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Do the Doors Open by Magic? and other supermarket questions; Why is Soap So Slippery? and other bathtime questions; Why is the Sky Blue? and other outdoor questions

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BfK No. 109 - March 1998

Cover Story
This issue’s cover is from David McKee’s new picture book, Elmer Plays Hide-and-Seek. David McKee is interviewed by Julia Eccleshare. Thanks to Andersen Press and Random Century for help in producing this March cover.

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Do the Doors Open by Magic? and other supermarket questions

Catherine Ripley
 Scot Ritchie
(Oxford University Press)
32pp, NON FICTION, 978-0199104628, RRP £3.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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Why is Soap So Slippery? and other bathtime questions

Catherine Ripley
 Scot Ritchie
(Oxford University Press)
32pp, NON FICTION, 978-0199104642, RRP £3.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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Why is the Sky Blue? and other outdoor questions

Catherine Ripley
 Scot Ritchie
(Oxford University Press)
32pp, NON FICTION, 978-0199104581, RRP £3.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
Buy "Why is the Sky Blue? (Question & Answer Storybooks)" on Amazon

This is a brilliant formula – Ripley asks exactly the right questions and answers them in a way which is satisfyingly full enough to prevent too many follow-up ‘why’ questions wthout confusing us all with too much detail. The balance between the amount of information given and the accessible language is particularly clever and will make these books an immediate asset to any school or family library. Ritchie’s illustrations give support but also plenty of detail.

Reviewer: 
Judith Sharman
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