The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technology

by Carel Van Amerongen

Book Overview

Book by C. Van Amerongen This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671210866
• ISBN13: 9780671210861
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 2 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful book for kids

This is a truly wonderful book for kids and parents to read together. Children enjoy the wonderful pictures and get an introduction to the way the world works. The detailed descriptions manage to teach the parents a thing or two making the book even more of a joy to read. Highly recommended.

Woolly Mammoths as Instructors

This book is one of my fondest childhood memories- not only are there interesting descriptions of the way various machines work, but there are insights into space, magicians acts and the great pyramids. All "widgets" are represented by woolly mammoths, creating a fun "count the woolly mammoths" game for kids to play while learning about a certain topic. Never dry, even the cover inspires imagination with is whimsical use of simple machines to spell out the title. A great book to have and to keep.