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product_id: 1693529
title: "First How Things Work Encyclopedia: A First Reference Guide for Inquisitive Minds Hardcover – December 28, 2009"
brand: "dk"
price: "HK$320"
currency: HKD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
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# First How Things Work Encyclopedia: A First Reference Guide for Inquisitive Minds Hardcover – December 28, 2009

**Brand:** dk
**Price:** HK$320
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** First How Things Work Encyclopedia: A First Reference Guide for Inquisitive Minds Hardcover – December 28, 2009 by dk
- **How much does it cost?** HK$320 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2022*

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    He loves telling his dad and I about all the cool things he reads about in these books
  

*by D***Y on Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2015*

My 7 year old is always asking questions about everything and I don't always know the answers to all his questions so I bought him several of the DK publishing kids encyclopedia books and he loves all of them! He will flip throught them and read about whatever happens to look interesting to him that day. He loves telling his dad and I about all the cool things he reads about in these books! He is still a bit young to understand everything in the books but with the pictures he is able to see the visuals for a lot of what he reads about and I'm sure as he gets older some of the things he doesn't understand now will make more sense. These books definitly inspire his love for learning and are a great resource to have in the house to answer some of those never ending questions!

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    Does not go into depth that would be educational, and too dry to be entertaining. Misses both marks.
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2015*

I bought this for a nephew hoping for an in depth explanation of mechanical concepts and devices at a child's level of understanding. In my mind I was looking for a modern version "How Things Work", similar to the 1960 version authored by Roger Jean Segalat. This set of volumes was very important to me as a child, and I'm pretty sure they were the inspiration for my successful career as a mechanic/technician. This book is nothing like those books of my childhood.  This more modern How Things Work Encyclopedia does not really go into any detail on how things work, but instead gives a more dumbed-down version for today's less mechanically savvy kids. There is a much greater focus on what things do than how things do the things they do. Sad really.

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