The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups
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Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.5402
EAN: 9780064437530
ISBN: 0064437531
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: 2001-07-31
Studio: HarperCollins
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Editorial Reviews:
Top SecretSshhh!!! Don't tell...Eat your vegetables -- they're good for you.
Don't jump on the bad or it will break.
And don't play with your food!

Parents are always spouting these rules. Do they really care about nutrients and mattresses, or are they hiding something? Luckily, one fearless grown-up will risk his neck and his dignity to find out. Disguised as everything from a chocolate milk scuba diver to a giant nose, this counterspy uncovers the disturbing truth. And what he learns will shock you like nothing before. Startling suckface emergencies! Dangerous digit gangs! Powerful sumo cells! Those are just some of the secrets revealed in this book by Caldecott medalist David Wisniewski. But don't let anyone catch you reading it-especially grown-ups. Who knows what could happen if they knew that you knew?
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Summary: Good Book!!
Comment: This is a great book for children at any age. I use the book for a writing assignment.
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Summary: Wasn't as funny as the first edition...
Comment: Seems like all the hysterical topics like nose picking, etc were explored in the first chapter. My kids aren't too excited to read about dust bunnies...
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Summary: Kids LOVE it!
Comment: I ordered this book to go along with a lesson I was teaching. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed in the book when I read it myself. I almost didn't even use it, but at the last minute decided to read it to my class. They LOVED it. They begged me to read more and began a list of who could check it out from me next. They think the files are HYSTERICAL, and my book is already looking well-worn!
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Summary: The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups
Comment: What a great book! My children enjoyed reading this book together, we all laughed out loud at the revelations of adults "Secret Knowledge!" Sure to delight grown-ups and children alike!
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Summary: Top Secret Files Revealed!
Comment: An adult has done the unthinkable! Broken the secret adult pact and published confidential files telling kids the truth about various rules we adults have passed onto them under the misconception that these rules were for their own good. David Wisniewski reveals the truth that the real reason we eat vegetables is to keep them in their place so they do not take over the world and eat us, instead of the lies we tell that vegetables are good for you. Other secrets he reveals include the reason why grown ups say drink plenty of milk, that combing your hair is not to keep it neat, why you shouldn't blow bubbles in your milk, why you shouldn't play with your food, why you shouldn't jump on your bed, why you shouldn't bite your fingernails and why you shouldn't pick your nose.

This book has been published with great illustrations made from cutting little bits of paper and gluing them into very detailed pictures. The only thing that lets this book down for kids and thankfully saves us adults is that there are only a few myths unveiled. This of course makes it extremely likely that David Wisniewski will release a sequel but you'd think if he had the secrets he could have made this book a bit thicker and included them in the one book. As an adult I can only say that I hope the book is so thin because these are the only confidential files he has managed to steal. Wait a minute he is an adult isn't he? So why does he even need the files since he already knows the answers. I predict Mr Wisniewski's motives are not just to publish the truth for kids but to make money along the way and that this is the first in a planned series of sequels. I enjoyed this enough that I'll check them out as well.

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