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The Secret of Everyday Things

By: Jean-Henri Fabre
Narrated by: Ella Porter, Jean-Henri Fabre
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"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.
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