Stuff You Need to Know virtually overflows with illustrations and information about 28 activities and objects from everyday life. In fact, the book is so jam-packed that eight gatefolds provide the extra room needed to explain complex activities.

Each item is on a double-page spread filled edge to edge with informative text in numbered sequence. Accurate, lighthearted illustrations reveal everything a step at a time.

The stuff ranges from taking out the garbage to launching a rocket. Here are some examples:

Electricity – Steam power, turbine, magnet, generator, current, transformer, mains, fuse, meter
Making a Pizza (gatefold): How does a pizzeria deliver a pizza so quickly? Ingredients for the pizza base and topping, what they are, and where they come from.

Microwave Oven – Molecules, waves, cross-section of a microwave oven, protective layer, timer
3D Printer – 3D model, CAD, programming in sections, nozzles, layers, spool, nozzle, acetone
Setting Up a Satellite (gatefold) – SatNet, geostationary, ACTS, transponder, thrusters, parabolic antennae
Solar Panels – Thermal energy, photo voltaic panels, pump, solar energy, solar power stations
Toilet Tank – Float, siphon tank, siphon ball, bowl, flow, suction, piston, valve, water supply pipe
Weather Report – Weather balloons, weather centers, satellites, GTS, supercomputer, chart, forecast.

Stuff You Need to Know! has the fascinating stories behind the everyday activities that we all take for granted. Readers of all ages will be surprised where the answers take them.