All About Books

1. In the Middle Ages, books used to be so expensive to produce that people attached a __ to them, just like a prisoner, so they won’t “run-off”!
6. There are four books bound in human __ at the Harvard University Library—someone call a dermatologist!
7. This popular children’s book, written by a famous “Dr.”, only contains 50 words, which is why it’s so easy to read (four words)!
9. In the U.S., there are more libraries than __, the world’s most popular fast-food restaurant.
10. A single __ can be used to make up to 50 books.
13. The world’s most read books are the Bible, Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book, and this series about a young wizard (two words).
14. The most expensive book ever purchased—Da Vinci’s Codex Leicester—was bought by this founder of Microsoft, one of the world’s richest men, for $30.8 million (two words)!

2. People who engage their brain with reading and puzzles are 2.5 less likely to develop this disease that affects memory.
3. Reading proved 600% better at relieving __ than playing a video game.
4. 43% of readers are also __, who aid their community with service. The percentage for non-readers who fulfill this role? Only 17%.
5. This country, east of Pakistan, reads the most, at an average of 10.7 hours per week.
6. Bibliosmia means that you love the __ of books—take a whiff!
8. One out of __ adults around the world can’t read or write.
11. We can thank Johannes __, the inventor of the printing press, for the books we have today.
12. The first book ever written on a typewriter was The Adventures of ___ by Mark Twain (two words).