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The Everyday Workings of Machines: How machines work, from toasters and trains to hovercrafts and robots - Includes close-ups, cutaways, and cross sections!

The Everyday Workings of Machines: How machines work, from toasters and trains to hovercrafts and robots - Includes close-ups, cutaways, and cross sections!


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How does a train stay on the tracks? What’s going on inside a pogo stick? How do cranes work? And what happens when you flush a toilet?   These and many more important questions are answered in this fascinating book. From toasters and telephones to hovercrafts and robots – the inner workings of machines big and small are brought to light using a stunning mix of cross-sections, close-ups and cutaways. 

Table of Contents:
A World of Machines Household Machines - Toasters and Toilets At the Mall - Escalators and Barcode Scanners The Car - How to Start and How to Stop In the Air - From the Wings to the Engines Over and Under the Sea - Hovercrafts and Submarines Machines that Turn - Wind Turbines and Tidal Turbines Measuring Machines - Thermometers and Scales Machines to Help You See - X-Ray Machines and Microscopes Machines and Sound - Microphones, Speakers, and Cell Phones Trains - From Steam to Electric Machines that Move Without Fuel - Bicycles and Wheelbarrows At School - Staplers and Scissors Keeping It Cool - Refrigerators and Air Conditioning Warming it Up - Radiators and Microwave Ovens Machines for Fun - Radio-Controlled Toys and Pogo Sticks Machines to Keep You Safe - Smoke Alarms and Door Locks Machines Up High - From Tower Cranes to Mobile Cranes The Big One - The Large Hadron Collider Robots - Mars Rovers and Machines that make Machines Glossary Further Reading  

About the Author :
Steve Martin is a writer, former English teacher, and author of numerous children’s books on a wide range of subjects, including The Boys’ Book of Adventure, Numberland, and Ivy Kids’ Academy series.Valpuri Kerttula is a graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art. She currently lives in Finland and creates artwork for children’s books, school textbooks, and editorial commissions. Her style is bright, playful and colourful. She loves developing curious characters from her imagination.

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"Those interested in how machines work will enjoy the many colorful graphics."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780711254275
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Ivy Kids
  • Height: 305 mm
  • No of Pages: 48
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 671 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0711254273
  • Publisher Date: 20 Oct 2020
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: How machines work, from toasters and trains to hovercrafts and robots - Includes close-ups, cutaways, and cross sections!
  • Width: 259 mm


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