that can prove learning is fun.

Great book!

This is one of the few books that my son (7) reads over and over again. It is filled with trivia that he loves to memorize. How much does the earth weigh? How to fight back in an alligator attack. How to juggle. World populations. Wild life spans. Most intelligent animals. Most disgusting smells. Just a few of the many.

A bedtime favorite

My 8-year-old son has read this book over and over again. It's fun, quirky and informative. Our favorite part: Translating what parents REALLY mean when they talk to their kids. It's a laugh.