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Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things - How to Craft Eco-Garments and Sneaky Snack Kits Create Green Cleaners Remake Paper Into Flying Toys Assemble Alternative Energy Science Projects and Construct a Robot Recycle Bin with Everyday Things - cover

Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things - How to Craft Eco-Garments and Sneaky Snack Kits Create Green Cleaners Remake Paper Into Flying Toys Assemble Alternative Energy Science Projects and Construct a Robot Recycle Bin with Everyday Things

Cy Tymony

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC

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The author of the Sneaky Uses series shares creative ways to go green with forty projects that help you reuse, recycle, conserve energy—and have fun! In Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things, Cy Tymony combines his sneaky science known-how with Earth-friendly techniques to offer an all-new volume of easy, fun, and practical projects. With step-by-step instructions and illustrations, you’ll learn how to conserve energy and reduce waste around the home while enjoying the fun of tinkering. With this volume, you can turn ordinary household items into:  ·      A Solar Power Generator  ·      A Robot Recycle Bin  ·      A Sneaky Green Eco-Hat  ·      Animated Origami  ·      And much more!  “Thank you, Cy, for reinvigorating those creative juices [and] opening up the world of tinkering and creativity to a whole new generation of hobbyists looking to get their hands dirty with new and exciting projects." —Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Science Friday
Available since: 03/17/2009.
Print length: 144 pages.

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