paper

Discusses the scientific and technological principles involved in the manufacture of such school supplies as paper, ink, pencils, chalk, glue, and erasers. Includes experiments and formulas for making your own supplies.

Explains the marketing of the brittle-paper crisis which forced libraries to destroy original bound newspapers and so-called brittle books, replacing them with inferior copies on microfilm.

Discusses the history and development of paper, looks at how paper is made in the modern age, and examines some of the many different ways in which paper is used. Includes a selection of trivia and experiments.

Describes the process of making paper from the felling of trees to the finished and packaged product.

Introduces the process through which trees are turned into paper.

The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension, use information gained from the text and illustrations to follow step-by-step directions, determine relationships among steps in a technical process, and build the skills they need to fold amazing origami creations.