A collection of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. What is the richest place in the world? It's a really interesting answer all about how we can calculate how much money each place in the world has, and about how that money is spread across different people. Who invented ballet? We have ballerina and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Dame Darcey Bussell answering this one, thank you Darcey!

Also, what was the first library in the world? (It was built from an idea by an ancient king in 600+ BC and held 30,000 clay tablets.) Why are dogs domesticated? Can whales fart? Why are sweets bad for you? Why can you remember your dreams on some days and not on others? These, and 362 other questions (including an extra one for a leap year), were sent to author Molly Oldfield for her podcast for children Everything Under The Sun, and are now answered in one extremely helpful book.It may do more than we think and did you know astronauts often have them removed so they won’t get appendicitis in space? 🤭🚀) What are bones made from? It's a great answer all about the way our bones grow from babies to adults. Our bones are so so clever, I am so excited to tell you all about them. The surface of the water out from the reeds was alive with shoals of small fish. There were many swans on the lake. A grey rowboat was fishing along the far shore. A pair of herons moved sluggishly through the air between the trees of the island and Gloria Bog. A light breeze was passing over the sea of pale sedge like a hand. The blue of the mountain was deeper and darker than the blue of the lake or the sky.' Family affection and loyalty can only reach so far. Parents are humiliated by their children, brothers can't tolerate the idea of living together, old friends lash out at each other's faults. Evasions, compromises and weaknesses are in every life. The Murphys' gentle manners 'dealt in avoidances and obfuscations... confrontation was avoided whenever possible... it was a language that hadn't any simple way of saying no'.

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment…How do skunks get their smell out? We learn all about how and why skunks release their famously stinky musk. But although this novel looks at first as if it is the antidote to the darker, more savage Amongst Women, this is not a pastoral idyll. Many of the life stories are appalling, like John Quinn's revolting treatment of his first wife and her elderly parents, or Bill Evans's childhood sufferings at the hands of the sadistic Christian Brothers. Who Invented Chess? We have Fun Master Mike everyone's favourite coach on chesskid.com answering this one, thank you Mike! I’d pitch this from 5+ if you’re reading with your child, but this’ll keep our lower to middle primary schoolers busy too! The art is AMAZING and is done by 12 illustrators ❤️🎨 Where will your curiousity take you next? I love how this book embraces the notion that there is no limit to what our minds can conjure.

Why do penguins waddle? We learn all about how penguins' unique movement has developed over hundreds of years. What is an electron made of? We learn all about atoms, the little particles that make up everything in the world! Atoms and their electrons are such amazing things, I'm really excited to tell you all about them. Featuring illustration from 12 different illustrators: Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney and Laurie Stansfield, this is a beautiful gem of a book that is great both for researching specific questions and just browsing through for fun. What happens in nature is also 'news'. 'Everything will have started to grow,' says Jamesie at the start of spring. 'It's all going to be very interesting.' That’s 366 questions because on 28 Feb, you’ll read about leap years and on 29 Feb — you’ll get the answer to, “If you were born on 29th February, how old are you?”🤫Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round. Do you have a curious bunny of a reader at home? This one is for all of them, a question answered for every day of the year.🗓☀️🌖 Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum. Everything Under the Sun will be a high-level, fully sourced and footnoted analysis of the music of Pink Floyd (akin to Revolution in the Head by Ian Macdonald about The Beatles), and the first serious survey of the group’s work and achievements. As such, it will also be a cultural history of the UK, seen through the prism of the band.

The only thing better than the questions, in this delightful and informative book, is the answers." - Neil Gaiman A brilliant book for any child, but particularly those who don't love reading stories" - David Walliams Little happens, but everything that happens is 'news'. 'Have you any news?' 'No news. Came looking for news.' That's a running joke between the two couples living on the lake, Joe and Kate Ruttledge, who have lived and worked in England but returned to the place he knows from childhood, and Jamesie and Mary Murphy, natives of this country. 'I've never, never moved from here and I know the whole world,' Jamesie boasts. There is a strong, humorous affection and dependency between the four, but also reserve and distance. How many eggs does an octopus lay? It's a great answer all about how octopuses reproduce (which means become pregnant!) and find special places to have their babies. Female octopuses are such incredible mummies, I'm really excited to tell you all about them. Why are piggy banks shaped like pigs? We find out about the oldest piggy bank in the world, from Java!In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space" - Scottish Sun Would it be possible to transfer your body onto a computer? Answering this one we have Lath Carlson from the Museum of the Future! Thank you so much Lath.