Alamosa Public Library

Provides assorted facts about each of the fifty states in question and answer format.

"Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...

"A nonfiction picture book exploration of chickens, and all the fascinating things about them--how they fly, what they eat, what the different breeds are, and more"--

"From Columbus through to the twenty-first century, Don't Know Much About History takes readers on a tour through more than 500 years of American life. Drawing on the latest scholarship and new archaeological discoveries, Davis presents a thorough overview of American history that is exciting, interesting and fun to learn." --

Presents information, in question-and-answer format, about what happens to the body when we laugh.

"A book of fun facts about planets, stars, space ships, and more!"--

Princess, ever the precocious child with her endless questions, this time about camping. Her questions include "What will we do if it rains?" and "Do princesses bike over mountains and brooks?" Princess discovers all of the fun one can have while camping.

A collection of poems that answer such questios as "Where do fish go in winter?" and "Why does popcorn pop?"

Questions and answers present information on science topics, including human physiology, animal behavior, earth science, and natural science.

Humorous rhyming answers to thirteen questions about the life of pirates.