How Machines Work: Zoo Break!
Why we picked it
This award-winning visual guide by David Macaulay explains the science of pulleys, gears, levers, and wheels through hilarious zoo escape characters and interactive press-out models and pop-ups.
Our review
A sloth and a sengi are staging an elaborate zoo escape, and David Macaulay has designed magnificent machines to help them. This award-winning visual guide explains the science behind the most important mechanisms ever invented: pulleys, gears, levers, wheels, and more, with interactive press-out models, pop-ups, and pullouts that put each mechanism in the reader's hands. Engineering fundamentals, delivered through laughter.
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About this book
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Join Sloth and his sidekick Sengi as they use simple machines to plan a daring escape from the zoo! This award-winning visual guide explains how levers, pulleys, wheels, and other machines really work, with fun pop-ups, pull-outs, and press-out models on every page. Full of bright illustrations and hands-on activities, it's a perfect pick for any kid who's curious about science and engineering.
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- Age ranges
- Elementary
- Careers
- Industrial Engineer
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