The Way Things Work: Newly Revised Edition: The Newly Revised Edition-From levers to lasers, windmills to wi-fi, a visual guide to the world of machines.

Very informative, my daughter has happily read this for hours.

Grandchildren love it

Much of what I understand about the world I can directly attribute to this book. I received it as a gift in 1992. Many years later, I am a professional engineer. If you want to foster an analytical and mechanical mind, or just help a young person to break down the complicated world around them into more manageable chunks, I highly recommend this book.

This is my 12 year old grandson's rating." I like it but I think the older version is better (He means the very much older version for younger children that was his uncles and aunt's) because it has more pictures to show how it (sic) works."

I purchased this as a later edition of the original, which I have been using as a teaching tool for some years. However, there was no indication in the description that it was intended for the American market and was written in US English; completely unsuitable for either my law students, who come from all over the world, or for my grandchildren learning about technology. I therefore returned it and purchased the UK English edition (again not advertised as such) at half the price.

Amei o livro, vou usar pra aprender física. Além de mostrar como tudo funciona, ele é dividido em áreas da Física, como alavanca, engrenagens, erc, e relaciona equipamentos que parecem super diferentes (por exemplo, um abridor de garrafas e uma catapulta... sei lá kkkk ainda nao li, só xeretei), e mostra como usam o mesmo princípio da física pra diminuir a força aplicada e realizar o mesmo trabalho... Só não dei 5 estrelas porque adoraria ver imagens reais, e não desenhos, porque vou usar pra ensinar meus filhos e com desenhos fica mais difícil eles perceberem do que se trata. Por exemplo, um desenho em zoom de um grampeador é super legal, mas pros pequenos não é muito claro...

I bought this book for my 14-year-old son for his birthday. He has a curious mind and always likes to know how things work. When I saw the title of this book, I thought this is perfect. He has enjoyed reading the book and learning about all the ways that various things work. The information is presented in sections, which makes it easy to read and not overwhelming. The illustrations are helpful and add to the enjoyment of the book. Not only is this a great book for a teenager, I think this is a good book for anybody. I’ve now read the book and learned so much from it. It’s nice because you can read about one or two different things and then put it away and then pick it up again easily. I like this book and I recommend it for anybody who has a curious mind.

Perfect! Beautiful book and perfect condition!

Present for 9yo. Of great interest to whole family when left out to flick through. Family talk together as they see how things work. There a loose paper cover which unfortunately gets folded constantly as it falls off...

Loved by inquisitive 8 year old.