How It's Made: The Creation of Everyday Items
by
Thomas Gerencer
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Abrams
Imprint
Abrams
ISBN
9781419753756
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
None
From the team behind Science Channel's long-running show How It's Made comes the ultimate nonfiction guide for curious kids!
From the team behind Science Channel’s long-running show How It’s Made
For 24 seasons and counting, How It’s Made has been an enthralling presence on Science Channel, educating its viewers on the process of making everything from bread to bifocals and breaking down complex ideas and processes with language everyone can understand.
A “how-it’s-made” guide for relentlessly curious kids, this book teaches young readers how the items they love and use every day come to be, with simple yet captivating descriptions and full-color illustrations and photographs. Each chapter focuses on one specific item of particular interest to middle-grade readers, such as airplanes, gummy vitamins, or basketballs, and break down exactly what happens at the factory to make things tick.
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Details
Format
Page Count
176
Trim Size
9 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Dewey
670
AR
0: points 0
Genre
Nonfic
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
Mar 2023
Praise & Reviews
Praise & Reviews
School Library Journal
School Library Journal
Library Journal
Gr 1-5-A necessary purchase for any classroom with children where curiosity reigns unchecked. Fleece comes from plastic bottles? It takes over 42,000 pictures to make a half-hour cartoon? In this title, Gerencer breaks up the creation of objects from sports equipment to technological necessities into concise details that will satisfy a broad array of interests. Most materials have from two to four pages of description, with small boxes clearly explaining the process. There's a smart use of photos showing each procedure, with illustrated arrows and figures enhancing the knowledge. It keeps the pages from being static, adding just enough detail to draw in children. Colorful side boxes add fun facts and essential vocabulary. Sometimes they have awesome additions, such as a recipe for Asian noodles or how to make a potato battery. Importantly, it's not all science and mechanics; this comprehensive book makes sure to detail art and food and musical instruments. VERDICT Everyone will find something fascinating in these pages.-Cat McCarrey?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Grades 6-8
Series Nonfiction
Science Grades 6-8
For Grades 6-8
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