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how things work

Books about how things work for readers of all ages.

Cover of How I breathe

How I breathe

Mandy Suhr

Ages 4–8body awarenesshealth

Cover of Look Inside Cross-Sections Ships

Look Inside Cross-Sections Ships

Moira Butterfield

Ages 5–12explorationmaritime history

Cover of Wood (Material World)

Wood (Material World)

Claire Llewellyn

Ages 6–9naturematerials

Cover of Diggers And Cranes

Diggers And Cranes

Alvin Granowsky

Ages 3–7machineryconstruction

Cover of The fantastic bicycles book

The fantastic bicycles book

Steven Lindblom

Ages 7–12engineeringdesign

Cover of Special Engines

Special Engines

Paul Stickland

Ages 3–7vehiclescommunity helpers

Cover of I Wonder Why Zippers Have Teeth

I Wonder Why Zippers Have Teeth

Barbara Taylor

Ages 4–8curiosityinventions

Cover of Bridges

Bridges

Nicola Baxter

Ages 7–9engineeringarchitecture

Cover of Magazine

Magazine

William Jaspersohn

Ages 8–14publishingmedia

Cover of Siggy's spaghetti works

Siggy's spaghetti works

Peggy Thomson

Ages 4–8food productioncuriosity

Cover of I Wonder Why Lemons Taste Sour and Other Questions about Senses (I Wonder Why)

I Wonder Why Lemons Taste Sour and Other Questions about Senses (I Wonder Why)

Deborah Chancellor

Ages 4–8sensescuriosity

Cover of Switch on, switch off

Switch on, switch off

Melvin Berger

Ages 4–8scienceelectricity

Cover of I wonder why planes have wings and other questions about transport

I wonder why planes have wings and other questions about transport

Christopher Maynard, Christopher Maynard

Ages 4–8transportationinquiry and discovery

Cover of Electricity

Electricity

Steve Parker, Laura Buller, STEVE PARKER

Ages 8–12scienceenergy

Cover of The road that trucks built

The road that trucks built

Susanna Leonard Hill, Erica Sirotich

Ages 3–7constructionteamwork

Cover of Super Concrete Mixer (Tonka)

Super Concrete Mixer (Tonka)

Lori Froeb, Tom LaPadula

Ages 3–7vehiclesconstruction

Cover of How It Works

How It Works

Ages 7–12discoveryscience

Cover of Matter (DK Eyewitness Books)

Matter (DK Eyewitness Books)

Chris Cooper, Peter Lafferty

Ages 8–12sciencematter and molecules

Cover of Sight

Sight

Jennifer Boothroyd, ADS Group, The A. D. S. Group The ADS Group

Ages 4–8sciencesenses

Cover of The milk makers

The milk makers

Gail Gibbons

Ages 4–8agriculturefarm life

Cover of Energy

Energy

Jack Challoner

Ages 7–12scienceenergy

Cover of Helicopters

Helicopters

Charles Reasoner

Ages 3–8transportationvehicles

Cover of Bridges

Bridges

MacGregor, Anne, Anne MacGregor, Scott Macgregor, Scott MacGregor

Ages 7–11engineeringarchitecture

Cover of Next Stop

Next Stop

Fred Martin, Clare Boast

Ages 4–8transportationtravel