How & Why Stories

by Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton

Book Overview

Winner of NAPPA Gold Award & Parents' Choice Award

Did you ever look carefully at a spider's web? If their purpose is simply to catch flies, why do spiders weave such beautiful, intricate webs? Did you ever wonder what causes thunder? Why is the sea salty? How did tigers get their stripes? In this collection of delightful tales from around the world and through the ages, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874835615
• ISBN13: 9780874835618
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 6 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 7