The New Way Things Work
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books - Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Release date: 1998-10-26
Hardcover
Author: David Macaulay
General science, Science, Technology & Applied Sciences, Technology: General Issues, Technology (General), Juvenile Nonfiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, Reference - General, Technology - How Things Work/Are Made, Science & Nature - General, Popular works, Technology, Reference & Home Learning
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The New Way Things Work
Date undefinedI ordered 3 of these for gifts. This is something I think every child should have (and I like it too). I was disappointed when I received them though. In some places the printing was so dark you couldn't read the text, or make out the well done art. I just wasn't willing to pay full price for what I felt was not a top quality production. Returning to Amazon was easy. I also tried contacting the publisher to see if they had better copies, but I never received a reply from them.
The New Way Things Work
Date undefinedI originally got this book back in 1988 when I was a young lad. That copy has served me well throughout high school, an college engineering curriculum, and my current employment. Just recently, my 10 year old "found" my copy and has been glued to it for weeks... and he'll be getting a copy for the holidays.
I love the wit of the author as he pushes the Woolly Mammoths through science and physics concepts. While I'm sure many factors contributed to the extinction of the mammoth, Macaulay helps provide an "alternate" analysis to the disappearance - curiosity.
A must-have for future engineers, physicists, and scientists...
The New Way Things Work
Date undefinedYou CAN let your kids read it TOO! I'm an engineer and this book is full of stuff I now use at work - really. My eight year old doesn't have the attention span to get through a section, YET.
