The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition: The Ultimate Guide to How Things Work

I bought this book for my 14-year-old son for his birthday. He has a curious mind and always likes to know how things work. When I saw the title of this book, I thought this is perfect. He has enjoyed reading the book and learning about all the ways that various things work. The information is presented in sections, which makes it easy to read and not overwhelming. The illustrations are helpful and add to the enjoyment of the book. Not only is this a great book for a teenager, I think this is a good book for anybody. I’ve now read the book and learned so much from it. It’s nice because you can read about one or two different things and then put it away and then pick it up again easily. I like this book and I recommend it for anybody who has a curious mind.

I have this book in our home library and thought it would make a great book as a Christmas book for my grandson. When visiting with him the other day-he mentioned he loved the book. He is a 6th grader. He mentioned he liked all the topics. It is a user friendly, fact filled book with great pictures. Highly recommend!

Great book, lots of good information! Bought it for my nephew for his birthday he loves it

Man, I loved this book back when I was a kid. It was fun to learn, mechanical, scientific, physics, and engineering concepts from a bunch of silly mammoths in an accessible, yet not simplistic manner. The book is updated to be suitable for the 21st century and only is missing the most recent AI leap (the mammoths are still probably trying to get their trunks wrapped around generate AI and LLMs so maybe a future update). Great to whet the appetite of any child who has an interest in things mechanical even if they are not a super-student. Plus I still enjoy flipping through it in my late 30s.

Great book. I bought it as a gift, but Amazon threw the book into a box without wrapping and my brand new book got damaged in shipping.

Great illustrations and info. My grandson who is 9 and is very bright loves to know how everything works was happy to get this book.

When I was in grade school in the early 90s, this book was always checked out at the school library. I loved it then, and I was excited to share it with my engineering-minded son now.

My grandson loves this book

Very informative, my daughter has happily read this for hours.

Amei o livro, vou usar pra aprender física. Além de mostrar como tudo funciona, ele é dividido em áreas da Física, como alavanca, engrenagens, erc, e relaciona equipamentos que parecem super diferentes (por exemplo, um abridor de garrafas e uma catapulta... sei lá kkkk ainda nao li, só xeretei), e mostra como usam o mesmo princípio da física pra diminuir a força aplicada e realizar o mesmo trabalho... Só não dei 5 estrelas porque adoraria ver imagens reais, e não desenhos, porque vou usar pra ensinar meus filhos e com desenhos fica mais difícil eles perceberem do que se trata. Por exemplo, um desenho em zoom de um grampeador é super legal, mas pros pequenos não é muito claro...

Perfect! Beautiful book and perfect condition!

Present for 9yo. Of great interest to whole family when left out to flick through. Family talk together as they see how things work. There a loose paper cover which unfortunately gets folded constantly as it falls off...

Loved by inquisitive 8 year old.