Scholastic Book of Lists

by Buckley, Jr., James; Stremme, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780439837576
• ISBN10: 043983757X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference

Summary

Kids (and parents) will marvel at the more than 250 fun and fact-filled lists packed into the "Scholastic Book of Lists." In an easy-to-read format, kids can find out everything from "10 Gross Things People Really Eat" to helpful school information like "The U.S. Presidents." Every page contains a list that covers a specific aspect of pop culture, history, weather, science, the arts, animals, sports, and more. The fresh, kid-friendly design with numerous (and humorous) illustrations will appeal to kids, whether they are browsing for entertainment or for some quick homework help.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
History	p. 11
Ancient Civilizations	p. 12
Hail, Caesar!	p. 14
Extinct Countries	p. 15
Famous Leaders	p. 16
Native Americans	p. 18
Important Wars	p. 20
Famous Explorers	p. 22
The 13 Original Colonies	p. 24
American Patriotic Sayings	p. 25
Founding Fathers	p. 26
Founding Mothers	p. 27
The Confederacy and the Union	p. 28
Hail to the Chiefs	p. 30
Civil Rights Leaders	p. 32
Civil Rights Speeches	p. 33
She's in Charge	p. 34
More Than Just Words	p. 36
Internet Time Line	p. 37
Visit Sites of the American Revolution	p. 38
Visit Sites of the Civil War	p. 39
Kids in U.S. History	p. 40
Obscure Famous People	p. 41
My Time Machine	p. 42
Social Studies	p. 43
Countries of the World	p. 44
Ancient Gods	p. 50
World Religions	p. 51
Forms of Government	p. 52
Biggest Cities	p. 53
Alphabet Soup (U.S. Agencies)	p. 54
The U.S. Government	p. 55
Land and People	p. 56
United Nations Organizations	p. 57
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World	p. 58
Wonders of the Modern World	p. 59
Medals of Freedom	p. 60
Makin' the Law!	p. 62
The Bill of Rights	p. 63
U.S. Monuments and Landmarks	p. 64
Great Inventions	p. 66
Kid Inventors	p. 67
O Canada!	p. 68
Next! (Presidential Succession)	p. 69
Army Ranks: Whom Do I Salute?	p. 70
Weird Laws	p. 71
Look! Up in the Sky!	p. 72
Mythical Places	p. 73
Real or Folk?	p. 74
Show Us the Money!	p. 75
Our Fifty States	p. 76
All About My State	p. 78
The World and The Weather	p. 79
Hot Enough for You?	p. 80
Coldest Places in the U.S.	p. 81
Highest Mountain Peaks	p. 82
Volcanoes!	p. 83
Largest Lakes	p. 84
Biggest Deserts	p. 85
What? No Gilligan? (Islands)	p. 86
How Deep Is the Ocean?	p. 87
World Rivers	p. 88
What Time Is It, Sarge?	p. 89
Name That Hurricane	p. 90
Hurricanes Gone ...	p. 91
Rain Forest Facts	p. 92
Brrrr! Some Very Snowy Spots	p. 93
Terrible Tornadoes	p. 94
Quake, Rattle, and Roll	p. 95
Geographical Terms	p. 96
What State Is That?	p. 97
Our National Parks	p. 98
Longest Tunnels	p. 100
Longest Bridges	p. 101
Weird U.S. City Names	p. 102
Unusual Roadside Attractions	p. 103
A Zoo Full of Cities	p. 104
Z Cities	p. 105
My Travel Almanac	p. 106
Numbers	p. 107
Metric vs. "English"	p. 108
Ways of Counting	p. 110
Prime Numbers	p. 112
Square Roots	p. 113
Geometric Shapes	p. 114
What's Cooking?	p. 116
Ewww! Fractions!	p. 117
Multiplication Tables	p. 118
Ahoy, Matey!	p. 120
Math Symbols	p. 121
Cool Math Tricks	p. 122
My Numbers	p. 124
Science	p. 125
Sciences and Scientists	p. 126
Planets	p. 128
Constellations	p. 129
Star Light, Star Bright	p. 130
Crowded Space	p. 131
Classification of Living Things	p. 132
Food Chain	p. 133
What Makes a Plant?	p. 134
Inside the Animal Kingdom	p. 135
Don't Eat That Plant!	p. 136
Medicines from Plants	p. 137
A Fossil Time Line	p. 138
Earth's Eras	p. 139
It's Element-ary	p. 140
Famous Robots	p. 142
Machines	p. 143
Systems of the Human Body	p. 144
Boning Up on Bones	p. 145
Mighty Muscles	p. 146
My Gooey Body	p. 147
10 Cool Things About Feet	p. 148
Stuff in Your Mouth	p. 149
Seeing into Your Eye	p. 150
Rocks and Minerals	p. 151
Living with Rocks	p. 152
Talking Temperatures	p. 153
How Loud Is Loud?	p. 154
Women in Science	p. 155
Famous Hoaxes	p. 156
Who's on the Net?	p. 157
More Science of Me	p. 158
Words	p. 159
World Languages	p. 160
Spoken in America	p. 161
How to Count in Other Languages	p. 162
Thanks, World	p. 163
Dots and Hands	p. 164
Parts of Speech	p. 166
Punctuation Marks	p. 167
Forms of Poetry	p. 168
Forms of Prose	p. 169
A Writer's Toolbox	p. 170
You Can Look It Up	p. 171
Homonyms	p. 172
Contractions	p. 173
Abbreviations	p. 174
Palindromes-semordnilaP	p. 175
Misspeled Wurds	p. 176
Tongue Twisters	p. 177
Worn-out Words	p. 178
Prefixes and Suffixes	p. 179
My Word Games	p. 180
The Arts	p. 181
Art Periods	p. 182
Artists to Know	p. 183
Name That Art!	p. 184
Most Expensive Art	p. 185
Odd Art	p. 186
Color Your World	p. 187
Musical Terms	p. 188
Instrumentally Speaking	p. 190
World Music	p. 191
Inside the Orchestra	p. 192
Famous Orchestras	p. 193
Delightful Dancers	p. 194
Dance Styles	p. 195
Awesome Kids' Museums	p. 196
Famous Opera Singers	p. 198
Many Voices as One (Choirs)	p. 199
Architectural Styles	p. 200
Brag About Bricks	p. 201
My Own Art	p. 202
Pop Culture	p. 203
Makin' Comic Books	p. 204
Becoming Super	p. 205
Famous Fictional Places	p. 206
Famous Fictional Characters	p. 207
Caldecott Books	p. 208
Newbery Books	p. 209
American Idol	p. 210
Kids' Web Sites	p. 211
Bestselling Musicians	p. 212
Bestselling Groups	p. 213
Grammy Winners	p. 214
Animated Oscars	p. 215
Rated L for Lists	p. 216
Biggest Movies	p. 217
Very Rich Cartoons	p. 218
Cartoon Families	p. 219
Who Owns TVs?	p. 220
Top Kids' TV Shows	p. 221
Your Parents' Favorite Shows	p. 222
Kids on TV	p. 223
Computer and Video Games	p. 224
Hall of Fame Games	p. 225
Yu-Gi-Oh!	p. 226
Famous Cowpeople	p. 227
Biggest Amusement Parks	p. 228
Fastest Roller Coasters	p. 229
Fabulous Fads	p. 230
Black Cats and Rabbits' Feet	p. 232
Are You Listaphobic?	p. 233
More My Favorites	p. 234
Critters	p. 235
Endangered Animals	p. 236
Extinct Animals	p. 237
Deeeeep Sleepers	p. 238
Get Me Out of Here!	p. 239
Do German Cows Moo?	p. 240
Pigs (etc.) in Space	p. 242
Animals in History	p. 243
Not Just Us Chickens	p. 244
Dogs and Cats Living Together	p. 245
Animal Group Names	p. 246
Baby Animal Names	p. 247
Dangerous Animals	p. 248
Ewww! Spiders!	p. 249
A Lot of Candles	p. 250
Celebrity Animals	p. 251
If I Were an Animal ...	p. 252
Grab Bag	p. 253
What's Your Sign?	p. 254
What Animal Are You?	p. 255
Nobel Peace Prize	p. 256
Odd "Official" Events	p. 258
Dig These!	p. 259
Bestselling Wheels	p. 260
Biggest Trucks	p. 261
That Is a Big Donut!	p. 262
Foods of the World	p. 263
Gross Stuff People Eat	p. 264
Dentists Beware!	p. 265
What's on That Pizza?!	p. 266
World's Stinkiest Cheeses	p. 267
Take a Day Off, World!	p. 268
Easy Magic Tricks	p. 270
Famous Magicians	p. 271
Packing for Camping	p. 272
Space Junk	p. 273
My Grab Bag	p. 274
Sports	p. 275
NBA Champions	p. 276
Scoring Machines	p. 277
WNBA Champs	p. 278
Tennis Grand Slams	p. 279
World Series Winners	p. 280
NFL Champions	p. 282
World Cup Winners	p. 284
Women's World Cup	p. 285
Hockey's Best	p. 286
NASCAR Champions	p. 288
Daytona 500	p. 289
Golf's Grand Slam	p. 290
Ladies of the Links	p. 291
Triple Crown Horses	p. 292
World's Fastest	p. 293
Olympic History	p. 294
Greatest Gold Medal Winners	p. 296
Eskimo Games	p. 298
Hiiiii-YA! Martial Arts Ranks	p. 299
Skateboard Superstars!	p. 300
Ollies and Others	p. 302
Whoa. Dude	p. 303
Weird World of Sports	p. 304
Let's Get It Started	p. 305
Little League World Series	p. 306
Snow Good!	p. 307
My Sports	p. 308
Index	p. 309
Quiz Answers	p. 319
How to Say Good-bye	p. 320
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