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Meet Crafty Clover
Crafty Clover is the green four-leaf clover with big eyes and rosy cheeks on the cover of every A Million Whys book. Every book in the series is by Crafty Clover, and on the inside pages Crafty Clover pops up next to each question to get you thinking.
Crafty Clover on the covers
Each expedition gets its own outfit and adventure.
Book 1: Crafty Clover with a backpack, pointing the way on the expedition map.
Book 2: Crafty Clover with a big smile, next to a heart, an ear and a happy family.
Book 3: Crafty Clover waving hello from a grassy hill.
Book 4: Crafty Clover looking through binoculars on a forest trail.
Book 5: Crafty Clover in an explorer hat, looking through binoculars at a dinosaur fossil.
Book 6: Crafty Clover waving hello at the beach, next to a starfish and shells.
Book 7: Crafty Clover in a yellow raincoat and boots, under a rainbow.
Watch Crafty Clover's first question
Book 1, Question 1: Why Do We Get Goosebumps? Tiny Muscles, Big Bumps!
Things Crafty Clover says
On every page, Crafty Clover says a line to kick off the question. Here are some from the books.
“Craters, tides, and phases are on tonight's menu.”
Crafty Clover (tilted-head thinking), in Book 8: Why Do Future Explorers Still Want to Return to the Moon?
“Flavor is more than what you taste.”
Crafty Clover (chewing thoughtfully), in Book 9: Why Do You Get Tired of One Candy Flavor?
“Safety matters here, so let's be careful.”
Crafty Clover (pointing to a safe spot), in Book 10: Why Protect Your Head in Sports?
“Fresh clue, fresh idea.”
Crafty Clover (shrug and smile), in Book 11: Why Do Sloths Have Green Fur?
“The answer is cooler than you think.”
Crafty Clover (notebook ready), in Book 12: Why Do Volcanoes Make Lightning in Ash Clouds?
“That's a sharp question!”
Crafty Clover (wide eyes), in Book 13: Why Does Mixing All Your Paints Make a Muddy Brown?
“Turn the volume down and the curiosity up.”
Crafty Clover (finger on a humming ruler), in Book 14: How Can Some People Use Clicking Sounds to Sense Walls and Doorways?
“Let's see how this machine thinks.”
Crafty Clover (fist pump), in Book 15: How Do Robots Scrub the Bottoms of Big Ships?
“Let's test it in our minds first.”
Crafty Clover (sleeves rolled up), in Book 16: Why Do Desert Rocks End Up in Strange Wind-Carved Shapes?
“The truth is more fun than the guess.”
Crafty Clover (notebook ready), in Book 17: Why Do the Leaves of a Sensitive Plant Fold Up When Touched?
“A tiny detail changes everything here.”
Crafty Clover (tiptoe peek), in Book 18: What Does the Sky Look Like in the Blue Glow of Polar Twilight?
“Water is on the move.”
Crafty Clover (magnifying-glass peek), in Book 19: Which Rivers Are the Longest in the World?
“Curiosity just paid off.”
Crafty Clover (finger to temple), in Book 20: What Is the Continental Divide?
“Let's break it down.”
Crafty Clover (ready stance), in Book 21: Why Do Compass Needles Wiggle During a Magnetic Storm?
“Ready? Here's the secret.”
Crafty Clover (leaning in close), in Book 22: How Does a Hot-Water Radiator Warm a Room?
“Here's what scientists found.”
Crafty Clover (shrug and smile), in Book 23: Why Do Planes Need to Go Fast Before They Can Take Off?
“The dark ground has secrets.”
Crafty Clover (mini cheer), in Book 24: How does a groundhog survive winter in its burrow?
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