Until I Met Dudley
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Picture Book · Ages 6–9 · 1997

Until I Met Dudley

By Roger McGough, Chris Riddell (Illustrator)

Discover the secrets behind everyday gadgets and how they work.

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32 pages
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Uncover the mysteries of household gadgets as you learn what makes a vacuum cleaner suck up dirt and how a toaster pops bread. Dive into the fascinating world of everyday technology and see the magic behind the machines we use daily. What other secrets will you uncover?

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Explores the fundamentals of everyday instruments and appliances and teaches children how they work, such as how a vacuum cleaner is able to suck up dirt and what makes the bread “pop” from the toaster.

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Format
Pages
32
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about how things work and are madeBooks about technology
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Book details

Publication
Published
August 1, 1997
Publisher
Walker Co
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780802786241

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