Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll! - The Inventive Rube Goldberg A Life in Comics, Contraptions, Six

A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEM-loving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way. Award-winning author Catherine Thimmesh’s irresistibly engaging text and artist Shanda McCloskey’s energetic, cartoon-style artwork introduce readers to the life and creative legacy of Rube Goldberg, the world-famous inventor of crazy contraptions. A rollicking educational kids'' book that is part biography, part inspiration, and part physics how-to, 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 Goldberg’s inventions and puts the tools for making real-life Rube Goldberg machines right into readers’ hands. It’s the perfect thing to spark the imaginations of budding inventors, artists, and thinkers of all ages--because the most promising relationships with science start not with a textbook but with the willingness to break stuff and ask silly questions!

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Thimmesh, Catherine Thimmesh
• Assisted by: Shanda McCloskey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781452144221
• ISBN: 978-1-4521-4422-1
• No. of pages: 56
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; JUVENILE FICTION / General, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Children’s picture books