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100 questions Filipino kids ask

by Adarna House, Inc.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Quezon City : Liwayway Marketing Corp., Adarna House : 2005-2011Description: 2 v. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.ISBN: 9715082769 (v.1); 9789715083836 (v. 2).Other title: One hundred questions Filipino kids ask.Subject(s): Children's questions and answers | Curiosities and wonders -- Philippines -- Juvenile literature
Contents:
v.1: Human body -- History and culture (Who made the Philippine flag? -- How did ancient Egyptians make mummies? -- Why is there a leap year? -- Why did early Filipinos paint their bodies? -- Why do we make noise during New Year's Eve? -- How do the Chinese celebrate their New year? -- Why do we celebrate our birthday? -- Why is our country called "The Philippines"? -- How was the Banaue Rice Terraces made? -- Why do people wear black when mourning for the dead? - How many languages are there in the world? -- How do we celebrate Christmas in the Philippines? -- What is the Ramadan? -- Why do Filipinos have a lot of fiestas?) -- Earth and space -- Plants and animals -- Things around us -- Shapes, colors, sizes, and numbers -- People and places -- Art (How does a piano play music? -- What is origami? -- Who are the greatest Filipino artists? -- When did art begin? -- When did ballet start? -- How does music affect our emotions? -- What was the first song ever recorded?) -- Sports
v.2: Art, history, and culture (Who are the youngest heroes of the Philippine revolution? -- How do languages die? -- Are monsters real? -- Did ancient Filipinos wear underwear? -- Why are there many kinds of rice cakes? -- Why do we celebrate Independence Day? -- What are the most common first names for Filipino boys and girls? -- What is the most celebrated event in the world? -- Why are there so many religions? -- How did Filipinos cure illnesses when there were no hospitals? -- How did early Filipinos navigate the seas without a compass? -- Did the women of the Katipunan fight the Spaniards? -- Why are Filipinos very fond of singing? -- What is music? -- What was the first Filipino artwork? -- What is the most popular Filipino song? -- Why do we celebrate the birth of Andres Bonifacio?) -- Earth and space -- Human body -- Plants and animals -- People and places (Where did Jose Rizal live? -- Who are the binukot? -- Why was Luneta Park built? How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? -- What are the oldest country and the oldest city? -- Who was Yamashita? -- What is the most visited country in the world? -- How did the past Philippine presidents die? -- Why is Korea divided into North and South? -- How long was the Bataan Death March? -- Where did the worst disaster in the Philippines take place? -- What is the most populous city in the Philippines? -- Why is our time different from other countries? -- What place in the Philippines is always hit by typhoons? -- How do people choose where to put cemeteries?) -- Sports (When did board games begin? -- Who invented the game sipa? -- What are the common sports injuries? -- Where did the game piko come from? -- Why are Filipinos good in boxing and billiards? -- Do Filipinos have their own martial arts?) -- Shapes, colors, sizes, and numbers (What do we mean by 3D? -- What does ∞ mean? -- How high are the Ifugao Rice Terraces? -- Why don't buildings have a 13th floor? -- What are the different patterns in Philippine woven materials -- Who invented the letters of the alphabet? -- How did colors get their names? -- How did the early Filipinos count? -- How do we recognize colors?) -- Things around us (Who invented video games? -- How do you make glass? -- How are cell phones made? -- Where does our trash go? -- How was the book invented? -- How much money is there in the world? -- Why do we need visas and passports? -- Who invented the camera? -- What did the early Filipinos use as shampoo? -- What is a bar code? -- What makes plastic hard to break? -- What are the uses of cement? -- How do robots work? -- How does a clock work?)
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Books, Monographs Books, Monographs Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings AG 195 .O6 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 17463
Books, Monographs Books, Monographs Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings AG 195 .O6 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 17436

Includes bibliographical references (v. 2, p. 182-190) and index.

v.1: Human body -- History and culture (Who made the Philippine flag? -- How did ancient Egyptians make mummies? -- Why is there a leap year? -- Why did early Filipinos paint their bodies? -- Why do we make noise during New Year's Eve? -- How do the Chinese celebrate their New year? -- Why do we celebrate our birthday? -- Why is our country called "The Philippines"? -- How was the Banaue Rice Terraces made? -- Why do people wear black when mourning for the dead? - How many languages are there in the world? -- How do we celebrate Christmas in the Philippines? -- What is the Ramadan? -- Why do Filipinos have a lot of fiestas?) -- Earth and space -- Plants and animals -- Things around us -- Shapes, colors, sizes, and numbers -- People and places -- Art (How does a piano play music? -- What is origami? -- Who are the greatest Filipino artists? -- When did art begin? -- When did ballet start? -- How does music affect our emotions? -- What was the first song ever recorded?) -- Sports

v.2: Art, history, and culture (Who are the youngest heroes of the Philippine revolution? -- How do languages die? -- Are monsters real? -- Did ancient Filipinos wear underwear? -- Why are there many kinds of rice cakes? -- Why do we celebrate Independence Day? -- What are the most common first names for Filipino boys and girls? -- What is the most celebrated event in the world? -- Why are there so many religions? -- How did Filipinos cure illnesses when there were no hospitals? -- How did early Filipinos navigate the seas without a compass? -- Did the women of the Katipunan fight the Spaniards? -- Why are Filipinos very fond of singing? -- What is music? -- What was the first Filipino artwork? -- What is the most popular Filipino song? -- Why do we celebrate the birth of Andres Bonifacio?) -- Earth and space -- Human body -- Plants and animals -- People and places (Where did Jose Rizal live? -- Who are the binukot? -- Why was Luneta Park built? How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? -- What are the oldest country and the oldest city? -- Who was Yamashita? -- What is the most visited country in the world? -- How did the past Philippine presidents die? -- Why is Korea divided into North and South? -- How long was the Bataan Death March? -- Where did the worst disaster in the Philippines take place? -- What is the most populous city in the Philippines? -- Why is our time different from other countries? -- What place in the Philippines is always hit by typhoons? -- How do people choose where to put cemeteries?) -- Sports (When did board games begin? -- Who invented the game sipa? -- What are the common sports injuries? -- Where did the game piko come from? -- Why are Filipinos good in boxing and billiards? -- Do Filipinos have their own martial arts?) -- Shapes, colors, sizes, and numbers (What do we mean by 3D? -- What does ∞ mean? -- How high are the Ifugao Rice Terraces? -- Why don't buildings have a 13th floor? -- What are the different patterns in Philippine woven materials -- Who invented the letters of the alphabet? -- How did colors get their names? -- How did the early Filipinos count? -- How do we recognize colors?) -- Things around us (Who invented video games? -- How do you make glass? -- How are cell phones made? -- Where does our trash go? -- How was the book invented? -- How much money is there in the world? -- Why do we need visas and passports? -- Who invented the camera? -- What did the early Filipinos use as shampoo? -- What is a bar code? -- What makes plastic hard to break? -- What are the uses of cement? -- How do robots work? -- How does a clock work?)

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