2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions
This enormous collection of almost one thousand pages contains the four previously published bestselling titles, A Hog on Ice, Thereby Hangs, A Tale, Heavens to Betsy! and Horsefeathers. How did the expression "a wild goose chase" originate? Why does the word "dunce" come from the great philosopher, Duns Scotus? Dr. Funk has taken these and over 2000 other curious words, expressions and sayings that we use in our daily speech and traced them back through the years to find their amusing, practical and surprising origins. These sayings are derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor and the frailties of mankind.
The Sun is a life-giver, forever shining and giving out light and heat. It sustains the life and activity on earth. The fiery mass is also the driving force behind weather patterns, creating rainbows and rain, providing solar energy and life threatening illnesses as well. The list is endless. The Sun plays an important part in our development as a modern social society and continues to influence us today and for many years to come. This book will appeal to all those who are curious to know more about the wonders pertaining to the mindblowing effects of our nearest star on the natural events that occur on the Earth, on plants, animals and human beings.
Much of what we know about the colourful Russian middle ages comes from legal sources: the treaties of Russian-Scandinavian warlords with the Byzantine emperors, the gradual penetration of Christianity and Byzantine institutions, the endless game of war and peace among the numerous regional princes, the activities of Hanseatic merchants in the wealthy city-republic of Novgorod, the curious relationships between the Mongol conquerors and Russian rulers and church dignitaries, etc.
Designed for babies ages 3-18 months, in CURIOUS BUDDIES: LET’S GO TO THE FARM there’s so much for babies to see, hear, and feel at the farm! Take a hay ride, tend the animals, pick crops, milk the cows, discover different farm animals, examine sizes, textures, and colors, and dance, clap, play, learn, and laugh along with the Curious Buddies.
