The Leap Year Book

Barbara Sutton-Smith

$9.95

Publication Date: January 10th, 2000

Publisher:

Fitzhenry & Whiteside

ISBN:

9781550415988

Pages:

Description

What is leap year? How many have we had since the calendar was reformed in 1582? If you were born on February 29, 1944, how old would you be? When would you celebrate your golden birthday? Why are leap years dangerous for single men?

Find the answers to these questions and more in The Leap Year Book, a collection of leap year trivia and lore. Discover what earth-shattering events occurred on February 29, what famous personalities share this erratic birth-rate, and why the advent of the leap year sent bachelors everywhere into a tailspin.

With full-color illustrations throughout, The Leap Year Book is the perfect birthday wish for all our leap year sons and daughters.

About the Author

Peter Sutton-Smith is the editor of the Canadian Handbook of Pressed Glass, and has been a full-time antique dealer for over 25 years. He has held the position of Editorial Director of the Antique Showcase, Canada's only national antiques magazine, now in its 36th year of continuous publication. Peter lives north of Toronto, Ontario.