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| Original Title: | The Way Things Work |
| ISBN: | 0590429892 (ISBN13: 9780590429894) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Royal Society Science Book Prize for Junior Prize (1989), Zilveren Griffel (1990), Zilveren Penseel (1990), Charlotte Award (1990), Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Non-Fiction (1989) |
David Macaulay
Hardcover | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.34 | 2453 Users | 117 Reviews
List About Books The Way Things Work
| Title | : | The Way Things Work |
| Author | : | David Macaulay |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 1988 |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Science. Reference. Childrens |
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A fun and informative presentation of exactly what the title says. The illustrations are well-done, and the touches of humor with the mammoths is engaging and cute. I grabbed this book from one of my friends who was trying to clear out some shelves, and now I intend to pass this on to someone else who might enjoy it. I think it would be of interest to precocious kids of preteen through early teenage years, maybe as young as 6 or 7. I know I would have loved it when I was in early grade school. I like how it was organized starting with the simple machines, and building on the physical principles. It is definitely dated, with inclusions of dot matrix printers, typewriters, floppy discs, and discussion of megabytes of storage, but the vast majority of the machines are still relevant today, and the underlying physical principle are of course important.Rating About Books The Way Things Work
Ratings: 4.34 From 2453 Users | 117 ReviewsComment On About Books The Way Things Work
A fun and informative presentation of exactly what the title says. The illustrations are well-done, and the touches of humor with the mammoths is engaging and cute. I grabbed this book from one of my friends who was trying to clear out some shelves, and now I intend to pass this on to someone else who might enjoy it. I think it would be of interest to precocious kids of preteen through early teenage years, maybe as young as 6 or 7. I know I would have loved it when I was in early grade school. IA book on literally how things work. Very informational with great pictures and descriptions.
Beautiful. Well done. Educational. Also, kids laugh about the cartoon mammoths. This book has it all.
Me and brockli's favorite part was the toilet. Our toilet was broken and so we learned how 2 fix it. After it was fixed.
In the Way Things Work, Macaulay depicts many machines and tools and gives explanations of how they work and how to use them. It is separated into sections of movement, elements, light and sound waves, and electricity and automation. I give this five stars because it is a very simple starter book for children, and even adults.
This is a fun way to better understand how things work around us. I teach technology education and so many of the concepts that I teach are found in this book, but are presented in a playful way that makes even the abstinent reader curious about how the technology works. The book is well researched. I recently discovered it and look forward to reading the more current version The way things work now.
The way this book works: you read it, your brother then takes it from you, you forget how submarines work and cant impress any of your friends with all that submarine knowledge you thought you knew.
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