Because I said so! : the truth behind the myths, tales and warnings every generation passes down to its kids / Ken Jennings.
"New York Times" bestselling author and all-time "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings delivers a characteristically engaging and surprisingly useful new book, revealing the truth behind all the terrible things our parents used to warn us about.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451656251
- ISBN: 9781476706962
- Physical Description: xvii, 237 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- "If you break your leg, don't come running to me!" : (spring and summer) -- "Put on a sweater, I'm cold!" : (autumn and winter) -- "Don't make me get the other thermometer!" : (sickness unto barf) -- "Don't pick at that!" : (bumps and bruises) -- "Look both ways before you cross the street!" : (grievous bodily harm) -- "You don't know where that's been!" : (things not to put in your mouth) -- "You'll eat it and you'll like it!" : (mealtime misinformation) -- "Finish your milk!" : (and other drinking problems) -- "I told you to go before we left the house" : (bathroom badgering) -- "Your face will freeze like that!" : (looks and grooming) -- "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!" : (vision and supervision) -- "Don't let the bedbugs bite!" : (the science of sleep) -- "This room is a pigsty!" : (kids and other animals) -- "Quit eating the paste!" : (school days) -- "Kids these days!" : (technology and modern life) -- "Well, life isn't fair!" : (the motivational mom) -- "What if your friends all jumped off a cliff?" : (the awkward age).
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- Subject:
- Curiosities and wonders.
- Genre:
- FAQs.
Available copies
- 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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