How Does it Work? - Explore machines and objects, from fridges to fire engines!

<Follow Maddie Moate as she takes a look inside everyday objects and machines - from fridges to fire engines!

Starting in the home, you''ll find out how microwaves heat your food and how smart speakers react to voice commands. Then take a trip to the supermarket and discover how the checkout works, before heading to the playground and learning why a roundabout makes you feel dizzy!

As you learn about difference machines and objects, you''ll go on four mini adventures - from finding missing parts of a toy car, to preparing a birthday picnic. And there are puzzles to solve too, including a spot the difference, a maze and a word ladder.

The marvellous machines featured in this book range from objects in the home (including a smart speaker, a microwave, a dishwasher, a fridge and a toilet!) to machines in the workplace (a dentist''s chair, an X-ray machine, a digger and a fire hose), as well as in the playground, at the shops, on holiday and beyond.

Written and researched by Maddie Moate, the star of CBeebies <>

About the author

Maddie Moate is a BAFTA-winning presenter and YouTuber, passionate about curiosity and inspiring children with the wonders of the world. Maddie's hugely popular YouTube channel, with over 300,000 subscribers, is full of fun, family-focused science videos that have taken her on curious adventures around the world. Maddie regularly appears on CBeebies, and also hosts and performs her own theatre shows and live events.Paul Boston grew up in the English countryside and spent much of his time heading off into the fields and woods exploring and drawing pictures of the wildlife he found. Now, from his country hideaway in South Wales, Paul keeps himself busy illustrating books for young people on subjects including: inventions, airplanes, trains, string and anything else you care to mention.

Product details

• Authors: Maddie Moate
• Assisted by: Boston Paul (Illustration)
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 05.03.2026
• EAN: 9780241779842
• ISBN: 978-0-241-77984-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 232 mm x 285 mm x 5 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Quiz, puzzle; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Games & Activities / Puzzles, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 6 years, Puzzle books (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Puzzles and quizzes