A study of metals, examining where they come from, and how they are extracted, purified, designed, manufactured and recycled. It explores the properties of metals and the technologies used to shape them into products used in everyday life. The volume includes photographs, illustrations and detailed technical artwork; technology boxes showing the steps in a particular manufacturing process; historical facts explaining how processes were done in the past; and "Into the Future" sections which look at what advances may be made in the 21st century.

 

This book is part of a book series called Science Files .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Steve Parker is an experienced non-fiction children's writer who also wrote the Look at Your Body series.