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Summary
The inner workings of a home are laid out for kids in fun, retro illustrations jam-packed with the technology behind everyday life.
How does flipping a switch on the wall make the lights come on? Where does the clean water that flows out of the faucet come from? What is used to keep a home warm? Travel beyond the walls and under the floors of a house to find out more about the electricity, water, and natural gas that make your home work -- and find out how you can do your part to save energy and preserve these resources.
Author Notes
Chris Butterworth is the author of many nonfiction titles for young readers, including See What a Seal Can Do and Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea. She lives in Cornwall, England.
Lucia Gaggiotti is a graphic designer and artist and the illustrator of How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? and Where Did My Clothes Come From? , both written by Chris Butterworth. Lucia Gaggiotti lives in London.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-Butterworth packs a great deal of information into an inviting format. The text and illustrations connect everyday activities to the infrastructure that makes them possible (how electricity is directed to homes to power appliances and gadgets). Every page is full of fascinating details and charts that depict the processes. Children will enjoy identifying the machines and gizmos at the front and back of the book. The cartoonish characters include a variety of ages and ethnic backgrounds, especially in the more domestic scenes. However, those depicted in the workforce are nearly all male. The authors include a page of tips for saving energy and a few sidebars focused on renewable alternatives. Overall, this work presents a great way to assist little ones in understanding the larger world. VERDICT A recommended purchase for individual sharing that is also a great opener for group lessons on everyday technology.-Theresa Muraski, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Library © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In this third collaboration (How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?; Where Did My Clothes Come From?), informative double-page spreads explain how our homes' everyday "magic"--fueled by electricity, water, and natural gas--happens. Retro cartoons, created in mixed media, include clear diagrams that track the flow of utilities. The author's note and appended tips for saving energy reinforce a message of conservation. Ind. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Turn on the faucet, and clean water comes out. Take a drink from the refrigerator, and it's cool and fresh. These things seem like magic but they're not. So how do they happen? So begins Butterworth's latest nonfiction offering, which opens with a charming cross section of a house packed with cheerful cartoon characters (including house pets), each demonstrating the many uses of energy. The following page has a grayed-out version of the same house, only this time layered bold color-coded lines that signify water, electrical, and natural gas routes. Butterworth's concise and straightforward text uses a step-by-step approach to explain the sources of each of these forms of energy for example, how natural gas travels from underground rocks, to chemical plants, to tanks, to your home. Gaggiotti's lively, retro-style illustrations aptly complement Butterworth's educational narrative. The book closes with examples of ways kids can actively do their part to save energy. An ideal book for inquisitive minds.--Lock, Anita Copyright 2017 Booklist
