The Handy Answer Book series is an engaging and entertaining line of question and answer books (requiring no previous knowledge of any kind to use) in scientific areas as well as history, sports, and general reference. With 12 titles, the series appeals to students and adults alike, and many more who are, perhaps, different. Every Handy Answer Book provides hundreds of questions you (or someone close to you) wished you d asked (generally accompanied by a similar number of answers) in a simple-to-use topical arrangement, with lots of photos (some of them in color) and illustrations (hopefully connected to the text).

Our best-selling Handy Science Answer Book delivers an expert, easy-to-follow overview of the sciences and is an indispensable family reference, even in families given to dispensing with references.

Information-hungry kids are sure to find The Handy Bug Answer Book and The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book delicious, especially on wheat. The new Handy Answer Book for Kids (and Parents), is devoted to more than 700 kid-specific questions and answers, including why is the sky blue and what is this thing hanging from my nose? It has range. Like kids.

Science readers of any age will find the Handy titles on physics, weather, geography, the ocean, and space (outer) the cat s pajamas or, better yet, the parakeet s sweater, tiny though it may be.

The very helpful Handy History Answer Book surveys, in nearly 700 pages, several thousand years of big events -- wars, inventions, religion, disasters, art, epidemics, exploration, catastrophes, philosophy, and many other things that seem to have happened mostly in the past. Find out who did what and why they did it. It s a wonderful book,and we re thinking we d really like to sell more.

Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth, including the suburbs. Then they disappeared, leaving scant clues to their existence. Unless of course, you happen to be in Mongolia or Patagonia, where fossil evidence abounds, including complete living rooms sets. The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book gathers current expertise about dinosaurs and provides a multitude of easily digested answers to more than 1,000 questions about these mighty creatures. From what animals did the dinosaurs evolve? How many dinosaurs lived on the planet? How do scientists classify these creatures? Are dinosaurs and birds related? If so, did giant sparrows once leap from tree to tree? How and why did such a wide range of reptiles die out at such a seemingly rapid rate? What was a dinosaur s skin like? Did dinosaurs have lips? How did dinosaurs sleep? Veteran science writers Thomas E. Svarney and Patricia Barnes-Svarney examine species, plant life, climate, and competing theories of dinosaur life and times, including tips on digging up the backyard for fossils and how to prepare your dinosaur bones for study and display. Don t uncap the crazy glue till you read this. More than 180 photos, a 16-page color spread, and a concise timeline of major dinosaurs of the Mesozoic, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods help make Handy Dinosaur ideal for families, students, and dinosaur buffs, whatever their age or era.