The aim of this series is to show how a raw material is found, processed and used in various ways, showing the full circle of manufacture, usually in a logical progression from raw to finished product. It aims to cover as many areas of the curriculum as possible and to bring in elements of science, environmental concern and technology. The subject ranges from extraction of the material to final dumping of waste materials and including topical issues such as recycling and pollution. The final chapter of each book is an illustrated "fact pact" section, which provides facts about the material or its products. The illustrations include diagrams, often flow charts which show how a material is processed. Photographs are used to illustrate simple projects or experiments with materials that children will be able to carry out for themselves.
- ISBN10 0750201533
- ISBN13 9780750201537
- Publish Date 30 April 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Wayland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English