Explains the science behind the many tasks involved in an apple's journey from the tree to the grocery store, and includes "core" facts, a glossary, and a further resource list.

Packed with over 500 mind-enhancing exercises, this book is the ultimate tool for attaining and maintaining optimal brain health. Including word games, visual and spatial challenges, logic puzzlers, and memory boosters, the activities in this illustrated collection will improve overall mental fitness and the abilities to concentrate, analyze, and problem-solve. Puzzles include Word Scramblers, Anagrams, Riddles, What's Missing?, Trivia, and more....

When the kids are having a meltdown, savvy parents will keep their cool with this fun compendium of silly games, unexpected stunts, and wow-inducing facts designed to entertain little ones aged 27. This book features more than 100 clever ideas for simple and inexpensive activities that are appropriate for restaurants (Impressions with Straws), the supermarket (Go Fish), and long plane rides (Crush a Bottle Without Even Touching It!). Whether they're...

Goofy games, silly stunts, and fun facts to stop boredom in its tracks--whether the kids are in a supermarket line or on a cross-country trip! When the kids are having a meltdown, savvy parents will keep their cool with this compendium of silly games, unexpected stunts, and wow-inducing facts designed to entertain little ones. This book features more than one hundred clever ideas for simple and inexpensive activities that are appropriate for restaurants...