Catherine Thimmesh Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll : The Inventive Rube Goldberg-A Life

A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEMloving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way. Awardwinning author Catherine Thimmeshs irresistibly engaging text and artist Shanda McCloskeys energetic, cartoonstyle artwork introduce readers to the life and creative legacy of Rube Goldberg, the worldfamous inventor of crazy contraptions. A rollicking educational kids book that is part biography, part inspiration, and part physics howto, 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 Goldbergs inventions and puts the tools for making reallife Rube Goldberg machines right into readers hands. Its the perfect thing to spark the imaginations of budding inventors, artists, and thinkers of all agesbecause the most promising relationships with science start not with a textbook but with the willingness to break stuff and ask silly questions! | Catherine Thimmesh Smash, Crash, Topple, Roll : The Inventive Rube Goldberg-A Life