{"product_id":"did-you-burp-isbn-9781580898423","title":"Did You Burp?","description":"\u003cb\u003eAsking questions may seem like it comes naturally, but it's actually a learned social skill. How do questions and answers work? What makes a good question--and what makes a rude one? Who cares about questions?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis helpful how-to guide teaches kids what a question is, when to ask one, and how to form one. Friendly tips and pointers (\"Keep it short!\" \"Show interest!\") help kids keep their questions appropriate and on point. Above all, the book encourages readers to keep on asking questions--the beginning of learning about the world.♦ What are questions, and what are they good for? On a beach, in a garden, visiting a museum, sitting in class with the president of the United States (a woman of color, as it happens), and elsewhere a racially diverse and compulsively inquisitive group of children demonstrate the ins and outs of productive questioning: \"Are you the new teacher?\" \"Is this a veggie burger?\" \"Do you know if walruses have ears?\" \"Where do you park Air Force One?\" Sayre describes how speakers use words such as \"who\" or \"where\" plus intonation to formulate questions in English (with a brief excursion into Spanish: \"Where is the gerbil?\" \"¿Dónde está el jerbo?\"). In explaining that questions can express curiosity or care for others as well as simply act as requests for information, she also points out situational subtleties: \"Did you burp, Madam President?\" can be discomfiting in some contexts, for instance, but appropriate in, say, the course of a medical exam. She also suggests that \"How\" questions can \"ask in a gentle way about feelings, tender topics, and complicated subjects,\" and that it's OK to make mistakes in the course of learning what works and when. Younger audiences, hard-wired to start asking questions from an early age, at last have a toolbox for formulating more and better ones. \"So be brave,\" the author concludes. \"Be bold. Ask questions!\" Funny, thoughtful, and rewarding to read, no question. \u003cbr\u003e— \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003estarred reviewApril Pulley Sayre has done enough school visits to know that question formation can be tricky for kids. Faced with a \"hilarious cascade of non-questions, sort-of-questions, and what-was-that questions\" from her young audiences, she realized that a book was in order. April is the award-winning author of more than 65 nonfiction books for children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eTrout Are Made of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Thank You, Earth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBest in Snow\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Slowest Book Ever\u003c\/i\u003e ; and the Geisel Honor book \u003ci\u003eVulture View\u003c\/i\u003e. Each year she speaks to more than 15,000 students--who ask her lots and lots of questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeeza Hernandez is the illustrator of several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eEat Your Math Homework\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEat Your Science Homework\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEat Your U.S. History Homework\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNever Play Music Right Next to the Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eDog Gone! \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Cat Napped!\u003c\/i\u003e www.leezaworks.com\u003cb\u003eWhy ask questions?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuestions are powerful. They help you get information. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What is the gerbil's name? What does he eat? Can I feed him?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Is this my desk?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Why are our desks in a circle?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Are you the new teacher?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where is my shoe?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where is the bathroom?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What are you doing?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Who dropped this wrench?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuestions may start with needs. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How long do we have for lunch?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do I have to stand in line?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where are the trays?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"May I have extra carrots?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Is this a veggie burger?\"","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233085763813,"sku":"NP9781580898423","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781580898423_14bc04e8-f09f-48cf-88cd-9d8f4b10d4b3.jpg?v=1767725100","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/did-you-burp-isbn-9781580898423","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}