How things are made.

Explains how a variety of products--such as kaleidoscopes, baseballs, marbles, matches, toothpaste, light bulbs, and bridges--are made, highlighting the ways in which manufacturing techniques have changed over the years. A wall poster and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.). Special Publications Division
Other Authors: Ajello, Arnold B., Gibson, Barbara
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic Society, [1981]
Series:Books for world explorers.
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Description
Summary:Explains how a variety of products--such as kaleidoscopes, baseballs, marbles, matches, toothpaste, light bulbs, and bridges--are made, highlighting the ways in which manufacturing techniques have changed over the years. A wall poster and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included.
Item Description:Prepared by the Special Publications and School Services Division; writers: Arnold B. Ajello, and others; illustrations: Barbara Gibson.
Pocket contains a pamphlet, Far-out fun (23 pages) and a poster (1 fold sheet).
Includes index.
Physical Description:103 pages, 1 unnumbered page : color illustrations ; 28 cm. + classroom activities folder.
Bibliography:Bibliography: page [104].
ISBN:0870443348 :
0870443399 (lib. bdg.) :