How everything works / contributors, Jack Challoner, Clive Gifford, Wendy Horobin, Tom Jackson.
For curious minds of all ages, this extraordinary encyclopedia shows you the inner workings of nerve cells, refrigerators, nuclear powers stations, tropical forests, black holes, and just about everything in between. Start a journey of discovery inside your own body, then explore your town, the natural world, and then out into space, finding out how everything works as you go. Lose yourself in super-detailed illustrations that take objects apart to reveal how your heart beats, how electricity is made, how volcanoes erupt, and how satellites can tell you exactly where you are on Earth! -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780744060164
- ISBN: 0744060168
- Physical Description: 319 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | You -- Home -- City and industry -- Living world -- Our planet -- Space. |
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Subject: | Science > Miscellanea. Technology > Miscellanea. Nature > Miscellanea. |
Genre: | Informational works. Illustrated works. |
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How Everything Works : From Brain Cells to Black Holes
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How Everything Works : From Brain Cells to Black Holes
Discover an all-in-one encyclopedia that takes you on an explanatory tour of the world from your own body to outer space. Have you ever wondered how an email gets to someone on the other side of the world in just a few seconds or why it's a bad idea to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm? Discover the answers to all these questions and more with these mind-boggling how things work books for children aged 9 and above! Each page of this mind-blowingly detailed and ambitious encyclopedia will guide you through the natural world and the technology that surrounds you. Giant, page-filling illustrations take objects apart - or take the roofs and walls off buildings - to show you how they work, explaining both basic principles (such as photosynthesis) as well as broader concepts (like how all the living things in a rainforest interact). Explore each and every page of this engaging how things work book to discover: - Key insights into both the natural and human worlds - Striking photography that brings certain concepts to life - A diverse range of chapters coinciding with STEM subjects at school In this how things work encyclopedia, chapters range from the human body to cities and industry, to planet Earth, taking in sleep patterns, cooking, sewage systems, wind farms, fungi spores, and plate tectonics along the way. How Everything Works is perfect for children studying STEM subjects at school or anyone who is simply curious about how nature and the modern world work.