How Does My Home Work?
Paperback – Picture Book, September 1, 2020
Candlewick Press · Paperback · September 1, 2020
The inner workings of a home are laid out for kids in fun, retro illustrations jam-packed with the technology behind everyday life.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow the hidden routes of electricity, water, and heat that make an ordinary home work.
- Themes
- How household utilities work, Electricity, water, and natural gas, Energy and resource conservation
- Genres
- How Things Work, Electricity & Electronics, Protecting the Planet
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The inner workings of a home are laid out for kids in fun, retro illustrations jam-packed with the technology behind everyday life. How does flipping a switch on the wall make the lights come on? Where does the clean water that flows out of the faucet come from? What is used to keep a home warm?
Continue reading
Travel beyond the walls and under the floors of a house to find out more about the electricity, water, and natural gas that make your home work — and find out how you can do your part to save energy and preserve these resources.
Home, Explained
Follow the hidden routes of electricity, water, and heat that make an ordinary home work.
Come here for
- Everyday science made tangible, from wall switch to water faucet
- A closer look beneath floors and beyond walls
Expect
- Retro illustrations packed with technology
- A gentle nudge toward saving energy and resources
Where it sits
| Electricity & Electronics | 85% |
|---|---|
| How Things Work | 80% |
| Protecting the Planet | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Protecting the Planet
- Electricity & Electronics
- How Things Work
- Authors
- Chris Butterworth
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- September 1, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- How household utilities work · Electricity, water, and natural gas · Energy and resource conservation
- Reading lane
- Protecting the Planet