You Asked for It
Strange But True Answers to 99 Wacky Questions
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2000
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780439987233
- Publish Date
- Nov 2000
- List Price
- $6.99
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Floods of letters and e-mail to The Answer Lady show that kids want answers to loads of the trickiest questions. You asked for it, and now you have it! Why are flies attracted to manure? How much does your head weigh? Do cats and dogs have belly buttons? If your birthday is February 29, how often do you get to celebrate your birthday, and why? What's the highest number? Why do people wear underwear? These are just a few of the 99 questions, from the everyday to the bizarre, that Marg Meikle answers in this cheerful, irreverent book. You Asked For It! answers questions and delves into fascinating facts about Animals, Customs, Your Body, Holidays, Food, Inventions, Science, Sports, Superstitions, Weird but Cool Stuff, and more! As a companion to the acclaimed Funny You Should Ask, winner of the Silver Birch Award, this is the perfect book to have on hand whenever questions start popping up!
About the authors
MARG MEIKLE's knack for finding answers led to a widely appreciated stint on CBC Radio as "The Answer Lady". She further demonstrated her skills by writing several books of non-fiction, including three for children: You Asked for It!, Funny You Should Ask Me and Ask Me Anything! For her efforts, she has been awarded both the Silver Birch and Red Cedar Awards.
Marg was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease as a young mother, at the age of 41. In 2001 she held the first Porridge for Parkinson’s Breakfast in Vancouver. Through Marg’s efforts, this event mushroomed and inspired similar breakfast events across the country, which continue to this day. By the time of her death of complications from the disease in December, 2013, at the age of 57, the event and matching donations had raised 1.6 million dollars for Parkinson’s research.
Tina Holdcroft is the illustrator of dozens of picture books including Old MacDonald Had Her Farm and What the Snakes Wrote. When she isn't out sailing the world, she lives in Toronto.
Awards
- Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award
- Short-listed, Ontario Library Association, Silver Birch Award
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice
- Commended, Resource Links Best of the Year
Editorial Reviews
"?the kind of book that can hold a young reader's attention for an extremely long time in a single sitting." (Quill & Quire) "Marg Meikle has once again put together a magic combination to create a book that is entertaining, interesting, fun and educational too." (Resource Links)
