The Secret of Everyday Things: Unabridged

The Secret of Everyday Things by Jean-Henri Fabre provides simple explanations for children about basic materials, their use and impacts.

Contents:

• Thread
• Pins
• Needles
• Silk
• Wool
• Flax and Hemp
• Weaving
• Woolen Cloth
• Moths
• Napery
• Calico
• Dyeing and Printing
• Dyestuffs
• Heat-Conduction
• Human Habitations
• Clothing
• Ashesamp;mdash;Potash
• Soap
• Fire
• Matches
• Wood and Charcoal
• Coal and Coal-Gas
• Combustion
• Heating
• Lighting
• Kerosene Oil
• Glass
• Iron
• Rust
• Tin-Plating
• Pottery
• Coffee
• Sugar
• Tea
• Chocolate
• Spices
• Salt
• Olive Oil
• Double Boiler
• Little Pests
• Flies
• The Three States of Matter
• Distillation
• Water
• Vinegar
• The Grist Mill
• Bread
• Other Wheat Products
• Strange Uses of Starch
• Rice
• Chestnuts
• Codfish
• Air
• Impure Air
• Germs
• The Atmosphere
• Evaporation
• Humidity in the Atmosphere
• Rain
• Snow
• Ice Pebbles
• The Force of Steam
• Sound
• Light