Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia Vol. 13 Featuring Machines and How They Work

Charlie Brown's Cyclopedia

by Funk & Wagnalls

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang help answers questions about machines and how they work. A great way to share how a a zipper works, what makes springs bouncy, or why grandfather clocks are tall.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Reference

50 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Funk & Wagnalls was an American publisher known for its reference works.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book tells all about how various things work. The book is pretty old, but I think the vast majority of the info still holds up. Things like a bathroom scale (spring) and a doctor's scale (levers), a pencil sharpener (both manual and electric), escalators and elevators, and much more....