The Way Things Work

by David Macaulay

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How Things Work: Great STEM Books for 8-12 Year Olds

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The Way Things Work

by David Macaulay

Recommendations from our site

Our most recommended books

The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

Reckless: The Petrified Flesh Cornelia Funke, translated by Oliver Latsch

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals by Ben Rothery

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge

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The Hobbit
by J R R Tolkien

Danny Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl

Reckless: The Petrified Flesh
Cornelia Funke, translated by Oliver Latsch

The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame

Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals
by Ben Rothery

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
by Koyoharu Gotouge