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Smash, crash, topple, roll! : the inventive Rube Goldberg : a life in comics, contraptions, and six simple machines Cover Image Book

Smash, crash, topple, roll! : the inventive Rube Goldberg : a life in comics, contraptions, and six simple machines / by Catherine Thimmesh ; illustrated by Shanda McCloskey.

Inventive Rube Goldberg (portion title)
Life in comics, contraptions, and six simple machines (portion title)
Thimmesh, Catherine, (author.). McCloskey, Shanda, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A joyfully illustrated picture book biography of Rube Goldberg for STEM-loving children and the many people who enjoy doing simple tasks the hard way - plus an introduction to the six simple machines. Award-winning author Catherine Thimmesh and artist Shanda McCloskey introduce readers to Rube Goldberg's life and creative legacy, and put the tools for making real-life Rube Goldberg machines in their hands. Part biography, part inspiration, and part physics how-to, this book will light a fire in budding inventors, artists, and thinkers of all ages"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781452144221
  • ISBN: 1452144222
  • Physical Description: 53 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 x 29 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-53).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8 to 12. Chronicle Books.
Grades 4-6. Chronicle Books.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection

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Subject:
Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970 > Juvenile literature.
Cartoonists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Simple machines > Juvenile literature.
Machinery > Juvenile literature.
Inventions > Juvenile literature.
Creative thinking > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.
Picture books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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