Make it Work! Machines

    By: Wendy Baker and Andrew Haslam

    Manufacurer/Distributor Thompson Learning (1994)

    Review:
    Here, amazingly crisp photos show how to build models of belt drives, cams, Archimedes Screws, rockets, clocks and more. All models are built of easy to find scraps and common objects and could be built in a classroom or at home. This could be a resource book for adults working with children, but the language is simple enough for uppper elementary readers.

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