The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, Da...
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Dec 03, 2011
Amar
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The drawings are too messy. It's nice that this book is organized by principle of operation (lever, pulley, etc.) rather than function. But the illustrations don't really illustrate things very well-- especially for machines where you need to visualize all 3 dimensions.
Whatever happened to electronic paper? This book would be awesome if the diagrams were all animated. Sure you could go to a web site, but resolution/portability are so much better with a real book. You can't read More...
Whatever happened to electronic paper? This book would be awesome if the diagrams were all animated. Sure you could go to a web site, but resolution/portability are so much better with a real book. You can't read More...
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Dec 03, 2011
Monk
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My parents got me this book when I was a kid for Christmas. I still have it on my shelf, and it's still actually a really good, really informative reference book. Like any other David Macaulay book, it's fully illustrated (another Caldecott winner I believe) and fun to just look at. The texts read fairly clearly as well, and it outlines everything from the simple tools (wedges, inlined planes, levers, and wheels) to the insanely complex (Solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle and nuclear po
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Dec 03, 2011
Joseph
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This is a neat book explaining all that high and "techy" stuff which can be so hard to comprehend---until now. The Author and Illustrator, David Macaulay, really did a great job on this. It seems as if it's a long book (400 pgs.) but there so many illustrations it actually isn't too lengthy, and trust me, even if you're like me and aren't "techy", this book is not boring at all. Very enjoyable and a great way to introduce children to the Way Things Work!
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Dec 03, 2011
Mo
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This book is rad. If college physics bored you to tears and left you plotting various ways to murder your professor--maybe I'm alone on that one--you should give this book a try. I had no idea that levers, spur gears and planes could actually be interesting, much less "boring-sounding" concepts like force or work...but I was oh-so-wrong.
A quirky little narrator leads you through the book, stopping along the way to introduce the surprisingly small amount of components which More...
A quirky little narrator leads you through the book, stopping along the way to introduce the surprisingly small amount of components which More...
Dec 20, 2011
Alec
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I’ll be honest, I didn’t read every entry in this book. But that is because the breadth of the information is simply amazing. Colorful, vibrant, and humorous even, it really is the perfect book to leave sitting in a classroom for a curious reader.
Dec 03, 2011
Jenny
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Few authors can break down complex topics the way David Macaulay can. If you’re child responds to every answer with another “why?,” this is the book you want.
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Dec 03, 2011
Nathan
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Stop. Put down your phone. Don't call the library to ask how that toaster works. Check with this book first. Satiate your curiosity. Feel empowered. Be amused at the witty illustrations. Breathe. Feel relaxed. Put down the phone.
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Dec 03, 2011
Margaret
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My sons thought this book was so much fun that I had to keep dragging it out of their bedroom to use it for school. This is one of those books they read for fun. You have to love that.
Dec 03, 2011
Nicole
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Reference book for kids on the physics of "how things work". Everything from toilets to Cameras is listed here, along with cute little caveman and mammoth cartoons as illustrations.
Dec 03, 2011
Sarah
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This is the current bedtime book Mark is reading the the kids. They love telling me all about what they learned the night before. A very fun way to learn physics.
Dec 03, 2011
¡Ya sé cómo funcionan las llaves y los cerrojos! ¡La física a mis pies! (La de cosas que se aprenden con los libros para niños, me temo).
Dec 03, 2011
Rachel
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this is a great book -- for kids and adults. the illustrations are great and the explanations are clear and engaging.
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