
First Of Everything, The
Nury Vittachi(Author)
Step Cheung(Artist)
World Scientific Education (Publisher)
Published on 16. October 2018
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-981-327-449-5 (ISBN)
Description
Sam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all - and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and adults delivered clever, funny, unexpected questions: Who owned the first pet dog? Who invented toilets? What was the first song? Were the first newspapers really made of rock? And who was the first human, anyway?Seeking answers, he and his young assistants discovered remarkable true tales:And dozens more remarkable true stories.The result is a fun story collection about the origins of a huge range of things - which also introduces young readers to the art and science of academic research. In these times of fake news, information overload, and too much homework, the ability to conduct fast, accurate research is one of the best skills any student can have - and you can learn it in these pages.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Publishing group
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
507 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-327-449-5 (9789813274495)
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Persons
Author
Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ, Hong Kong
Artist
Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ, Hong Kong