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Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless! | 
| Authors: Saul Griffith, Joost Bonsen
Creator: Nick Dragotta
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 166484
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st ptg
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 112
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 006076158X
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.8
EAN: 9780060761585
ASIN: 006076158X
Publication Date: October 23, 2007
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Product Description
Part comic strip and part science experiment, Howtoons shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda bottles, duct tape, mop buckets, and more–to teach kids the "Tools of Mass Construction"! Howtoons are cartoons that teach 8– to 15–year–old readers "how to" build, create, and explore things. Combining a fun, full–color cartoon format and real life science and engineering principles, Howtoons are designed to encourage kids to become active participants in the world around them. Readers meet Tucker and Celine, a lovable brother and sister pair. Sick of watching TV and playing video games, Tucker and Celine decide to conquer every kid's nightmare: the dreaded summer o' boredom. Armed with countless ideas for fun projects, they set out to reclaim the sheer joy of playing. Fifteen practical, build–it–yourself projects are weaved into the Tucker and Celine storyline. With the narrators' help and clear step–by–step instructions, young readers will learn how to set up a workshop, create a marshmallow shooting gun, make ice cream without a freezer, play songs on a turkey baster flute, explore a homemade terrarium, launch a pressure–powered rocket, and more! Utilizing inexpensive, kid–friendly materials, Howtoons will prove that the world at large is infinitely more exciting than anything happening on the TV or computer screen. Plus, each project will provide readers with practical skills and problem solving know–how that they can use in their everyday lives. These funny, interactive Howtoons are sure to inspire independence and creative savvy in young people everywhere.
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An excellent book to get the latest generation excited about science and technology July 24, 2010
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
Since the days of the original "Tom Swift" series of the early 1900's there has been a steady market for stories about young inventors. A subsequent series called "Tom Swift Jr." was published in the 1950's and 1960's and had many of my friends and I hooked on being young inventors. More importantly, the series ignited a passion in us for science and technology and for me it has never died.
There are many wonderful and valuable features about this comic description of two young inventors working at their craft:
*) They are a brother and sister team, so both genders are represented
*) Their inventions are inexpensively within the capability of properly supervised children
*) The devices would be fun to use, who wouldn't have a lot of fun working a gun that shoots high-speed marshmallows?
*) With only a minimum of care, all of the devices are completely safe to use
*) The discussion on which is the better shape for a door in a space capsule is an excellent example of how decisions are reached in a technology context
Given the proper motivation and presentation of technology, young people will get excited about it and want to study it. While this book is in cartoon form, it could be used as a textbook for science projects in late elementary and early middle school.
For the junior experimentor July 18, 2009
Thomas P. Keller (South Bend)
What a great book for kids ages 10+. Using comics to explain scientific principles, and illustrate several genuinely cool projects which can be made with stuff lying around the house. One to get the creative juices going. I hope they come out with a series.
Engaging for the impatient!!! April 1, 2009
Petaluma Mama (Petaluma, CA United States)
My eleven year old read every bit of this book and has completed several projects from it's pages. Engaging pictures and concepts and very straightforward directions.
Howtoons March 20, 2009
X. Hong (Edmond, OK)
We have to own this after borrowing from the library, and my daughter was inspired to create her own comic book as well as making all the fun games suggested in the book.
 Great for kids of all ages - (including adults) January 18, 2009
Inquiring Mind (Alameda, CA)
This book contains science-based projects that are fun for all. Illustrations are comic-book type but are interesting & engaging for a wide range of ages. It demonstrates scientific principles through interesting projects you can do using everyday materials - Mr. Wizard for the 21st century - for those who remember the old TV show.
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