Mechanical Harry [Library Binding]

Bob Kerr (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Illustrates the laws of motion which had been formulated by Isaac Newton, the seventeenth-century English scientist.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 28 pages
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 083682248X
• ISBN-13: 978-0836822489
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,869,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heath Robinson Junior edition!, September 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mechanical Harry (Library Binding)

I can't think of a better book for young kids who love pulleys and other mechanical gadgets. This is not just about science (though it's lurking in the wings), nor about push-button machines which seem to do everything by magic.

Each double-spread forms one scene, showing the character describing his actions, and including notes on the actions of the various mechanisms he has set up to get up, get dressed, and catapult himself to the shops...yes, the gadgets ARE the plot, and for the kids who really love this stuff, they're probably the "love interest" as well!

If your house wasn't already festooned with strange string pulleys and gadgets, it soon will be -- the illustrations are detailed and attractive, in big, clear spreads flooded with color.

The perpetrator of all this Newtonian motion is "Harry Newton", who provides a brief speech-bubble narration to accompany the pictures. He won't tell you where to find the screwdrivers though...