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See Inside Inventions
£10.99
See Inside Inventions
Age 6+
£10.99
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Over 60 flaps to lift to discover the wonderful, mysterious and often funny stories behind some of the world's most ground-breaking inventions. Featuring eye-catching illustrations, quirky facts, and surprises such as flaps within flaps. With internet links to websites to find out more and design your own inventions.
- Extent:
- 16 pages
- Dimensions:
- 276.2 x 226mm
- Board ISBN:
- 9781409532729
- Key Stage:
- KS1, KS2
- Publication Date:
- November 2011
- Work Reference:
- 01927
View series: See Inside
View series: How It Works
Shortlisted
Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2012
A big bright book with robust pages. Familiar objects, from domestic to industrial, are described on every page and then you lift the flap to find out how they work. So, look inside the piano to see the hammer action, lift the flap on the loo to see how ballcocks work. Check out zips and ballpoint pens. Large machines, like excavators, have more than one flap and a lot of information is packed into small spaces. A book to talk about and maybe follow up on the related website.
A hands-on science lesson!
Famous inventions often come about for strange reasons and this book shows how things were invented, often by chance, such as the sticky burrs on a dog's coat that led to the introduction of velcro.. Lift the flaps (over 60 of them) to reveal intricate drawings which show the hidden workings inside inventions. Engines, flying machines, electricity and more - all explained in easy-to-understand language.
I absolutely loved the interactivity of this 'lift the flaps' book... What's more it is not just a parade of facts - we find out about people and the history behind the inventions, essential context to make the science interesting.
Find out more about the world's most fascinating and funny inventions.
Quicklinks
Visit Usborne Quicklinks for links to websites where you can watch videos about famous inventions and find ideas and inspiration for making your own inventions.