Catherine Ripley quenches kids' thirst for knowledge in Why? The Best Ever Question and Answer Book About Nature, Science, and the World Around You illus. by Scot Ritchie. Under the category ...

There are a lot of "what ifs" when you're a kid: "What if a bee stings me?" "What if I forget my lines in the school play?" "What if people don't like me?" At the heart of all these questions is a ...

Why? is actually a compilation of six previously published books by the Ripley-Ritchie team. The books were inspired by questions sent to Ripley when she was the editor of Chickadee magazine. Rather ...