Books by David Macaulay
“First up is the wonderful, encyclopaedic The Way Things Work by David Macaulay. It is full of hand-drawn illustrations and features a mammoth as a recurring motif, adding humour to all the explanations” Read more...
How Things Work: Great STEM Books for 8-12 Year Olds
Our Children's Editor, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by David Macaulay were recommended
Popular Books of the Last Month
After reading interviews on Five Books, which books did our readers buy? Below you’ll find some of our popular books from last month, October 2024.
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The Way Things Work
by David Macaulay -
2
How Was That Built? The Stories Behind Awesome Structures
Roma Agrawal, Katie Hickey (illustrator) -
3
Under Earth, Under Water
by Aleksandra Mizielińska and Daniel Mizieliński & translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones -
4
Sky High! A Soaring History of Aviation
by Jacek Ambrożewski & translated by Zosia Krasodomska-Jones -
5
Inventors: Incredible Stories of the World's Most Ingenious Inventions
by Robert Winston & Jessamy Hawke (illustrator)
How Things Work: Great STEM Books for 8-12 Year Olds, recommended by Our Children's Editor
How Things Work: Great STEM Books for 8-12 Year Olds, recommended by Our Children's Editor
In addition to being fun fields to explore, engineering and technology can help children build their problem solving skills and make them think logically about design. Here, our Children’s Editor recommends engaging and attractive STEM books for 8-12 year olds on how things in the world around us work.
