A Wonderleaf question
How are books made?
a real page from the book
Books are made by turning an idea into pages, then printing, folding, binding, trimming, and covering those pages. Writers, editors, illustrators, designers, printers, and machines all help move the book from a computer file to something a child can hold.
One especially neat detail is that printed pages may start out arranged in a strange-looking order. After the big sheet is folded several times, the numbers fall into place, and a jumble becomes a story that opens correctly from front to back.
Wonder words
- editor
- illustrator
- signature
- binding
Try it out
Fold one sheet of paper twice, number the little pages, then cut and refold it into a tiny homemade book.
Read the whole picture book
Watercolour scenes, straight answers, about three minutes cover to cover.
Open the picture bookKeep wondering
- How does a zipper hold together?
- How does a vacuum cleaner pick up dirt?
- How do airplanes fly?
- How do electric cars work?
- How do refrigerators keep food from spoiling?
And the next question?
Ask anything — Wonderleaf writes and illustrates a picture book for it. That's the whole idea.
Ask your own question