Can reindeer fly? The science of Christmas

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.)

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Roger Highfield
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2004
Published by
Shelf referenceA 394.2663 HIG
ISN/ISBN0753813661
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x86q6

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