All About... (Pb)
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Examines and explains the science of the world around us. Accessible and stimulating for the independent reader and excellent back-up for school projects. Exciting color photographs and explanatory artworks draw the reader in to find out more about basic scientific principles, how things work, and what the future holds. Practical experiments increase understanding and are fun to do.
From a pair of pliers to cranes, wind turbines, power drills, this book strips the technicalities of machines right down to the basics. It shows how the simplest of devices and scientific principles form the basis of the most complex machines. Readers should be able to look at the working world around them with fresh understanding.Colour artworks show inside views and help explain the principles of wheels, pulleys, gears and levers, and practical experiments to do at home increase understanding, and reinforce the learning experience.