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How Art Works by DK
Category: Art and Design | Series: How Things Work
What goes into creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the key elements of composition? An art book like no other, How Art Works uses practical graphics to demonstrate the techniques, styles, materials, and concepts that lie behind great art. It shows you how to interpret paintings, ...Show more
How Everything Works (Lonely Planet Kids) by Clive Gifford
Category: Educational | Series: How Things Work
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 ho ...Show more
How Food Works - The Facts Visually Explained by DK
Category: Science | Series: How Things Work Ser.
Let this guide be your very own friendly nutritionist, on hand to debunk common food myths and give you the answers to those pressing health questions with easy-to-swallow information. Is red wine good for your heart? Will caffeine raise your blood pressure? How Food Works gives you answers to these ...Show more
How Science Works - The Facts Simply Explained by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Category: Science | Series: How Things Work Ser.
Explore answers to questions on 70 topics in the areas of matter, physics, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, technology, and the universe. How Science Works uses clear, easy-to-understand graphics to answer common questions and explain difficult concepts--not only the core science topics t ...Show more
How Ships Work (Lonely Planet Kids) by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's | Series: How Things Work Ser.
Coming about From dinghies to freight liners, pirate ships to submarines, across oceans and up rivers, set sail on a fascinating journey through the world of ships in this new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock. In this companion to How Airports Work and How Trains Work, young readers travel t ...Show more
How Spaceships Work (HB) (Lonely Planet Kids) by .
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: How Things Work Ser.
Blast off into the cosmos with the latest title in the popular 'How Things Work' series which includes How Cities Work, How Airports Work, How Trains Work and How Ships Work - books that reveal the inner workings of familiar places and vehicles. Featuring fantastic illustrations by James Gulliver Hancoc ...Show more
How Things Work: Inside Out by T. J. Resler; National Geographic Kids Staff
Category: Education | Series: How Things Work Ser.
Ideal for curious kids whose parents won't let them take things apart, this book allows readers to dissect, explore, and explain how things do what they do. Complete with exciting diagrams and illustrations, accessible explanations, trivia, and fun features. Full color.
How Things Work (National Geographic Kids) by T.J. Resler
Category: CHILDREN'S NON FICTION | Series: How Things Work Ser.
Ever wanted to take apart the microwave to see how it works? Crack open your computer and peak inside? Intrigued by how things work? So are we! That's why we're dissecting all kinds of things from rubber erasers to tractor beams! Read along as National Geographic Kids unplug, unravels, and reveals how ...Show more
How Things Work: Then and Now by National Geographic Kids
Category: Education | Series: Nat Geo - How Things Work Ser.
Travel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do! Along the way, you'll learn why candy floss is so fluffy, how scientists built a spacesuit for Mars, and what goes into animating your favorite cartoons. Look inside, take it ...Show more
How We're F***ing up Our Planet by Tony Juniper
Category: Science | Series: How Things Work Ser.
What impact are we having on global warming? Does a more sustainable way of living hold the answer to climate change and the other environmental problems facing our planet? How We're F***ing Up Our Planet charts the dramatic explosion of human population and consumption. Using the latest scientific evid ...Show more
How the Body Works: The Facts Simply Explained by DK
Category: Health | Series: How Things Work Ser.
This book takes you on the ultimate anatomical adventure around your own body, revealing how little you know about yourself in mind-blowing depth and detail.As part of the best-selling How Things Work series, this biological bonanza uses dynamic graphics, simple science, and accessible text to explore a ...Show more
In the Middle Ages by Richard Platt
Category: Children's | Series: How They Made Things Work
Fun informative guides on how people in the past solved technological problems.