Do Elephants Jump? (Imponderables Books)

by David Feldman

Book Overview

The tenth book in David Feldman's bestselling Imponderables(R) series, packed with even more answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries Every day, we are confronted with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060539135
• ISBN13: 9780060539139
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.2" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Good children's gift book.

I bought this for my teenage daughter. She has been enjoying it as she has others in the Imponderables series.

A fascinating read

This wonderful book is one of David Feldman's Imponderables Books, in which he raises questions that few have ever asked before, and then goes out and finds the answers. Among the questions asked are "When does a bill become a beak on a bird?" "Why do pianos have 88 keys?" And "Do identical twins have identical fingerprints and DNA?" Yep, this book has 98 such questions, if I counted correctly. Each one is surprisingly interesting, and makes for quite a fascinating read. I really am glad that this book fell into my hands, and highly recommend it to anyone who dares to ask questions of the world around them.

Bravo to another great book by David Feldman!

I have only one complaint about David Feldman, one of my favorite authors: he doesn't come out with a new book more often! His latest--DO ELEPHANTS JUMP?--is just out . . . it is the tenth in the Imponderable Series, a collection of answers to questions (raised in other titles) such as: WHY DO CLOCKS RUN CLOCKWISE? HOW DOES ASPIRIN FIND A HEADACHE? WHEN DO FISH SLEEP? DO PENGUINS HAVE KNEES? Feldman has made it his life's work to answer questions that just pop into his head . . . he also gets suggestions from his many fans, of which I'm proud to admit that I am one. Many of his answers will make you laugh, such as his response to this question: What letters does Campbell's include in alphabet soup in countries that don't use our alphabet (e.g., Greece, Israel, Egypt)? His response: And what about France? Does Campbell's include an accent mark over the e? He then went on to give the following answer: The media representatives at Campbell's aren't exactly inundated with his question, but they researched it for us and graciously responded with the disappointing answer: Campbell's Alphabet Soup is sold only North America. We urge reconsideration. Contemplate the potential of Campbell's Cyrillic Soup! Other questions are ones that I've thought about, often more than once . . . such as: Why do we see "stars" when we bump our head? Why do you sometimes find ice in the urinals in men's bathrooms? Why are some parts of our bodies more ticklish than others? To find out the answers, you'll just have to read the book . . . if you do, you'll also enjoy the illustrations of longtime collaborator Kassie Schwan. DO ELEPHANTS JUMP? will make a great Chankuah/Christmas/Kwanzaa gift for just about anybody.