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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (Hardcover) We have had this book now a few weeks and my four year old train obsessed son is still not Board with it. Meet dolphin: a day's journey. A book for helping children explore nature and learn about animals: A part of Meet [animal]: a day's journey (Kindle Edition) The illustrations just pop out at the reader grabbing attention and pointing to exciting information. There is a plethora of things to explore the inner workings. It should be understood, though, that this is a children's book and the complexities of how things work is not the actual goal. It is general, and understandable to ages 7 to 10, amount of knowledge. It will, however, be good reading for older kids and adults as well.

In a new warning from our warming world, the oceans have just hit their hottest ever recorded temperature. What is climate change and why should it worry us? Key scientific principles illustrated with Macaulay's brand of dry humour, using lighthearted stories involving mammoths. Computers are wonderful machines you can reprogram to do almost anything. Learn more about algorithms, computerNational Geographic and Resler feed every kid's question with the answers they've been looking for. How do refrigerators work? Find a pretty cool explanation in this book. Is your child wanting to be a roboticist? Meet Helen Greiner, an engineer, computer scientist, and roboticist in this book. Need to explain the importance of flushing the toilet to your boys (I STILL have issues in my house), then show your kids how a toilet and plumbing works with this book. There are even "Try This" experiments you can do at home with everyday household objects to learn...you guessed it....how something works. The Worst Sports Book in the Whole Entire World: A Hilarious Children's Story about Misadventures in Sports (Entire World Books)

I expected something better. Macaulay's illustrations are well crafted and occasionally humorous, but the accompanying text is sometimes excessively complex or jargon laden. I'm not really sure who his intended audience is, and that may be the problem. I expect something like this to appeal to a tween to YA looking for inspiration about how the engineered world works, or I expect it to appeal to an adult who appreciates a youthful approach. Get to grips with how things work inside hundreds of machines with this extraordinary book for kids that explains the science behind technologies and inventions. The inner workings of each machine, showing the technology in detail but making it accessible through Macaulay's uniquely playful illustrations.Lccn 96014288 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary OL977117M Openlibrary_edition Fact: No, they don’t because they live in wetlands, marshes and ponds in the southern United States. This is a super book for kids. The sense of humor the author brings makes the reading fun while sharing educationally pertinent information about how specific things work in today's world. Bits of scientific history are thrown in making the journey toward achievement to market an item understandable. Ask any teacher and STEM is what everyone is talking about in the education world. These are where the jobs are going to be when our kids graduate and how educators are focusing their lessons. STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Math...four areas educators are focusing on for both boys AND girls in the classroom. I personally like STEAM, adding Arts into the teaching as well as I believe they are just as important to the mind and body.