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Authors: Discovery Channel, Mary Packard
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 44399

Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8 x 0.4

ISBN: 0787983691
Dewey Decimal Number: 507.8
EAN: 9780787983697
ASIN: 0787983691

Publication Date: February 10, 2006
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Kids love it May 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My kids really love the show and the books.
I have two boys aged 10 and 14.

3 out of 5 stars

Meant for youngsters February 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I gave this to my rocket-scientist brother but it was my 4th grade nephew who ran off with the book. I would say that it is really designed for middle-school students? The nephew liked it.

Makes a great gift when enclosed with two dozen bottles of Diet Coke and six rolls of Mentos!

4 out of 5 stars

Nice gift item January 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought this for my husband who enjoys the show and loves to read. He has enjoyed it a great deal. Even our 6 year old likes to read the different myth busters.

5 out of 5 stars

Kids Love It! January 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I purchased this book for my 4 boys this Christmas and they really love it! We watch MythBusters every week on Discovery Channel and this book is a great in reviewing what was shown on TV. We have the first book that was released and this book is an excellent addition. Very easy to read and lots of pictures. Its perfect for all ages!

5 out of 5 stars

A fun book October 25, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

In this great book, Adam and Jamie, the MythBusters, take aim fifteen myths. Each myth is given its own chapter, which includes pictures from the television shows, step-by-step information on how they tested the myth, and a conclusion. As an added bonus, each chapter contains a "Do try this at home" project, so that you can test aspects of the myth yourself, and a Brainbusters quiz.

This is a fun book, with lots of that great MythBusters sense of wackiness. Is it educational? I suppose so. Is it a lot of fun? It sure is.

In case you are interested, the fifteen chapters are: 1) Toy Car Race (is a toy car faster going downhill than a real car?), 2) Pea Project (does talking to your plant make it grow?), 3) Round Trip (does a goldfish learn?), 4) Octopus Pregnancy (can a tadpole survive in a human stomach?), 5) Daddy Longlegs (are daddy longlegs the deadliest spiders?), 6) Toothbrush Surprise (is storing your toothbrush near the toilet bad for your health?), 7) Up, Up and Away! (how many balloons does it take to lift a kid?), 8) Sinking Ship (does a sinking suck survivors down with it?, 9) Running in the Rain (if you run during when its raining, do you stay dryer?), 10) Does a Duck's Quack Echo? (well, does it?), 11) Ming Dynasty Astronaut (could a 16th century Chinese astrologer have blasted himself into orbit?), 12) All Fall Down (can people walking in step wreck a suspension bridge?), 13) Ancient Death Ray (could Archimedes have created a sun-powered death ray?), 14) Baghdad Battery (could the ancients have built batteries?), and 15) Killer Quicksand (just what does quicksand do to you?)

It's a fun book, buy it and enjoy!

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