Leap Year Book

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