Metals
By: by Neil Morris.
Series: Materials that matter
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781599205069
Subjects: Metals -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "Discusses metals as a material, including historical uses, current uses, mining and manufacturing, and recycling"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What are metals?; title: Material times; title: Metals and machines; title: How we use modern metals; title: Mining metal ore; title: Making steel; title: Mixing metals; title: Shaping metals; title: Precious metals; title: Metals for strength and beauty; title: Recycling tins and cans; title: Scrap metal; title: Metals in the future.