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Chris Oxlade
Dear Chris Oxlade:
I'm very pleased to announce that the October 2007 issue of our online book review magazine "Reviewer's Bookwatch" features a review of "Hot Topics Great Inventions".
Here is the review:
Reviewer's Bookwatch: October 2007
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575
Molly's Bookshelf
Hot Topics Great Inventions
Chris Oxlade
Alligator Books Limited
Guild House, Arcadia Avenue London N3 2JU
1842399373 $2.99 http://www.chrisoxlade.com
Instructive Read … Recommended … 5 stars
Content topics included in this HOT TOPICS Great Inventions volume include: What Makes Things Work, When Was the Wheel Invented, What Were the Earliest Boats Like, How Were Planes Invented, When Was The Microscope Invented, How is Cloth Made, When Was the Clock Invented, Who Invented Printing, How is Sound Recorded, When Was The Telephone Invented, How Was Television Invented, When Was the Computer Invented, How Have Inventions Changed Our Lives, Are All Inventions Successful, Index.
As with other Hot Topics books each topic is shown across a two page spread. Each topic is richly illustrated with colored drawings as well as small 'sound bite' facts scattered amidst the images.
Introduced first is a spread re what makes things work, it is the foundation for inventions to follow. Wind machines, water wheels, turbines, windmills, all guide young readers to a better understanding that before engines were invented nature was the only source of power available. Animal, wind and water were utilized by our ancestors; they continue to be used in many areas of the world today.
My resident critics – 4th grade settled in for a 'listening for a purpose' session. The kids take their job as student critics very seriously. They listen intently, study illustrations, discuss the work's suitability for use in our classroom, or another and of
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how to contact Chris Oxlade
Dear Chris Oxlade
My 6 year old son is VERY avid reader and just read your book "the Mystery of Black Holes". He would LOVE to send you (via mail or email) his theory on black holes. He already described in detail the picture he plans to draw and what it all means to him. Page 29 of the book asks readers "what do you think" - and he would like to tell you what he thinks! Please let me know if there is a way we could contact the author. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Carson's mom (Andrea)
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Looking for an old copy
Chris
I am looking for a how to book printed in 1984. How to Build a computer Comtrolled robot for the commodore 64, VIC 20, Spectrum, Bbc. I am very interested in finding a copy. any help you can point me in would be greatly appriciated.
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how do you write your storys
how do you write thoes storys
ther so hard how do you do it
from your
friend jarrod
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how old are you
excusme chris my i ask how
old are you
sunserle your jarrod
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how many books have you made
how many books have you writen
my most intoresting book is
the mystery of the haunted
houses right now i am reading
the mystery of the bermuda triangle
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Dear Mr. Oxlade
I'm doing a report for National History Day in school. I read your books relating to chemicals and elements and I was wondering if you could help answer some of my questions in my research. I'm specifically looking for information on the history and origins of steelmaking and the uses of iron and steel from the ancient world to the Age of Enlightenment. I am also looking to find any sort of primary source (or secondary source) relating to the history of iron and steel. Any information and assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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What's with your Question and Answer Encyclopedia The USA Book?
Hi,
I purchased a book that you wrote titled, “Question & Answer Encyclopedia USA”. It has ISBN number 1-40545-169-6. This books is riddled with errors of fact. When I sat down to read it to my children, I literally had to stop in order not to feed them inaccurate history about the United States. Take one example: on page 85 of the book the 13 original colonies are incorrectly listed (you include Maine and Vermont when you should have South and North Carolina). Another example: on that same page a paragraph suggests that the Seven Years’ War was fought over the fur trade. This is, of course, not true as it was a global conflict between France and Great Britain with a small part of the war fought in North America (called the French and Indian war) but having nothing to do with the fur trade. Page 80 mentions that New York was named for York, a city in England; however, again, this is wrong. New York was named for the Duke of York after the British removed the Dutch in 1625. We’ve only read a couple of pages and we’ve already encountered all of these errors.
How do you remedy this problem? The book you published is useless to me as I can’t trust having my kids read anything in it. Where did you find the authors of this book?
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