| Transformed: How Everyday Things Are Made Contributor(s): Slavin, Bill (Author), Slavin, Bill (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1554532442 ISBN-13: 9781554532445 Publisher: Kids Can Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: CDs start out as sand, and blackboard chalk comes from tiny sea creatures. Every single product in the world is made from elements found in nature. This unique book shows how nature is transformed into more than 60 things we eat, drink, play with, wear, or use every day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - How Things Work | Are Made |
| Dewey: 670 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.63" W x 10.92" (1.35 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 100068 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: CDs start out as sand. Blackboard chalk comes from tiny sea creatures. The objects all around us --- every single product in the world --- is made from elements found in nature. Discover how nature is transformed into more than 60 things we eat, drink, play with, wear or use every day. Technology changes constantly, but the stages raw materials go through to become finished objects remain much the same. On every page of this big book, these processes are described and illustrated step by step. The text and artwork combine playfulness with encyclopedic attention to detail. This unique and fascinating book will inform and entertain every step of the way. Includes a glossary, index and further resources to help children, parents and teachers. |