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wondered how  \ngets toasted?  \nyour  \nOr what  \nare made of?  \nOr how a  \nstays in the air?  \nThe answers to these questions(and more!)are explained in thiscolorful,fun journey into themechanics of everyday things.Chock-full of pictures to poreover and answers to discover,this  \njust might change the way you  \nlook at the world around you.  \nAre you ready to explore?  \n3ACKET ART⑤2018 BY VALORIE FISHER  \n3ACKET DESIGN BY VALORIE FISHER AND KIRK BENSHOPF  \nfor Davidengineer extraordinaire  \nAUTHOR'S NOTE  \nFor the purposes of creating this book,I chose simple and accessibleexplanations over depth and complexity so that it would be engagingand informative to the youngest of readers.My hope is that byrevealing some of the engineering and physics of everyday objects,I will spark children's curiosity and inspire them to keep asking,\"How does that work?\"  \nNo part of thisSpecial thanks topublication may beDr.Peter Wong,PhD,reproduced,stored in aDirector of Foodretrieval system,or transmittedInitiative and Specialin any form or by any means,Assistant to the presidentelectronic,mechanical,photocopying,at the Museum of Sciencerecording,or otherwise,withoutin Boston,MA,for hisAll rightswritten permission of the publisher.guidance and expertreserved.Published byFor information regardingverification of theOrchard Books,an imprint ofpermission,write to Scholasticinformation includedScholastic Inc.,Publishers sinceInc.,Attention:Permissions1920.ORCHARD BOOKS andin this book.Department,557 Broadway,  \ndesign are registered trademarksNew York,of Watts Publishing Group,Ltd.,NY 10012.used under license.SCHOLASTICand associated logos are trademarksand/or registered trademarks ofScholastic Inc.The publisher does not haveany control over and does notassume any responsibilityLibrary of CongressCopyrightfor author or third-partyCataloging-in-Publication  \n⑥2018 bywebsites or theirData availableValorie Fishercontent.ISBN978-1-338-21545-8Book design 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