Make Cool Gadgets for Your Room (Popular Mechanics for Kids) [Paperback]

Amy Pinchuk (Author), Teco Rodrigues (Illustrator), Ray Boudreau (Photographer)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Popular Mechanics for Kids

Make
Cool
Gadgets
for Your RoomWant to decipher secret messages with your own decoding machine?Need an alarm to stop your brother from snooping through your stuff?Now you can make them yourself!

Using inexpensive, easily obtained tools, you can build six awesome gadgets for your room. Just follow the step-by-step directions. The colorful, detailed diagrams show how to make everything run smoothly. Handy troubleshooting tips spot problems before the job is done, and sidebars offer fascinating facts to keep you occupied while the glue dries. With the depth and accuracy you expect from Popular Mechanics for Kids, this lively activity book is any budding engineer's delight! If your fingers are itching for new projects, check out Make Amazing Toy and Game Gadgets--only from Popular Mechanics for Kids!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Youngsters who like to build things will find plenty to do ... Step-by-step directions come with excellent diagrams. (Sacramento Bee ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Amy Pinchuk has a Ph.D. in engineering. Her consulting firm specializes in high-tech communication and navigation systems. She lives in Canada near Montreal with her husband and four children, who helped test the activities in this book.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688177271
• ISBN-13: 978-0688177270
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,970,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Electricity & Electronics

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