Why do we need materials? We need them to make everything we use.

What's It Made Of? shows you how materials such as wood, metal, glass and wool are used to make nearly everything around us. Lively text, bright pictures and fun puzzles will help you learn all about materials.

Part of the series Now You Know Science - 6 titles that cover fun science topics.

This book is part of a book series called Now You Know Science .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Terry Jennings is a Full-time freelance author and photographer. He specialises in factual books for children and teachers.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Materials everywhere
• 2: Plastic
• 3: Metal
• 4: Clay
• 5: Wood
• 6: Paper
• 7: Glass
• 8: What you wear
• 9: Plastic clothes
• 10: The right materials
• 11: Recycling
• 12: Things to do
• 13: Glossary
• 14: Index