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See Inside How Things Work
Conrad Mason
Hardcover (Usborne, Jan. 1, 2009)This is an amazing flap book packed with inventions, machines, gadgets and devices, and facts and information about how they work. Over 90 flaps reveal the insides of car engines, toilets, escalators, submarines and microwaves and many, many other machines. It includes internet links to websites with animations, games and experiments.
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The Way Things Work
David Macaulay
Hardcover (Publisher Resources Inc, Dec. 15, 1988)From levers to lasers, from cameras to computers, this 384-page volume is a remarkable overview of the machines and inventions that shape our lives, amusingly presented with a large dose of Macaulay's wit and personality. "A book to be treasured as both a browsing item and as a gold mine of reference information." -- School Library Journal, starred review ALA Best Book for Young Adults ALA Notable Book Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Horn Book Fanfare Selection Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
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Look Inside How Things Work
Rob Lloyd Jones
Board book (Usborne Publishing Ltd, April 5, 2018)Have you ever wondered how cars roar along roads, or planes soar into the sky? Discover how all sorts of amazing things work, from fire engines and submarines to dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, in this exciting introduction to engineering for young children, with over 70 flaps to lift. Includes links to carefully selected websites to find out more.
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How Things Work
C. E. Berry
Hardcover (Time Life Education, Aug. 1, 1989)Questions and answers provide information about how cameras, elevators, car engines, tops, yo-yos, and other devices work. Includes charts, diagrams, and an activities section.
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How things work,
Creighton Peet
Hardcover (H, )None
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How things work
Ian Graham
Paperback (Barnes & Noble, Jan. 1, 2003)Text and drawings explain the workings of certain everyday items including bicycles, traffic lights, and computers.
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The Way Things Work
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Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, May 6, 2004)None
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See Inside How Things Work
Conrad Mason, Colin King
Board book (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2010)A lift-the-flap book that allows young readers to see inside how all kinds of amazing inventions work, such as what happens when a toilet flushes or keeps planes up in the air.
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How Things Work: In the House
Lisa Campbell Ernst
Hardcover (Blue Apple Books, May 22, 2012)How Things Work Around the House is a fun introduction to non-fiction that celebrates young children's inquisitiveness about the world around them. How does a spoon work? Or a bathtub? Or a toilet? Award-winning author and illustrator Lisa Campbell Ernst takes a close look and quirky look at household objects and shows how "amazingness is going on around us every nanosecond of the day" by inviting kids to marvel at things as close to home as--their own house! Learn about thermal heat, how there once was a Bureau of Missing Socks, the non-pig origins of piggy banks, and why dirt and oil are no match for soap. Discover the nifty amazingness all around us, and especially right where we live.
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How Things Work
Claire Llewellyn
Paperback (Scholastic, April 1, 1996)Explains how things from everyday life are made, built, and used and tells what goes on in stores, offices, and in the city.
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How Things Work
Neil Ardley
Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, )None
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How Things Work
Steve Parker
Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing, June 30, 2010)Discover the inner workings of 150 machines, gadgets and vehicles, from digital cameras to bucketwheel excavators. Each illustration explains the technology behind central components and throughout there are photographs to show each subject in action. Every spread explores the history and the future of individual inventions while Internet links provide an exciting way to find out more.