Ebook: Why Do Cats Like Catnip?: 324 Questions and Answers to Astound and Amaze

Have you ever wondered how the planets came into being? Or what causes some people to have freckles? Ever wanted to know why mosquito bites itch and swell? Over his long career as a high school science teacher, Martin M. Goldwyn kept track of the smartest, most challenging questions his students ever asked him. Now the answers are all in your hands: What is the oldest living thing on the planet? Do fish ever go to sleep? What exactly is a brain wave? Can a single tree grow more than one kind of fruit? What causes people to have nightmares? Illustrated with original cartoons by Ted En.;PREFACE; ARE THERE ANY ANIMALS THAT CANNOT REPRODUCE?; HOW DOES A CAMEL GO WITHOUT WATER FOR DAYS?; Contents; HOW DOES A CHAMELEON CHANGE ITS COLOR?; HOW DO OWLS SENSE THEIR PREY?; HOW DO FISH SURVIVE THE SUBFREEZING COLD OF ANTARCTIC SEAS?; WHAT IS THE OLDEST KNOWN SURGICAL OPERATION?; WHAT ANIMAL MAKES THE STRONGEST GLUE?; HOW FAST DOES PAIN TRAVEL?; CAN ANIMALS TALK?; HOW DOES A FLY WALK UPSIDE DOWN?; DO SOME PEOPLE HAVE MORE BONES THAN OTHERS?; WHY DO VOICES OF MEN AND WOMEN DIFFER?; OF WHAT USE IS GARBAGE TO MANKIND?; HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN NONFLYING BIRDS?; WHAT MAKES BIRD SONGS DIFFER?