The Secret of Everyday Things

"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, Ashes - 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.