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by: Sharon Rose, Neil Schlager
Amazon.com's Price: $19.95 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 670
EAN: 9781579122744
ISBN: 1579122744
Label: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: March 08, 2003
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Sales Rank: 370104
Studio: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Product Description:
For anyone, young or old, who has ever wondered, how do they make those?-here is an entertaining, illustrated exploration of the process behind the manufacture of everyday items.
What are bulletproof vests made of? How do they get lipstick into the tube? How much brass does it take to make a trumpet? The answers-and so much more fascinating information-can be found in HOW THINGS ARE MADE, a behind-the-machine look at everyday objects of all kinds, from guitars, helicopters, and compact discs to lawn mowers, running shoes, and chocolate.
Each page of HOW THINGS ARE MADE features informative, step-by-step text along with detailed illustrations, diagrams, and sidebars to tell the stories behind the things we sometimes take for granted but often wonder about. Did you know that Edison didn't really invent the light bulb? Or that the first bar code was on a pack of Wrigley Spearmint gum? Find out these answers and much more in HOW THINGS ARE MADE, which has a cover made of real denim with a pocket.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Interesting Book for Kids
I sent this informative book to my nieces as part of their Christmas package. My Sister reported that they couldn't put it down and were fascinated by the information they learned from it.
Rating: - A fun book
This was an interesting yet fun book. For those who have a curious nature this is a good one to read.
Rating:  - A book about how some things are made
As the title of this book said, this hardback book contains many items and how they are/were made. The book does not contain every item in the world, but the ones the author chose to explain were fun to read.
PS: ...The book's cover is just amazing! The heavy-duty cover is made from thick denim with a pocket in the front. So, if you are giving this book as a gift, and the information does not impress, then the cover sure will.
Rating:  - Simple minded
Lots of interesting explanations. Poor pictures. Total lack of detail to make room for quantity. Cute but no big deal. To the point of boring.
Rating: - interesting and informative
Excellent reading - easy to read a little, stop and come back (like read a section before bed at night) Answers a lot of question in an understandable way!
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