I Wish I Knew That: Cool Stuff You Need to Know

By Steve Martin

An Apple a Day Keeps the Low Marks Away!

Have you ever been excited to find out you knew something the other kids in your class didn't? Then just think about how you would feel if you knew hundreds of fascinating tidbits-on everything from art, literature, and history to geography, science, and math-from just one quick-and-easy read crammed with fun and cool stuff you shouldn't have to wait to find out about. With I Wish I Knew That you will speed through science, whiz through history, and take a dip into the classic Greek and Roman myths in no time at all. Inside, learn all about...

• Classic Reads: A guide to classic children's literature such as Call of The Wild, Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in The Willows, Little Women and Shakespeare.
• How Land is Shaped and Changed: Erosion, Glaciers, Volcanoes and the world's tallest mountain, largest sea, and longest river.
• Math Stuff: Jump Into Geometry by learning that the three points of a triangle, whose angles always add up to 180º make measuring more precise.
• Science at a Glance: The Periodic table which was invented by Dmitri Mendeleyev and beginners' Biology
• History Stuff: Early explorers, important wars, all the Presidents and British Kings and Queens as well as the names of the countries and their capital cities.
• Bonus sections include Poet's Corner, Brief History of Music, The World Of Art and Geological Time, In Brief

With I Wish I Knew That you'll boost your general knowledge and jump to the head of the class!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Readers Digest
• Release date: May 12, 2011
• ISBN: 9781606522981

Steve Martin

Steve Martin is one of today's most talented performers. He has had huge success as a film actor, with such credits as Cheaper by the Dozen, Father of the Bride, Roxanne, Parenthood, L.A. Story, and many others. He has won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for his comedy albums. In addition to his bestselling novel The Pleasure of My Company and a collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel, he has also written a play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for I Wish I Knew That

[shelf3employed · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

If you're looking for a basic knowledge refresher or a book to use in prepping for an academic bowl or similar "general knowledge" test, this is the book for you.