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A Selection of the Scientific American Book Club Profiling 50 of the world's most popular playthings including their history, trivia, and the technology involved this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its gray screen, why a boomerang returns after it is thrown, and how an RC car responds to a remote control device. Leaving no detail unrevealed, the guide includes original patent-application blueprints...
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Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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In a future when deforestation and other environmental factors have caused many bird species to go extinct, businessman Alfred Wallis offers a catalog of parts for creating replacements, from hand-carved beaks to Italian-leather feet.
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Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Build plenty of good old-fashioned fun for any child with these clever designs for classic pull and push toys. Inside you'll discover 20 imaginative projects for making wild and wacky wooden animals that come alive with delightful lifelike motion. Create a chomping crocodile, waddling duck, jumping frog, timid turtle, howling wolf, or terrifying T-Rex. Each animated marvel features an ingenious design to make it walk, wiggle, waddle, or whirl. With...
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