Robert Crowther
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever wondered how a steam engine works? Do you have a hankering to don an engineer's cap and race a locomotive under tunnels and over bridges? Loaded with flaps, pull-tabs, 3-D trains, and a spectacular pop-up model of a bustling railroad station, Robert Crowther's sturdy exploration of trains and how they work is a tour de force of paper engineering and a bonanza for railroad aficionados of all ages. What's more, it's filled to the brim...
2) Opposites
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Like magic, by pulling tabs or turning dials, readers see a thick full glass becomes empty, a thin sandwich becomes thick one, and new pants become old ones.
5) Animal snap!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
A variety of animals reveal the sounds they make by opening their mouths.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Would you believe that a scientist caught a cold and died while conducting experiments in early refrigeration? Did you know that soap was once made from goat fat? Can you guess how pumpernickel bread got its name? Did you know there is polytetrafl uoroethylene somewhere in your kitchen? It's all true! It's all amazing! And it's all in the updated, reissued Robert Crowther's Amazing Pop-up House of Inventions. Just step inside, open the cupboards,...