Mechanical Harry

by Bob Kerr and Kerr Bob

Book Overview

Illustrates the laws of motion which had been formulated by Isaac Newton, the seventeenth-century English scientist. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083682248X
• ISBN13: 9780836822489
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 27 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3

Customer Reviews

Heath Robinson Junior edition!

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...