From opening the hook-and-loop fastener to access the pages of this book to learning how to use the other fasteners such as a snap, button, and a zipper, this hands-on book helps children develop fine motor skills and practice weather-appropriate independent dressing in an engaging and friendly way. Inspired by the Montessori method of education, this board book focuses on practical, hands-on learning. Young readers learn how to fasten and unfasten a button, zip and unzip a zipper, open and close a snap fastener, and tie and untie a shoelace using a clear, step-by-step approach. My World is an engaging series inspired by the Montessori method of education where each title features hands-on, practical learning. Enthusiastic young learners can explore many exciting topics presented in creative, unique formats.

Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance-which, in turn, can result in great historical shifts. With lively prose and an eye for colorful and unusual details, Le Couteur and Burreson offer a novel way to understand the shaping of civilization and the workings of our contemporary world.

The everyday need for a buttonhook began in the early nineteenth century when it was used, as an accessory to masculine fashion, to fasten stiff leather button-boots. By the 1880s, lines of buttons had become fashionable on ladies' gloves, clothing and footwear. This book describes a variety of sizes, shapes and materials for fashion buttonhooks.