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Cover: From Idea to Book
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From Idea to Book

From the Series Start to Finish

How is a book made? A writer thinks of a story and writes it down. After a publishing company edits it, an artist will illustrate the story and a designer will put the two together on a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • ATOS: 2.6
  • Dewey: 002
  • Copyright: 2004

From Tree to House

From the Series Start to Finish

How is a house built? Loggers cut down trees that are sent to a sawmill and made into boards. These boards are sent to builders who use them to build the floors, walls, and roof of the house. Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 690'.837
  • Copyright: 2004

From Cement to Bridge

From the Series Start to Finish

How is a bridge built? Cement is mixed with water and rocks to make concrete. The concrete is poured into holes and into blocks that are stacked to make a bridge. Once fences and lights are… Read More →

  • Lexile: 450
  • ATOS: 2.6
  • Dewey: 666'.893
  • Copyright: 2004

From Clay to Bricks

From the Series Start to Finish

How are bricks made? Clay is dug up, crushed, shaped into bricks, and baked. Then, the bricks sent on trucks to builders to use to make beautiful homes, schools, and more. Read More →

  • Lexile: 370
  • ATOS: 2.3
  • Dewey: 666'.737
  • Copyright: 2003

From Wax to Crayon

From the Series Start to Finish

How are crayons made? Clear wax is melted in a factory. Once it's melted, color is added to it, it is poured into crayon-shaped molds, cooled, and wrapped in a paper label. Sorted into sets,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 370
  • ATOS: 2.1
  • Dewey: 688
  • Copyright: 2003