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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
The creator of the popular webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"How do refrigerators stay cold? How does water come out of the faucet? Answers to these questions and many more will help parents move beyond the stock answer "because" and give level-appropriate, fascinating, true answers. More than 300 photos bring a child's world to life while satisfying kids' curiosity and sense of fun. Questions in each chapter encourage interactivity, and parent tips extend the experience of the book."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Covering topics such as animals, architecture, inventions, food, space, and dinosaurs, a book from the hosts of the popular children's podcast Wow in the World presents 250 of the most astounding, gross, and all-around weird scientific facts on Earth.
Author
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Questions and answers provide facts about some benefits of technology, such as diagnostic tools to help prevent surgery, genetic engineering to improve the health of plants and animals, and trains that float above their tracks.
Author
Publisher
Hearst Home Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An exciting, visual adventure through history with day-by-day accounts of extraordinary events, notable people, and incredible inventions for kids ages 8-12. History comes alive in this . . . illustrated book with bite-size facts . . . that will engage and entertain young curious minds. Jam-packed with important events, inspiring accomplishments by remarkable people, and groundbreaking inventions, this super-fun fact-filled book--the first kids book...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A lift-the-flap book allows young readers to see inside how all kinds of amazing inventions work, such as what happens when a toilet flushes and what keeps planes up in the air. On board pages.
A lift-the-flap book allows young readers to see inside how all kinds of amazing inventions work, such as what happens when a toilet flushes and what keeps planes up in the air.
13) How things work
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
14) How things work
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Join Koko and the explorers as they take things apart and see how they work. What makes machines go? What are sound and light? How do we measure?
Author
Publisher
Albastro Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
They’re all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, and it never occurs to us to stop and think about where they came from. What, you ask? The most ordinary things in the world, of course! Shoes, umbrellas, toothbrushes, toothpicks, socks, dolls, and so on and so forth. How did they come to be? Who invented them? How did they develop and change over time? To learn the answers to these questions, peek behind the curtain that drapes the most ordinary...
16) How stuff works
Author
Series
Publisher
Kidsbooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
Ten panoramic illustrations of places people work and what machinery they use to do their jobs.
17) Discover secrets and science behind bounce houses, hovercraft, robotics, and everything in between
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ever wanted to take apart the microwave to see how it works? Crack open your computer and peek inside? Intrigued by how things work? So are we! That's why we're dissecting all kinds of things from rubber erasers to tractor beams! Read along as National Geographic Kids unplugs, unravels, and reveals how things do what they do,"--
Author
Publisher
Highlights Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Focusing on numerous branches of science sprinkled throughout exciting chapters like Everyday Technology, Amazing Animals, Wild Weather and many others, kids keep entertained and excited as they flip through the highly visual, full-color pages of this how-to book that will elevate their collection of STEM books. Kids can enjoy hours of hands-on fun as they discover how things are made by creating clouds in jars, building model dinosaurs out of marshmallows,...
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