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  • How Things Work: Wheels at Work

    Andrew Dunn

    Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, March 15, 1995)
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  • How Is Chocolate Made?

    Angela Royston

    Paperback (Heinemann, April 26, 2005)
    Who makes chocolate? What is chocolate made from? How does chocolate reach a store? This book shows how raw materials are put together to make chocolate.
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  • Simple Machines

    Ade Deane-Pratt

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Introduces simple machines, including the different types of machines, how they function, and how they are used in more complex projects.
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  • Cars, Bikes, Trains, and Other Land Machines

    Ian Graham

    Hardcover (Kingfisher Books, April 1, 1993)
    Showing how wheels help things move, the differences between gasoline and diesel fuel, and what a locomotive's insides look like, a full-color introduction to land machines features scientific explanations and experiments and activities.
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  • Grapes To Raisins

    Inez Snyder

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Describes how grapes are harvested and turned into raisins.
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  • Electrical Gadgets

    Ade Deane-pratt

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Introduces electricity, including how circuits work, the function of resistors, and what household gadgets use electricity.
    Q

  • How Things Work: The Power of Pressure

    Andrew Dunn, Ed Carr

    Paperback (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, Oct. 16, 1993)
    None

  • Egyptians

    Richard Platt, David Lawrence

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts Ltd, Sept. 25, 2008)
    Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Egyptians examines aspects of technology in ancient Egypt, including irrigation, cosmetics, building the pyramids, ship-bullding and astronomy.Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.
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  • It's Electric

    Andrew Dunn, Ed Carr

    Library Binding (Thomson Learning, July 1, 1993)
    Explains the scientific principles behind electricity, discussing such aspects as static, circuits, batteries, and generators.
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  • How Things Work: Wheels at Work

    Andrew Dunn, Ed Carr

    Paperback (Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division, Oct. 16, 1993)
    None

  • Planes, Gliders, Helicopters, and Other Flying Machines

    Terry J. Jennings

    Library Binding (Kingfisher, Dec. 1, 1995)
    None
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  • How Planes, Gliders, Helicopters and Other Flying Machines Work

    Terry Jennings

    Paperback (Kingfisher Books Ltd, June 30, 1994)
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