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TECHNOLOGY

Macaulay, David

Toilet: How It Works

32 pp. | Square Fish/David Macaulay Studio | September, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-779-1 $15.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-59643-780-7 $3.99

(2) K-3 My Readers series. With Sheila Keenan. In this beginning reader/nonfiction chapter book, clear step-by-step directions and unobstructed diagrams and cross sections outline how waste is produced by the body, disposed of through a toilet, sent to either a septic tank or sewer system, and purified. Macaulay's humor is evident as he reminds readers that the language of science can be both precise and lively. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013