manufactures

Provides information on the manufacture of a variety of items, with step-by-step descriptions of processes, explanations of technical terms and concepts, and illustrations.

Emphasizes current technologhy in providing information on the invention manufacturing, and future uses of thirty high-interest products. Vol. 1, A-G: Vol. 2, H-Z.

Provides information on the manufacture of a variety of items, with step-by-step descriptions of processes, explanations of technical terms and concepts, and illustrations.

Special mouse detective McQ leads readers on an investigation into how things are made, looking at a variety of items including pencils, baseballs, and cartoons.

Highlights the influential individuals and the important discoveries and developments in toolmaking and manufacturing.

Describes the origins of and materials used in making a variety of objects, including paint, wool, glass, and plastics.

A reproduction of Bloomingdale's 1886 catalog that features illustrations of the store's clothing, dry goods, and housewares.

Describes the manufacturing processes, historical background, and design of fifteen household and high-interest products including the air bag, beeper, chewing gum, fireworks, fortune cookie, and much more.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that describe the manufacturing processes of thirty-four popular foods, articles of clothing, machines, and creative conveniences, each with information on the item's history or development, raw materials needed for production, design, quality control, by-products, and future products.