The Magic Fact Machine: Science: Gives the Right Answer Every Time [Hardcover]

Jay Young (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Magic Fact Machine

With a spinning machine that's a wizard at answering the most popular science questions--and making them fun, too--learning about everything from gravity to gases turns into a can't-wait-to-play game. Kids, already inquisitive about how things around us work, will absolutely delight at having a range of science facts right at their fingertips. They'll happily put the pointer on questions like these: Why can many animals hear higher-pitched sounds than we do? What causes static? When we fall down and cut ourselves, why do we get a scar? How does a refrigerator work--or a hurricane form? As they take a magical mystery tour through science--from the planets high in the sky to dinosaur fossils deep in the earth--kids will turn into budding science buffs eager to get the lowdown on energy and heat, light and sound, magnetism and electricity, computers and communication, earth science, living things and their history, life zones, and our own selves.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Two titles by Jay Young point the way to higher learning. On each spread of The Magic Fact Machine: Science and The Magic Fact Machine: Animals, readers press a pointing robot finger into a hole on the left, then turn it so that it points at a question (e.g., "What is unusual about the metal mercury?"). When they place it in the hole on the next page, the finger magically spins toward the correct answer ("It is liquid at room temperature"). Full-color photographs and brief blocks of text explain the overriding issues.

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About the Author

One of the best known writers of children's non-fiction books, Jay Young is an expert in science and invention. Jay is the author of The Most Amazing Science Pop-up Book (Watts), the winner of the Rhone Poulenc Science Book Award and the British Book Award for Best Illustrated Book, and The Art of Science (Walker) among others. His previous books have sold over 3 million copies world-wide. Jay Young lives in Cardiff. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Big Fish (June 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806956011
• ISBN-13: 978-0806956015
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,187,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Magic Fact Machine Science (Hardcover)

This is such a cool book. My high school students loved it. If you are buying one....make sure to ask the seller if the finger is included!!! The book is no good if it does not come with the magnetic magic finger that points to the correct answers!