Created for kids ages 8 and up, this full-color, fact-filled book features fascinating stories and fun projects that will keep kids entertained for hours and learning all the while.
        
        Volume 4 will amuse kids with facts, features, and activities such as
        
        • Calendar: famous 13ths of the month; Halloween
        history, snacks, and decoration ideas; Christmas,
        Chanukah, and Kwanzaa “firsts”
        • Astronomy: wild tales of meteorites, wonders of
        the night sky, the search for aliens
        • Weather: wacky ways to predict the weather;
        profiles of the thermometer men, Celsius and
        Fahrenheit; cold facts; weird winds
        • Gardening: history, folklore, and how-to-grow for
        peas, tomatoes, “alligator pears” (avocados!), and a
        cucumber in a bottle
        • Crafts: Twelve easy projects to foster kids’ creativity—
        and fun!
        • Nature: how leaves change color, advice on poison
        ivy, all about grasshoppers and birds