Children's Nonfiction How Things Work-are Made
Technology Mysteries Revealed
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2010
- Category
- How Things Work-Are Made, Curiosities & Wonders, Inventions
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 10
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 5
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778774327
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778774174
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $25.95
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Description
Technology Mysteries Revealed answers the questions why can't we fly to the moon in a jet plane and how do high-speed trains float in the air. Other technology puzzles discussed include why rubber bands stretch and whether robots will be smarter than us one day.
About the author
Jill Bryant is a Canadian writer who specializes in children's non-fiction. Born in Toronto, Jill grew up in Elora and Eden Mills, Ontario. She is the author of Amazing Women Athletes, Dazzling Women Designers, Phenomenal Female Entrepreneurs, The Wilderness Cookbook, and others. Jill also works as a freelance editor for many educational publishers. Swimming, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and travelling are her favourite recreational activities. Jill has lived in Japan, the U.S., England, and Germany. She now makes her home in historic Kingston, Ontario with her husband and their two teenage daughters.
