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How Machines Work: Zoo Break!
Contributor(s): Macaulay, David (Author)

ISBN: 1465440127 ISBN-13: 9781465440129
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2015

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Machinery & Tools
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Zoos

Dewey: 621.8

Age Level: 7-10

Grade Level: 2-5

Physical Information: 1.2" H x 8.8" W x 11" L (1.80 lbs) 32 pages

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/28/2015
Shelf Awareness 11/06/2015
Booklist 11/15/2015 pg. 38
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2015
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 59
New York Times Book Review 12/06/2015 pg. 32

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Publisher Description:

Award-winning artist David Macaulay introduces readers to his hilarious new creations, Sloth and Sengi, in How Machines Work: Zoo Break

Get your cogs turning with these mega machines This amazing, award-winning visual guide showcases the science and technology behind the most important machines ever invented.

How Machines Work is a unique book full of inspiring illustrations by award-winning artist David Macaulay and packed with interactive elements, including press-out models, pop-ups, and pull-outs. Sloth and his sidekick Sengi are two furry friends on hand to guide you through the book and break down the basics. They'll give you the lowdown on levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, and wheels on this intrepid adventure. You'll find out how all different technologies work, from bicycles, cranes, and drills to diggers, hammers, and zips.

Along the way, you'll help Sloth and Sengi plot their daring escape from the zoo using only newfound scientific knowledge to make a machine designed for break outs and break aways. But will they succeed? Grab this essential guide, get your brain in gear, and get set for engineering greatness.

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