A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

David Macaulay’s books explore the inner workings of everything from cathedrals to toilets. The celebrated Norwich author does so “with a writer’s grace” and “an engineer’s clarity,” according to the ...

Kids are fascinated with how things work. This fascination is a natural, developmentally appropriate part of childhood. Two new children’s books celebrate all things machine. These books are ...