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Toilet: How It Works (2013)

by David Macaulay(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1596437804 (ISBN13: 9781596437807)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

David Macaulay Studio

review 1: This was a nice explanation of how a toilet works. Macaulay wants to produce books that will entice kids to read and he does it in his way. He tells kids how something works. Now he is making these books for the beginning readers and I applaud him for doing that! There are plenty of boys...and girls...who don't want to read fiction about talking animals for example, but want real books about real things. This series will provide them with a great alternative. My only complaint is that this is not a beginning reader but a more advanced reader. On the other hand, I'm not sure how simply you can explain something complicated. Probably about grade 3-4 is the lowest you could go in terms of explaining things. Nonetheless, I hope this is a trend that continues and I hope some ex... morecellent author proves me wrong about grade 3-4 being the lowest reading level you can go with decent nonfiction. This will be an excellent book to hand a struggling reader who has to read a book but hates fiction. I must check and see if we have all of this series because these books will be ideal for Common Core assignments.
review 2: Toilets. We all use them everyday. But most children (and probably plenty of adults) don't know how they work, or what happens after you flush. David Macauley's book takes a look at that process. With a brief introduction to where the waste in your body comes from, Macauley explains what happens next. Using plenty of illustrations, he explains how a tank toilet disposes of waste. Next he follows where it goes, depending on whether you have a septic tank or are on the sewer line. An interesting look at something we all take for granted. Recommended for grades 1-4. less

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