"Backward Science" is a non-fiction book that leads readers through the development of some modern technologies and inventions that we sometimes take for granted. The developments covered in this book include refrigeration, wheels, phones, television, toilets, airplanes, paper, and many others. A two-page spread for each topic includes color art work that depicts times past, found at the top of the pages. The bottom half of each page details information that takes the reader through the development itself, including inventor biographies, science explanations, and historical details. Smaller color illustrations accompany the text in these sections. A glossary, index, and timeline for all the products and processes completes the book.

Children and their families will enjoy reading this book together, although it would also find a happy home in school or classroom libraries. Readers will be amazed at the interesting details that underlie the development of many of the inventions we use today.

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