Get Your iPhone Now by Kate Freeman, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Cut down on your screentime (alone or with your family)—learn the US presidents, create your own language, master chopsticks, perfect your poker face, and much more. There’s more to life than looking at your smartphone. Beyond that tiny screen there’s a whole world of fun, cool, and weird things you could be doing instead! This book presents the alternative to sitting and Googling . . . actually reading a book! Here’s a list of suggestions of things that you could be doing instead of being on your phone. They are broken down into categories—nature, science, history, geography, words and language, food, sports and fitness, the arts, etiquette, and games:Figure out when the sun is going to setTeach a parrot to talkGet power from a potatoGrow crystalsKnow your bonesBrush up on your US presidentsLearn the capitals of European countriesKnow the top 10 largest countries by areaTry cockney rhyming slangCompose a haikuLearn Morse codeMaster chopsticksMake an egg stand upTake your own pulse (or someone else’s)Make an origami birdTie a bow tieAnd much more! Whether you want to fill five minutes or an entire afternoon, this handy book is bursting with fascinating trivia, amazing facts, and suggestions to free you from your iPhone screen—from the useful to the fun to the downright bizarre. Become the most interesting person you know: put down your phone, pick up a book—this book—and learn something new! | Get Your iPhone Now by Kate Freeman, Paperback | Indigo Chapters