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Hey, Smarty Pants.
It's me, Trusty.
I'm so glad you're here listening because I've got some exciting news to share with you.
It's a secret project the Who Smarted team and I have been working on for months.
One of the coolest things Who Smarted has ever made and something I think any Smarty Pants, Smarty family or Smarty adult is going to love.
And now it's finally time to share our secret with you and the world.
Imagine the entire universe of smarting right at your fingertips, available for you to access anytime, wherever and whenever you want it.
Only it's not on a screen or on a computer, or even online.
It's all in a series of big, beautiful books.
Introducing the Encyclopedia of Smarting.
That's right.
Who Smarted is putting out a deluxe series of books that will take smarty pants on the deepest dive into all the topics we know that kids love learning about.
In fact, let's see if you can guess what the first book of smarting is all about.
Ready?
Listen.
Did you say explosions?
If so, you're right.
If you're a smarty fan of Who Smarted and I know you are then I also know you're going to love the Encyclopedia of Smarting.
With page after page of fun facts, incredible illustrations and answers to all the questions you have about all the topics you love, these books will become a treasured resource and fun for the entire family.
In book one, Explosions, you'll discover hundreds of facts, including...
Which is hotter, the inside of a volcano or the surface of the sun?
What makes fireworks have different colors?
What was the loudest sound ever?
What's faster, a sneeze or a bullet?
And how is everything in your body just a leftover from an explosion?
And book two, get this, is all about dinosaurs.
You're going to discover facts like which dinosaur is still alive today, and probably in your backyard right now.
Why did T-Rex have such tiny, useless-looking arms?
What did dinosaur poop look like?
And how do we even know?
And what would happen if a velociraptor fought a kindergartner?
And how did an asteroid the size of New York City end 75% of life on Earth in a single afternoon?
And then in book three, foods.
You'll discover facts like why does spicy food hurt instead of taste?
What's the difference between fruits and vegetables?
And why have scientists been arguing about it for 200 years?
Which everyday food was once worth more than gold?
Why does your mouth water when you're hungry?
And how?
Is the cheese in your fridge actually just rotten milk that someone somewhere once decided to eat anyways?
Yum!
I know.
I know, smarty pants.
I know you're like me, and I know you want the encyclopedia of smarting right now.
Am I right?
A lot of yeses.
But the Encyclopedia of Smarting doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
It's not available in any store.
You can't stream it.
And you can't even buy it.
Yet.
To help us bring the Encyclopedia of Smarting to life, we're teaming up with our friends at Kickstarter.
Now to all grown-ups listening.
If you're interested in checking out our vision for the new modern-day fun family encyclopedia created, designed and written by me and your friends at Whosmarted, then please go to whosmartedcom and click the books.
You'll be invited to sign up for our please notify me list so we can send you information when the books are available for purchase.
Now there's going to be special editions and early bird discounted books at launch, but these are limited and they're going to go fast.
So you're going to want to be there when the Kickstarter campaign goes live this Sunday, May 24th, at 2 pm.
Now don't worry, you're not buying anything right now.
We're not even asking for a credit card.
You're simply letting us know how to give you a heads up when this all goes live.
Once again.
To get a first glimpse of the Encyclopedia of Smarting and sign up for our special notify me list, just go to whosmartedcom and click the books.
And then when you're in Kickstarter, click notify me at launch.
And that's it.
Once again, that's whosmarted.com and click the books.
Okay, smarty pants and smarty families, that's all for today.
I'll be back tomorrow with more exciting news about the Encyclopedia of Smarting.
Until then, keep on smarting.
