Catherine Thimmesh
Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! : The Inventive Rube Goldberg-A Life...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEMloving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way. Awardwinning author Catherine Thimmeshs irresistibly engaging text and artist Shanda McCloskeys energetic, cartoonstyle artwork introduce readers to the life and creative legacy of Rube Goldberg, the worldfamous inventor of crazy contraptions. A rollicking educational kids book that is part biography, part inspiration, and part physics howto, Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! posits the ultimate question why do anything the simple way? (Especially if, for instance, there is a catapult option?) Because, of course, there are lots of things you can do the simple way Set an alarm, flip a switch, open a door, toast some bread . . . But what if, instead, you did things the Rube Goldberg way? Endlessly entertaining, needlessly complex, and achieving a delicate balance of physics, humor, and excitement! The book includes an overview of the six simple machines that power most of Goldbergs inventions and puts the tools for making reallife Rube Goldberg machines right into readers hands. Its the perfect thing to spark the imaginations of budding inventors, artists, and thinkers of all agesbecause the most promising relationships with science start not with a textbook but with the willingness to break stuff and ask silly questions!
Binding: Hardback;56 pages; Publisher: Abrams and Chronicle Books IWUK; Classification: YBC; Weight: 634 g; Dimensions: 285 x 247 x 10
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A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEMloving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way. Awardwinning author Catherine Thimmeshs irresistibly engaging text and artist Shanda McCloskeys energetic, cartoonstyle artwork introduce readers to the life and creative legacy of Rube Goldberg, the worldfamous inventor of crazy contraptions. A rollicking educational kids book that is part biography, part inspiration, and part physics howto, Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! posits the ultimate question why do anything the simple way? (Especially if, for instance, there is a catapult option?) Because, of course, there are lots of things you can do the simple way Set an alarm, flip a switch, open a door, toast some bread . . . But what if, instead, you did things the Rube Goldberg way? Endlessly entertaining, needlessly complex, and achieving a delicate balance of physics, humor, and excitement! The book includes an overview of the six simple machines that power most of Goldbergs inventions and puts the tools for making reallife Rube Goldberg machines right into readers hands. Its the perfect thing to spark the imaginations of budding inventors, artists, and thinkers of all agesbecause the most promising relationships with science start not with a textbook but with the willingness to break stuff and ask silly questions!
Binding: Hardback;56 pages; Publisher: Abrams and Chronicle Books IWUK; Classification: YBC; Weight: 634 g; Dimensions: 285 x 247 x 10
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Catherine Thimmesh
Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! : The Inventive Rube Goldberg-A Life...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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