{"id":4456,"date":"2019-09-06T23:03:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4456"},"modified":"2025-03-23T21:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:46:15","slug":"the-secret-of-everyday-things-by-jean-henri-fabre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-secret-of-everyday-things-by-jean-henri-fabre\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret of Everyday Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Secret of Everyday Things<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Jean Henri Fabre<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>Fascinating conversations with Uncle Paul reveal the mysteries behind the dyeing and weaving of cloth, the lighting and heating of homes, the processing involved in bringing oil, coffee, tea, spices, and other foodstuffs to the table, and the power of water in all its manifestations. Excellent as follow-on to The Story Book of Science.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>11-14<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>387 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2008<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span>978-1-59915-252-3 <\/em>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Science and Technology, Science<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Thread 2. Pins 3. Needles 4. Silk 5. Wool 6. Flax and Hemp 7. Weaving 8. Woolen Cloth 9. Moths 10. Napery 11. Calico 12. Dyeing and Printing 13. Dyestuffs 14. Heat-Conduction 15. Human Habitations 16. Clothing 17. Ashes\u2014Potash 18. Soap 19. Fire 20. Matches 21. Wood and Charcoal 22. Coal and Coal-Gas 23. Combustion 24. Heating 25. Lighting 26. Kerosene Oil 27. Glass 28. Iron 29. Rust 30. Tin-Plating 31. Pottery 32. Coffee 33. Sugar 34. Tea <\/em><\/p>\n

35. Chocolate 36. Spices 37. Salt 38. Olive Oil 39. Double Boiler 40. Little Pests 41. Flies 42. The Three States of Matter 43. Distillation 44. Water 45. Water (continued)<\/em> 46. Vinegar 47. The Grist Mill 48. Bread 49. Other Wheat Products 50. Strange Uses of Starch 51. Rice 52. Chestnuts 53. Codfish 54. Air 55. Air (continued)<\/em> 56. Impure Air 57. Germs 58. The Atmosphere 59. Evaporation 60. Humidity in the Atmosphere 61. Rain 62. Snow 63. Ice 64. Pebbles 65. The Force of Steam 66. Sound 67. Sound (continued) <\/em>68. Light<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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