Customer Reviews

Cool Stuff 2.0: And How it Works

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This was bought as a Christmas book for my 9-year-old son and it has been a big hit. The book is big and colorful and has great photo layouts of the "insides" of all kinds of neat devices. The photos and captions explain how the devices work. If you have a child who is always asking "How do they do that?" or "How does that work?" then this book is a great choice.

Cool stuff 2.0 is an awesome book.Before I never knew about inflatable buildings or talking toilets.It really dose have a lot of Cool Stuff!But also does a great job explaining how it all works.I think that this book deserves a definite FIVE stars!

Graet book. My 9 yr old Grandson is very curious about how things work and this book answered alot of his questions.

My son loves new technology and I want to encourage him to read so this book is awesome! It describes lots of cool things from video games to green vehicles. It has great illustrations and each section is concise enough that kids can enjoy it without getting bored or bogged down. It was a bit advanced for my 8 year old but he could read it with my assistance. He loved it so much that he brought it to school with him for a full week to read with his friends during recess. Now that's a great book!

My 8-year old boy LOVES this book! He has probably read through it 10 times now! It's full of great facts, explanations and information about the things of everyday life work. Well done!!

"Cool Stuff 2.0" turned out to be an amazing gift for a very intelligent 11-year-old who happens to be a reluctant reader. The excitement in his voice when he called to thank me for the book was a pleasant surprise, and he proceded to describe some of the selections. For a child who loves to learn--but not necessarily through books--"Cool Stuff 2.0" is uniquely appealing, and I recommend it highly.

This is an attractive and readable book. The photography is terrific. It's a great choice for a child who is even moderately interested in how things work.

My only caveat is that too often in the book the authors simply describe something, rather than explain it. For example, the blurb for an atomic watch says it remains accurate by "receiving regular radio broadcasts, which synchronize it with atomic time." No explanation of what atomic time is or what radio broadcasts have to do with anything. The two-page spreads on Second Life and Cube World seemed like nothing more than product placements to me.

On the whole, I liked Cool Stuff and How It Works better for its educational value, but both books are entertaining.

Very good for kids who like to learn and find out how things work Easy to understnd