Richards, Jon

Describes how toys have changed over the years.

Looks at the history of travel and tourism.

Describes how technology in communication has changed from the earliest times to the modern era.

Describes how fashions have changed and how clothing is made.

Uses simple experiments to explore wheels, pulleys, levers, friction, and lift in terms of inventions and discoveries underlying the modern mechanical world.

Text and cross-sectional illustrations focus on the design, technology, and uses of various types of farm machines, including the tractor, plough, and combine harvester.

Describes experiments that demonstrate such chemical reactions as freezing, dissolving, and filtering and explains why they happen.

Presents different kinds of trains, including steam trains, diesel locomotives, and electric monorails, and discusses how they perform various jobs from carrying cargo to moving people.

An illustrated guide to the characters in the animated Disney Pixar film "Monsters, Inc.".

This book uses simple experiments to explore wheels, pulleys, levers, friction, and lift in terms of inventions and discoveries underlying the modern mechanical world.