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Do Cats Really Have Nine Lives?: And Other Questions About Your World
Do Cats Really Have Nine Lives And Other Questions About Your World Author:Jack Myers What causes waves? How can we tell the temperature of stars? Why do giraffes have long necks? What are cosmic rays? ... and other questions about your world. — For more than twenty-five years, readers of Highlights for Children have been writing to Dr. Jack Myers to ask questions about science. Dr. Myers, professor emeritus of zoology at the Univ... more »ersity of Texas and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, answers those questions in a warm, informative manner that helps young readers understand the complexities of science. This collection includes many frequenly asked questions and some that are one-of-a-kind.« less