manufactures

A history of manufacturing, discussing competition, unions, management, environmental concerns, and such related topics.

Provides answers to questions on a variety of topics including "How are sneakers made?", "Where do pictures on TV come from?", "Are seashells alive?", "How are toys invented?" and "What are clouds?".

Profiles one hundred products, from action figures to Spam to xylophones, describing their histories, raw materials, design, quality control, byproducts/waste, and the future of each, and presenting step-by-step descriptions of each product's manufacturing process, as well as a further-reading list for each.

Illustrations and simple text describe the process of making toothpaste, from combining the raw ingredients to shipping the packaged tubes to the store.

Introduces holes and the many ways they are useful to us, as in scissors, flower pots, fish nets, tunnels, lace, keys, garden hoses, and computer cards.

A wordless photo study showing how seven common objects are made: a flashlight, rocking chair, bicycle, candy, umbrella, jump rope, and football.