How Things Are Made
by National Geographic Society (U.S.) Special Publications Division
ISBN: 0870443348
ISBN-13: 9780870443343
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Random House Inc Published date: 1981 Ages: 3 to 4 Pages: 1
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Explains how a variety of products--such as kaleidoscopes, baseballs, marbles, matches, toothpaste, light bulbs, and bridges--are made, highlighting the ways in which manufacturing techniques have changed over the years. A wall poster and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included.
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications Division
National Geographic Society. Hardcover. 0870443348 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. 1981 National Geographic Society Hard Cover . Very Good. 1981. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
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National Geographic Society. Hardcover. 0870443348 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover.lightly soiled- pages few stains National Geographic Hard Cover . Very Good. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications Division
Unknown: National Geographic Society. Hardcover. 0870443348 A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1981 National Geographic Society Hard Cover . Very Good. 1981. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications Division
National Geographic Society. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1981. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. Cover has some wear on edges. Some rubbing on cover. Hardcover.Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications Division
National Geographic Society. Used - Good. Ex-library. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1981. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; Cover has some wear on edges. Some rubbing on cover.EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications Division
National Geographic Society. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1981. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; Cover has some wear on edges. Some rubbing on cover. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made
Crump, Donald J (editor)
Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Pictorial Cover of Boeing 707-Gift . inscription of back of front board, otherwise looks unread; Hardcover; . National Geographic Society; 1981. S3181 . ( more information)
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How Things Are Made
Color Photographs, National Geographic
Washington D C: National Geographic Society, 1981. Hardcover. Good. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL HARD COVER COVER, SPINE ENDS LIGHTLY BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers)
National Geographic Society (U. S.) Special Publications Division
National Geographic Society. Hardcover. 0870443348 Hardcover NO dust jacket, You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear,May have Price sticker on dust cover, good reading copy. Guaranteed! . New. ( more information)
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How Things Are Made (Books for World Explorers Series 2)
Crump, Donald J. (editor)
Washington, DC, U.S.A.: National Geographic Society, 1981. This hard cover book has a color photo illustrated cover with white lettering on the front and black lettering on the yellow spine of the cover. There is a tiny spine tear. Color photo illustrations all throughout the book. 103 indexed pages.. hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9.5"x10.5". ( more information)
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How Things Are Made
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Washington D C: National Geographic Society, 1981. None Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. PICTORIAL HARD COVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information)
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