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SCIENCE - ROBOTS, WHEELS & CRANKS & HOW THINGS WORK
DK Let’s Build An Invention: A Step-By-Step Guide (Jack Challoner) $7 HB VGC (Ex lib) This is a child's guide to inventing amazing machines, from battery powered stock cars and a colourful zoetrope to weather station instruments and a fan. Inside this oversized hardcover book, you'll find easy-to-follow instructions for making projects with everyday materials, tons of helpful photos, and safe but exciting inventions that require minimal adult help. http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=941558&event=1052CLO
Learn About “Machines: A Fascinating Fact File and Learn-it-yourself Project Book” (Chris Oxlade) $5 PB EC From sophisticated computers to a simple pair of scissors - we are surrounded by machines. This lively and practical book looks at the enormous variety of machines and how they work. 23 practical projects that help children discover how machines work. Over 250 illustrations – photographs and explanatory artwork. Recommended! 8-12 YO http://www.amazon.co.uk/Machines-Fascinating-Learn-yourself-Project/dp/0754819442
Everyday Machines: Amazing Devices We Take For Granted (John Kelly) $7 HB EC An illustrated exploration of the secret workings of the machines and inventions on which we rely from day to day. Find out what goes on inside 18 everyday devices including a microwave, a washing machine, a television, and a computer. Amusing colour illustrations use familiar objects to reveal how these machines work. A glossary explains difficult words or technical terms. Recommended! 8+
How Things Work “Groovy Gadgets” (Steve Parker) $6 HB EC Discover the fascinating ins and outs of a huge range of machines and gadgets such as mobile phones, satellite TV, internet, power drill, navigation system, holograms, scuba and much more! Beautifully detailed cutaway artwork shows the inner workings of more than a hundred things and clear, expertly written text explains the secrets of what makes them tick, whirr, beep and rumble. 10+ http://search.barnesandnoble.com/How-Things-Work/Steve-Parker/e/9780755000227/?itm=1 (Similar cover)
The Big Book Of “How Things Work” (Peter Lafferty) $4 HB VGC Tells you everything you need to know about how a wide variety of things work from a traditional pendulum to a modern laser. How does a video record? What makes a car go? How does an x-ray scanner work? What happens in a nuclear power station? Striking illustrations and clear, straightforward text. 9+
Cool Facts “Machines: Over 100 Q&A To Things You Want To Know” (Colin Hynson) $4 HB EC What is a television picture? Who invented the machine-gun? What are the world's biggest ships? How old is the cannon? What was the first machine in space? Who built the helicopter? You'll find the answers to these and over 100 other intriguing questions inside this superbly illustrated book. 8-12 YO http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150296300730&indexURL= (Cover different)
Knowledge Masters “How Things Work” (Chris Oxlade) $6 HB BRAND NEW Haven't you ever wondered how a plane stays up in the air, what makes a clock tick, or a light bulb work? This great book explains how familiar gadgets, machines and work. These are just some of the fascinating questions this series answers in a fun but detailed way. 9+ http://www.qbd.com.au/product/9781842399613-Knowledge_Masters_How_Things_Work_by_Chris_Oxlade.htm
DK Inside Guides “Robot” (Clive Gifford) $7 HBDJ EC Robots can carry golf bags, spray paint cars, and assist in an operating room. They’ve also been taught to pour drinks, pump fuel, and mow lawns. Find out how a robot’s computer “brain” works, how robots see the world, and how they move. You’ll also learn about the fantastic possibilities for tomorrow’s robots - researchers are already working on nanorobots which will work at an almost atomic level, repairing everything from equipment to people! Wonderful photography and interactive layout! Recommended! http://www.yesmag.ca/review/robot.html
Action Robots: A 3-D Working Pop-Up Book (Tim Reeve) $6 HB EC All kinds of robots are being used today in science, industry, and medicine. Each page in this exciting, fact-filled pop-up book has a three-dimensional figure with tabs that the reader can push, pull, or move to simulate the action of these remarkable, almost-human machines. 16 full-colour illustrations; 6 3-D pull-tab pop-ups. 7-11 YO http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781857070736
Making Robot Warriors From Junk (Stephen Munzer) $6 PB EC If you love Robot Wars and would like to make your own table-top battling robots then this is the book for you. Cyber Sid, your robo-guide shows simple step-by-step instructions on how to make five brilliant battling bots from household junk. Spray them in metallic paints and add customised stickers (included with the book) for stunning results. There are also rules and instructions for challenges and games you can play plus technical details on how to add motors, buzzers and lights in the Electra-Extra section. 32 pages of riveting fun for all budding roboteers. As Cyber Sid himself would say... A pile of junk...some odds and ends...You've got the basic parts. Now set to work and make them fit...That's when the real fun starts. 9+ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robot-Warriors-Junk-Stephen-Munzer/dp/1903434386/ref=pd_sim_b_1
Making Dinosaur Robots From Junk (Stephen Munzer) $6 PB BRAND NEW Brilliant and exciting step-by-step guide to making five working dinosaur robots from easy-to-find household throwaways. Plus a section on games and contests to play with them. Make TERROR-SAW, T-WRECKS, CYBERCERATOPS, BRONTOBOT and BALLISTASARUS. Take your creations to do battle with the games in the dinosaurs own ARENA OF EXTINCTION! You can add power, build your own remote control and decorate with the dramatic full colour stickers! Recommended! 9+ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Dinosaur-Robots-Stephen-Munzer/dp/1903434750
The Robot Zoo: A Mechanical Guide To The Way Animals Work (John Kelly) $6 HB GC (One fold-out page torn, but repaired.) This striking book wows readers with its unique take on the animal kingdom. Each page features a small inset of one of 16 creatures, along with an abundance of related facts. But the real focus is on the animal's robot twin-and here Kelly and his cohorts pull out all the stops. Tongues firmly in cheek, they draw cutaway views to show each creature's "innards," and explain, from an engineering angle, the function of each part. The rhino robot, for example, has "solid casing to protect the computer (very thick skull protecting the brain)," and "dual food processors (stomachs)." The chameleon sports "protective sleeves for visual receptors (eyelids)" and "flat video screens" that "show camouflage patterns (skin cells called chromatophores lying beneath skin scales)." Brimming with detail, meticulously illustrated and enhanced by several gatefolds, this oversized volume will have young readers (and their adult counterparts) glued to the pages as they gain a real appreciation for the marvels of nature's engineering. All ages. http://www.amazon.com/Robot-Zoo-Mechanical-Guide-Animals/dp/1570360642
How It Works “Ramps And Wedges” (Angela Royston) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) An exploration of ramps and wedges and how they work. Will develop children's knowledge of the basic principles of design and technology through the exploration of simple mechanisms that help us every day. Each book examines everyday and high-tech uses of technology in machines with which children will be familiar. The books are presented in an attractive and accessible format with clear text, photographs and diagrams. 7-11 YO http://www.amazon.ca/Ramps-Wedges-Angela-Royston/dp/1575723212
How It Works “Wheels And Cranks” (Angela Royston) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) Students will learn how simple machines such as levers, springs, and wheels power more complex machines that we use every day. Contains a project that allows the reader to make a simple machine. The text is reinforced with colourful photos, clearly-labelled diagrams, real-life examples, and easy experiments that allow students to observe the scientific concepts behind the machines. 8-11 YO http://www.buy.com/prod/wheels-and-cranks/q/loc/106/33906077.html
My World Of Science “Conductors And Insulators” (Angela Royston) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) Science concepts are really brought home as readers are introduced to physical science by way of everyday situations and objects. Each title contains colourful photos to illustrate the concepts. A great beginner’s science book 6- 9 YO http://www.amazon.com/Conductor-Insulator-My-World-Science/dp/0431137269
Technology Topics “Everyday Things” (Chris Oxlade) $3 HB EC Looks at different things around the home like locks and keys, scales, looms, books and furniture from a technology point of view. It answers questions like - What is its purpose? What is it made of? How does it work? Related craft activities help the reader discover these answers. It includes information about the historical development of the objects. 8-12 YO
Usborne Guide To “TV & Video” (Christopher Griffin-Beale) $2 PB VGC Explains recent video technology, home video equipment, satellite transmission and how they work. Great Usborne format! 12+
Usborne Guide To “Audio & Radio” (John Hawkins) $2 PB VGC An explanation through illustrations and text of sound and the ways it is broadcast and stored with primary emphasis on various types of radio. 12+
Usborne Guide To “Computers” (Brian Reffin Smith) $2 PB EC To lots of people computers are complicated and mysterious machines, but before long, owning a computer will be as common as owning a wristwatch. This book will help your young one learn about computers using brightly coloured illustrations and lots of games and things to make. 12+