Where do common, everyday items come from? By following children through a typical day starting at breakfast and ending with a bedtime story, the origins of many everyday items are revealed, including: Milk and chocolate Bath water, soap and gasoline Chalkboards and school desks Rice, fish sticks, French fries, bread and sugar Plastic toys and feather bedding. "About the series: " Explore Your World -- a captivating interactive series for young explorers. This new series covers a wide variety of science, nature and technology topics in an innovative and interactive way. The books make use of a profusion of engaging line drawings and colorful illustrations along with delightful pullouts, pop-ups, fold-outs, transparency overlays, reveal wheels, books-within-books and more. Each page offers a surprise for young, curious readers. Lively captions featuring non-technical explanations accompany all the illustrations.