Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll!: The Inventive Rube Goldberg-A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines
By Catherine Thimmesh
Illustrators
Illustrated by Shanda McCloskey
Edition
By Catherine Thimmesh
Hardcover edition
Publisher Chronicle Books Imprint Chronicle ISBN9781452144221
Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll!: The Inventive Rube Goldberg-A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines
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A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEM-loving
children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way -
plus an introduction to the six simple machines.
There are lots of things you can do the simple way:
set an alarm,
flip a switch
open a door,
toast some bread . . .
But what if instead you did things the Rube Goldberg way?
endlessly entertaining,
needlessly complex,
a delicate balance of physics, humor, and excitement . . .
Really, why do anything the simple way . . . if, for instance, there is a catapult
option?
children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way -
plus an introduction to the six simple machines.
There are lots of things you can do the simple way:
set an alarm,
flip a switch
open a door,
toast some bread . . .
But what if instead you did things the Rube Goldberg way?
endlessly entertaining,
needlessly complex,
a delicate balance of physics, humor, and excitement . . .
Really, why do anything the simple way . . . if, for instance, there is a catapult
option?
"The 6 (Actually) Simple Machines." How to build a Rube Goldberg machine. "Some Tips." Other highlights of Rube Goldberg's career. Glossary. Suggested resources. Sources. Full-color illustrations were drawn in ink and shaded/colored in Procreate.
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