{"product_id":"break-down-explosions-implosions-crashes-crunches-cracks-and-more-a-how-things-work-look-at-how-things-break-9781426373053","title":"Break Down: Explosions, Implosions, Crashes, Crunches, Cracks, and More ... a How Things Work Look at How Things Break","description":"\u003cb\u003eBoom! Crash! Crumble! A wrecking ball smashes into the side of a building, sending pieces flying. It's an awe-inspiring sight. It's also science!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores how things break down, crack, explode, crumple, and shatter. This fun, unique take on a how-things-work book explores the world through the lens of what it takes for things to, well, not work. In these vibrantly illustrated pages, you'll peer through the smoke and rubble of controlled demolitions to discover the properties of building materials. Then get a glimpse of the inner workings of a cracked cell phone screen, peek carefully at mega-avalanches and sinkholes, and hold on tight as wrecking balls swing and car crushers crunch metal. Buckle up with crash-test dummies and travel back in time to explore the world's most famous failures (looking at you, Leaning Tower of Pisa). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing hands-on activities that walk kids through their own experiments in destruction, Break Down! will change the way you look at the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics include: \u003cbr\u003e* Demolition and controlled destruction\u003cbr\u003e* Things that are built to break\u003cbr\u003e* History's famous failures\u003cbr\u003e* Natural disasters\u003cbr\u003e* And more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComplete the collection with these other National Geographic Kids Titles: \u003cbr\u003eHow Things Work\u003cbr\u003eHow Things Work: Inside Out\u003cbr\u003eHow Things Work: Then and Now \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCheck out the How Things Work video series on the National Geographic Kids YouTube channel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grunbaum, Mara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Geographic Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426373053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.97h x 9.13w x 0.71d","brand":"Mara Grunbaum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39831122411595,"sku":"9781426373053","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_4b0f912e-9197-47a4-bc21-7d1b078eb97a.jpg?v=1660830696","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/break-down-explosions-implosions-crashes-crunches-cracks-and-more-a-how-things-work-look-at-how-things-break-9781426373053","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}