Way Things Work
by David Macaulay
An illustrated guide that explains how hundreds of machines and devices work, from simple levers and pulleys to complex computers and jet engines. Features the woolly mammoth as a humorous guide through the world of technology and mechanics.
5th GradeNonfiction
About David Macaulay
David Macaulay is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include Cathedral (1973), The Way Things Work (1988), and its updated revisions The New Way Things Work (1998) and The Way Things Work Now (2016). His illustrations have been featured in nonfiction books combining text and illustrations explaining architecture, design, and engineering, and he has written a number of children's fiction books.
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