How Do They Do That?: Wonders of the Modern World Explained

By Caroline Sutton

Book Overview

HOW DO THEY DO THAT? How do they make mirrors? How do sword swallowers swallow swords? How does a Polaroid picture develop in broad daylight? How do camels go without water? How do they splice genes?... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688004865
• ISBN13: 9780688004866
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I bought all her books for my child

Talk about an entertaining read for children! I have all of her books. This is great educational material for your children, and it should definitely be part of their library. At first, I thought this was just for kids. I landed up loving her books. It's very interesting. Less TV, and more of this stuff for children.

a really fun book

We came across this book at the Smithsonian book shop and frankly neither my 13 year old daughter, nor I could put it down. We learned how to saw a person in half, and lots of other useful skills. Each item has a short description explaining one "mystery of the universe". Each is presented in a fun, entertaining manner. You can just browse through till you come to one of the things you were always dying to know about. The collection of items is very eclectic. This book is a charmer that virtually any kid or kid at heart would enjoy.

A wonderful book for the curious reader

This book is wonderful if you want to read a little throughout the day when you don't have enough time to really settle down for a full story. It has answers to all the things you usually would take for granted or simply never thought about. The style is pleasant and easy to read and makes every topic a joy to explore. Really a very nice book.