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First Big Book of How: How Do Polar Bears Keep Warm? How Do Keys Open Locks? How Do Spacesuits Work? the Ultimate Book of Answers for Kids Who Need to

by Sally Symes

Answers to more than 150 questions about how things work

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Answers to more than 150 questions about how things work

Questions range from how polar bears keep warm and keys open locks to how scientists see into space and fireworks explode. The book organizes its 150-plus topics across space, Earth, machines, buildings, animals, and the human body, pairing explanations with real-life photographs, original illustrations, and diagrams. Contents, a glossary, an index, and source notes offer ways to navigate and revisit its wide spread of subjects. The format makes this a broad reference for exploring everyday mechanisms and natural phenomena alongside bigger questions about the world.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 with questions about how things work
  • Young readers interested in science, nature, machines, and the human body
  • Families seeking an illustrated nonfiction book to browse together

Themes

How the natural world worksEveryday machines and structuresSpace and EarthScience and curiosity

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Book overview

A compendious and stunningly illustrated fact-filled book for children who have endless questions about how the world works.

How do scientists see into space? How do polar bears keep warm? How do keys open locks? How do fireworks explode? Featuring more than 150 compelling questions about space, Earth, machines, buildings, animals, and the human body, this magnificent book by the author-and-illustrator team behind the bestselling First Big Book of Why provides answers for every inquisitive child. And these are answers you can trust, as they have all been thoroughly fact-checked and reviewed by subject experts, who are proudly profiled in the book.

By encouraging children to question how things are happening in the world around them First Big Book of How supports STEAM learning and nurtures curious minds. The warm and playful text is accompanied by stunning real-life photography as well as gorgeous original illustrations and helpful, friendly diagrams. This book is the ultimate gift for kids who need to know everything--and now!

Includes a contents page, glossary, index and source notes.

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