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Explain that : 31 intriguing reasons why / edited by Felicity Lewis ; illustrated by Dionne Gain.

Explain that : 31 intriguing reasons why / edited by Felicity Lewis ; illustrated by Dionne Gain.
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ISBN 9781761044465 (paperback)
Title Explain that : 31 intriguing reasons why / edited by Felicity Lewis ; illustrated by Dionne Gain.
Cover title Explain that : 31 intriguing reasons why from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald
Publisher and/or associated date/s [Melbourne, Victoria] : Penguin Random House Australia, 2021.
©2021.
Description 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary Have you ever wondered if time travel is actually possible? Or where the Australian accent came from? Or what it feels like to have dementia? If you're an inquisitive person who likes to understand how things came to be the way they are, this collection of thought-provoking explainers from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald has got you covered. Explain That answers some of the year's - and life's - most baffling questions. Thoroughly researched and eloquently set out by some of Australia's finest journalists, it provides nourishment for curious minds and fun facts to share with friends and family. What do sharks want (and why do they bite)? How do you win an Oscar? Who thought up table manners? Funny, weird and insightful topics are inventively illustrated and embellished with diagrams, pictures and factoids. If you like to learn new things, if you enjoy trivia or you want to reflect on some of the big questions, this is the book for you. Absorbing, illuminating and always engaging, Explain That is for anyone who has ever asked how and why?
Subjects Australian wit and humour -- 21st century
Popular culture -- Australia -- Humour
Trivia and miscellanea
Curiosities and wonders
Questions and answers
Australia -- Social life and customs
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Lewis, Felicity (editor)
Gain, Dionne (illustrator)
Other Corporate Bodies Age The (Melbourne Vic.)
Sydney Morning Herald
Uniform title Sydney Morning Herald
Age (Melbourne, Vic.)
Call number 2021.314
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