My Weird School Fast Facts: Space, Humans, and Farts

By Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot

Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School! 

Did you know that the planet Jupiter has at least fifty moons? Did you know that Albert Einstein’s brain was stolen after he died?!

Learn more weird-but-true science facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman’s bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterically informative facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations throughout. This book combines the characters that readers know and love with fun and educational trivia.

Whether you’re a kid who wants to learn more about science or simply someone who wants to know how many million times the earth could fit into the sun, this is the book for you!

With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! 

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9780062306289

Dan Gutman

Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 35 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at dangutman.com.

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Dedication

To Emma

Contents

Dedication

The Beginning

Chapter 1: The Why Game

Chapter 2: Mr. Docker Explains the Scientific Method

Chapter 3: Far-Out: Our Solar System

Chapter 4: Does Matter Matter?

Chapter 5: Materials—Stuff about Stuff

Chapter 6: Forces and Machines

Chapter 7: Light

Chapter 8: Sound

Chapter 9: It’s Alive!

Chapter 10: Animals

Chapter 11: Famous Scientists

Chapter 12: Fakes, Frauds, and Fame

Chapter 13: Really Bad Science Jokes

Chapter 14: The Science of Grossness

The Ending

Afterword: The Secret of the Universe

Back Ads

About the Author and Illustrator

Books by Dan Gutman

Credits

Photo Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher

My name is Professor A.J. and I know everything there is to know about science.

You probably don’t know anything about science, Arlo.

Oh no! It’s Andrea Young, that annoying girl in my class with curly brown hair! She calls me by my real name because she knows I don’t like it. Well, it just so happens that I know a lot about science, because my great-uncle Ernie was a scientist.

Is that so?

Yes, that’s so. You’ve heard of the law of gravity. Well, my great-uncle Ernie discovered the law of towels.

I never heard of a law of towels, Arlo. What is it?

The law of towels states that a towel can never get dirty, because we use it to dry ourselves off when we get out of the shower or wash our hands. We’re clean, so the towel has to be clean. That’s why towels can never get dirty. It’s the law of towels!

That’s just ridiculous, Arlo, and you know it!

Yeah, some kids will fall for anything they read in a book! But I know lots of real science facts too. I bet you didn’t know that the average person produces about three pounds of earwax in their lifetime. That’s a true science fast fact! Look it up if you don’t believe me.

Nobody cares about the science of earwax, Arlo. We’re here to talk about important science stuff.

Says who? Earwax is important! I know all about the science of earwax, farts, boogers, poop, and snot too. I could write a whole book about it. Hey, we should do the whole book about the science of grossness!

You can write that one by yourself, Arlo. For now let’s get started on this one.

Okay, okay. But I want to tell the readers one last thing before we get started. On the last page of this book, I’m going to reveal the secret of the universe. So if you just can’t wait to learn the secret, turn to the last page of this book right now.*

Sincerely,

Professor A.J.

(the professor of awesomeness)

Andrea Young, PhD

(This is going to help me get into Harvard someday.)

Hi everybody! My name is Mr. Docker, and I’m the science teacher at Ella Mentry School. Andrea and A.J. asked me to help them tell you a little about science. I’m happy to help. I guess I should start from the beginning. Science is knowledge of the world learned through experiments and observation.

Okay, that makes no sense at all, Mr. Docker.

Perhaps I can explain in simpler terms, A.J. Science is how we learn new things. It’s all about asking questions and trying to find answers to them.

Do you mean questions like: Why do scientists seem so nerdy? Why is science so boring? How do I get an A in science class?

No, Arlo! Mr. Docker means asking questions that will help us learn about the world around us. Questions like: Why is the sky blue? Why do elephants have long trunks? Am I right, Mr. Docker?

That’s right, Andrea! I think kids make great scientists because you’re naturally curious.

I have a good science question. When snow melts and turns into water, where does the white go?

Huh? What? Hmm, I never really thought about that, A.J. But the point I’m trying to make is that anyone can be a scientist. All you have to do is look around and ask Why? I love it when kids ask Why questions.

I have a good Why question. Is it true that sound can’t

Reviews for My Weird School Fast Facts

[katherine white · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Wait a minute wha I don’t get it you know

[montzaleew · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

My Weird School Fast Facts:Space, Humans,and a Farts by Dan Gutman is a strange book I picked up from the library. It does have issues and needs editing. "So a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus."It does have lots of facts and two kids playfully teasing each other and revealing more facts while they trade but occasionally there is name calling when someone doesn't know something.When explaining the body, they discuss how someone could swallow a razor and would dissolve in the stomach from the acid....I don't think giving a 9 or 10 year old this knowledge brings any good from it! I see bad things...Maybe because I raised 4 boys and was around lots of little boy's and know their little minds and betting games.The illustrations were cute.