Each title in this series takes a particular aspect of the world in which we live and explores it in great depth. They text is lively and the stunning artworks clear and informative, giving the enthusiastic reader every possible piece of information that he or she would ever need to know about the subject Everyday Things and How They Work looks at ordinary objects that scarcely merit a second glance, but are fascinating pieces of invention.

 

This book is part of a book series called The X Ray Picture Books .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Kathryn Senior is a former biomedical research scientist who studied at Cambridge University for a degree and doctorate in microbiology. After four years in research she joined the world of publishing as an editor of children's science books. She has now been a full-time science writer for 8 years. Scott Steedman, Francesca Baines, Dr Gerald Legg and Claire Llewellyn are all experienced authors of children's non-fiction.