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Hobbyists and tinkerers design new robots for fun, to race with each other, and even to engage in robot battles. Hobby and Competition Robots introduces readers to examples of these robots, the challenges faced by their designers, and the advances that...

Ticket to Ride(TM) is a board game that's sold over 18 million copies. In this thrilling, 100% official narrative adventure, 12-year-old Teddy Hart accidentally boards the wrong train, but it's not just any ol' train, it's a high-speed bullet train...

The second volume in the Minecraft warrior adventure series follows Runt and Blurp on their quest into the Nether to face the impossible task of defeating an Ender Dragon. Cube Kid's bestselling characters come to life for young readers along with fun...

An all-new Minecraft warrior adventure series for young readers from bestselling author Cube Kid! A Minecraft Movie opens in theaters April 4, 2025! A Noob's Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior combines the familiar narrative and characters of the illustrated...

Back to the Future meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in this original, poignant, race-against-time story about a boy who travels back to 1984 to save his father's life. My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty-nine and again four...

Here comes the future! The world's coolest technology comes to life with fun, hands-on experiments for kids. - Test solar power with milk jugs and balloons - Understand genome technology with food coloring - Launch your own "microsatellites" into...

Have you ever stared in wonder at huge suspension bridge or a towering sky scraper? Then structural engineering might just be the career path for you! Learn the basics from a real-life expert and get some hands-on experience. The world of electrical...

A charming counting book filled with artful papercut illustrations for the whole family to read before bed. How many are on the bed? How many are below? Five on the Bed counts to five with young readers as they follow the clever yet simple story of a...

Sail across sanddunes and streams on a handmade boat in Book 3 of the Challenge Islandseries! Finding themselvestransported to a magical island once again, Daniel, Joy, and Kimani emerge froma mysterious cave to see blue waters-they're by the beach! And...

Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these gentle creatures. Sandra Markle takes readers behind the scenes to see how civilians,...

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Throughout history, scientists such as Marie Curie and Isaac Newton recorded their hypotheses and predictions, kept track of data during experiments, and protected precious samples from the field in journals. This instructive volume covers the four main...

Women were not allowed to attend academic institutions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but many were highly educated and contributed significantly to understanding laws of science and nature. Many are unfamiliar with the women who were...

Moving water is one of the most incredible forces on Earth. Just think of the power behind a tsunami or waterfall. Harnessing the power of water is nothing new. People have been using water wheels to power mills for thousands of years. Today,...

Knowledge of ancestral species and of the places in which humans evolved provides context for an understanding of human genetic and evolutionary relationships with other species. Knowing how early humans survived and how they used available resources...

As the study of the diverse environments and places of Earth's surface, geography seeks to answer the questions of why things are as they are, where they are. This insightful volume delves into physical geography, which is concerned with places, and...

One little girl finds it easy to speak up, make new friends, and shoo away the monsters under her bed when she has a great big lion by her side. Next to her lion, nothing is scary--not even broccoli. But when a classmate tells her the lion is only in her...

Computer programming is a popular STEM field today, but it is not a new discipline. In fact, Ada Lovelace wrote what some consider to be the first computer program in the 1800s! Readers discover this and other important facts about Lovelace's life in...

Water is one of the more essential components needed to sustain life on Earth. All water on the planet in all its states--frozen, liquid, and gaseous--make up the hydrosphere. Readers of this captivating volume will learn that liquid water not only...

Earth's lithosphere is the rigid, outer part of the planet, including the crust and upper mantle. Readers of this informative guide will learn about the types of rock, including igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary, that make up the lithosphere--and how...

Albert Einstein has been an influential figure in the development of modern physics since his paper on the theory relativity was published in Annalen der Physik in 1905. This biography explores Einstein's younger years, his struggle to get published, his...

Bring astronomy down from the mountaintops and into the backyard with this one-stop stargazing manual from Sir Patrick Moore and Pete Lawrence, stars of the BBC's The Sky at Night. This book is an introduction to how to practice astronomy in the digital...

Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book gives readers unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of some of the great men and women who have helped shape the modern world. The book transports the reader back in time to share the excitement and...

This intriguing book delves into twenty of the most fascinating, far-reaching, and timely questions in popular science. Three experienced science writers go in pursuit of the answers for anyone who has ever wondered who we are, why we are here, and what...

This is an accessible introduction to the history of the universe that tells the story of the universe from the moment time and space came into existence at the Big Bang, through to the infinite future and the ultimate fate that awaits us. Readers will...

By unraveling the fascinating evolution of mathematics, from its earliest beginnings to the most important modern breakthroughs, this book makes mathematics accessible and enjoyable. Readers will learn sine from cosine, understand the difference between...

The enigmatic depths of Earth's oceans have long eluded humanity, but as our technology increases, so does our ability to explore these mysterious waters. This information-rich book introduces readers to the brilliant engineering behind submarines, the...

Jason is ready to win the famous golden fenders, but it's not going to be easy. He has to take on the likes of Perseus and The Hydra in a freestyle event. While he is doing wheelies and donuts, one evil official is trying to make sure Jason gets crushed...

Atlanta is the fastest truck in the world, and she it out to prove it. It's not going to be easy with every hero and monster truck challenging her for the title. And with each race she wins, her challengers get more devious in their attempts to stop her...

Hercules and Theseus are trying to earn bragging rights of who is the best hero truck of all time. So they challenge each other to a race through the Underworld, the most dangerous place in the world. The obstacles and challenges they face are extra...

Odysseus along with the most famous hero monster trucks gather in the city of Troy to take part in an epic competition. The event includes racing, tug-of-war, and car crushing events. Odysseus will face fierce competition from the likes of Cyclopes and...

Readers can safely tag along on a dangerous mission with U.S. Special Ops in Afghanistan. They'll learn what it takes to be a member of special ops today, how members work as teams, and how special ops work with other countries around the globe.

To find the evil Mr. Bones, Mike and Shannon will have to follow the fossils--even if it leads them to an ancient dinosaur graveyard in Antarctica! (Hint: it does.) Because of continental drift, the dinosaur fossils Mr. Bones thought were in Australia...

At a birthday party, Sophie feels jealous when her friend gets a present that she's been wanting in this eleventh charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series! Sophie is so excited to go to her friend Ellie's birthday party. She loves birthday...

Award-winning biographer Elizabeth Rusch and two-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Marjorie Priceman team up to tell the inspiring story of the invention of the world's most popular instrument: the piano. Bartolomeo Cristofori coaxes just the right sounds...

Did you know Jeff Kinney posted sections of Diary of a Wimpy Kid on a website long before it became a book? Discover how an aspiring cartoonist went on to become a bestselling children's author.

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Tanya is a huge fan of horror author Joel Southland...AND he's coming to visit her school! Even though she is his biggest fan, she barely gets a chance to say hello. But he does give her a signed bookmark: For Tanya. Stay Scared! Reading later that...

Dragged fresh from the grave and pulled out of the haunted corners of a school locker, these thirteen new stories are a nod to the storytelling style of Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone. Most kids don't have to stress about things like exotic...