Lonely Planet Kids How Everything Works: Awesome Facts & Lift the Flaps | Amazing Illustrations | Everyday Gadgets, Inventions, Technology & Things of the Future (How Things Work)
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The latest title in the popular ‘How Things Work’ series will make the ordinary seem extraordinary. Featuring the beautifully detailed illustrations of James Gulliver Hancock, How Everything Works will take a close-up look at the world around us to examine well-known, everyday environments and reveal how all the various objects and machines found there operate. Full-page gatefolds showcase large, dense scenes while smaller flaps can be opened to uncover the secrets of the latest gizmos and gadgets. Explore a home, a building site, a factory, a shopping mall, an office and a busy street; find out how a car, a computer, a conveyor belt and mobile phone work, and much more! Contents includes: A History of Things: watch as a street changes through time Down on the Farm: from tractors to combine harvesters and wind turbines At the Construction Site: mix cement, dig underground, and then look upward to cranes and skyscrapers Staying in Touch: connect through mobile phones, wireless tech and satellite communications Getting Around - local: hit the road with cars, buses, bicycles, motorbikes and even electric vehicles Getting Around - long distance: jump aboard trains, planes and boats In the Home: the inner workings of washing machines, lightbulbs and electricity At the Office: computers, photocopiers, air con Entertainment: from rollercoasters to video games Shopping: scan barcodes and watch CCTV At the Factory: from assembly lines to automation, robots and fork-lift trucks At the hospital: uncover modern medicine About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore! Review: Lots of pictures and captions - What a great book. Keeps my 5 year old occupied when we go out to dinner. Review: Interesting Informational Book - I bought this book for 6 and 9 year old to read on a long road trip. There is so much interesting information, and the book kept my boys engaged for hours. The lift a flap parts add to the excitement. I even spent some time reading the interesting facts. This book is fun for all ages!
| Best Sellers Rank | #19,482 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #21 in Children's Heavy Machinery Books (Books) #31 in Children's How Things Work Books (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 158 Reviews |
M**E
Lots of pictures and captions
What a great book. Keeps my 5 year old occupied when we go out to dinner.
K**.
Interesting Informational Book
I bought this book for 6 and 9 year old to read on a long road trip. There is so much interesting information, and the book kept my boys engaged for hours. The lift a flap parts add to the excitement. I even spent some time reading the interesting facts. This book is fun for all ages!
J**O
Easy to look at. interactive fold downs and tremendous info
This is a visually fun book, full of a wide range of information. Wonderful for reading parts and going back to read again. The fold down flaps invite little hand to peak under. Just a wonderful book. Perfect addition to our home library.
M**N
Pop up books for older kids
I am so glad we found these books. My 8 year old son loves gadgets and things that have working parts, so he obviously lives pop up and lift the flap books, but most are just really for younger kids. This was a hit for him and will be around for a while. This is a durable book that will last and can be passed down.
J**M
Packed with so much info
I love how the pages come out and all the interactive parts. The explanations are easy to read and simple to understand. My son and grandson enjoy going through this together.
H**R
For older kids, probably 3rd grade up.
Bought this for a first grader. The book is interesting but toll much at his age. Will keep for later.
C**E
Perfect for my 5 year old
My inquisitive kiddo absolutely loves this book and I love watching him have fun learning from it!
J**E
Even interesting for adults
I bought this book to share with my grandson who is very curious about how things work and I’m finding it very interesting too. Fun pages with lift up flaps to see inside things.
A**S
Good, interesting book.
Good book for children.
D**G
Fact filled book perfect for learning about lots of different topics
A really great interesting book! My son loves it
D**B
Amazing detail, better for older kids.
This is amazing, the amount of detail is crazy. I bought it to read with my 4 year old, but I'm going to wait a few years, it's a bit too old for him. I actually started reading it myself and learning things.
B**T
Interactive!
Got this for our 5 year old for Christmas because she’s very curious about how things work. We love how interactive it is and we love sitting together reading it. I love it too! There’s a lot in there I didn’t know about so it’s been a fun read.
A**.
Kids loved it
Perfect for parents.
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