. How are you this morning? I thought I would share a new children’s book which would have made a nice addition to our Back-To- School Gift Guide or our Christmas Gift Guide 23: 100 Things To Know About the Unknown which is a Usborne Book. Written by Jerome Martin, Alice , & Micaela Tapsell: Illustrated by Federico Mariani, Shaw Nielsen, Dominique Byron and Geraldine Sy. I hope you take the time to check out 100 Things To Know About The Unknown.
First things first 100 Things to Know About the Unknown is for children 8+. With Charlie homeschooling High School you might be surprised to hear we used this book in our studies but there is so many facts we didn’t know that the novel made studying Science so much more fun. Als, Charlie enjoyed the illustrations which he recreated in his Art Class.
Charlie and I enjoyed how the author explained the unknown to us. When we study Planets in our Science Class Charlie will be able to share ” how all the planets spin”. in our animal studies we can study Snails and ” research the most confusing Snail” thanks to this novel. Charlie can learn about another David which isn’t his dad.
We can also study “Easter Island’s statues walked” in. Then we can move on to Egypt and “The Case of the Mummy King.” My favorite part of the book was “Unicorns are real”. I used to collect Unicorns and Pegasus. Did you know my nice Lily is like me and would like to have a Unicorn of our own.
I could go on and on sharing facts Charlie and I can’t wait to check out in the book that will be added to our Homeschool studies. Instead I think you should pick up your own copy of 100 Things To Know About the Unknown which isn’t just a school book but a wonderful book to read to children any time of day or night. Don’t forget adults can learn through this book as well if they take the time to sit down and read the book.
Here is a fun fact for you 100 Things To Know About the Unknown is part of a series of books. They are 100 Things To Know About Food I know Charlie would like. 100 Things To Know About Space, 100 Things To Know About Numbers Computers & Coding which we can also use in Homeschooling.
100 Things To Know About Saving The Planet, 100 Things To Know About The Human Body, 100 Things To know About Science, 100 Things To Know About Music, 100 Things To Know About The Human Body, 100 Things To Know About Science, 100 Things To Know About Planet Earth, 100 Things To Know About History, and 100 Things To Know About Oceans.
About the Book:
Scientists and historians have discovered a lot about our past, our future and how the world works, but SO MUCH remains unknown. What is dark matter? How fast could a T. rex run? How did Mary Queen of Scots keep her dying wishes secret from her enemies? This exciting book explores the edges of human knowledge and the vast world of science just waiting to be uncovered.
Meet the Authors:
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as ‘See inside Your Head’, ‘Stories of Thor’ and ‘Politics for Beginners’. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book ‘100 Things to Know About Space’. Alex can be found in London.
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Alice James joined Usborne after working in primary schools for a while. She absolutely loves science, and over the years has lived with chimps, spent a month in the rainforest, studied Biology at Oxford University, and grown 200 carnivorous plants (not necessarily in that order). Whilst at Usborne Alice has worked on books on all kinds of science topics, from space to energy to the periodic table.
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Jerome Martin has written children’s books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes in-between writing poetry.
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Lan joined Usborne after working as a bookseller. She absolutely loves learning about anything and everything. She has lived in China, attempted to create the perfect aquarium biotope, studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University, and can hit an archery target from 100 feet away. Lan has always loved collecting knowledge and as many weird facts as possible, so working for Usborne really is a dream job!
Tom studied History at university before joining Usborne in 2018. Since then he’s worked on books about Planet Earth, technology, maths and inventions (and learned lots of amazing facts about everything from paleoburrows to fireworks along the way).
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Originally from Zimbabwe, Micaela has always enjoyed learning about different cultures and exploring the great outdoors. When she’s not rafting the rapids of the Zambezi river or camping among the African wildlife, she is writing books on all sorts of delightful subjects, from science’s greatest unknowns to the wildflowers of the world.
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
