STEM & STEAM

Humans have a complex relationship with the planet Earth. Life depends on the planet's natural resources. Yet human activity has led to many environmental issues. Industry pollutes land, air, and water. Agriculture uses up clean water. In the...

What makes something "smart?" In the Exploring the Internet of Things series, readers discover how inanimate objects, from watches to home speakers to even t-shirts, help people get things done better, faster, and smarter. How can a ring book an Uber?...

For many kids, it’s hard to imagine life before computers and the internet. Travel back in time with this exciting series to find out where people got the news, how they communicated with friends, and what they did for fun. Easy-to-read text and...

Join magical pet vets--Taye, Marta, and Emily--on their wild adventures with some of the magical world's most misunderstood creatures, including: a crocodingo, a phoenix, a sniffler, a sphinx, a unicorn, and a yeti. These creatures have problems, and the...

People are connected to the environment in many important ways. This series examines how humans have affected our planet, along with the actions people are taking to help protect the environment. Each book includes a table of contents, fun facts, a...

Have you ever wondered how web pages are built? Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including...

You can make a lot of interesting things with old T-shirts and a few craft supplies. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete...

With Bloxels, users can use colored blocks to design their own video games, then play the games on a tablet computer. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images...

Creating animated movies is easier than ever using stop-motion techniques and everyday technology. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how...

Designing and playing your own board games can be a lot of fun. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional...

The Coding Onstage book presents early learners with a theater story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates, movement, sprite...

The Coding on the Playground book presents early learners with a playground story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates,...

The Coding in the Science Lab book presents early learners with a science lab story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates,...

The Coding in the City book presents early learners with a city story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates, movement, sprite...

The Coding in the Cafeteria book presents early learners with a cafeteria story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates,...

The Coding at the Zoo book presents early learners with a zoo story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates, movement, sprite...

The Coding at the Water Park book presents early learners with a water park story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates,...

The Coding at the Grocery Store book presents early learners with a grocery story challenge they can solve using Scratch 3. Simple text and instructional images guide students to deepen their understanding of coding. Readers learn about coordinates,...

Have you ever wondered what's inside of your favorite electronic toys? Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional...

With Squishy Circuits, you can create your own electrical circuits using soft, squishy dough. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete...

Sphero is a robotic ball that can be controlled using a tablet or smartphone. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities...

Making slime isn't just fun. It's also a great way to learn about chemistry! Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities...

With a little creativity, it is easy to turn old or unwanted toys into fun new inventions. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to...

All it takes to create your own exciting puppet show is the right lighting and a good stage. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to...

Makers and inventors rely on prototypes to test out and refine their projects. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities...

Making the perfect paper airplane can be a lot of fun. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including...

An Ozobot is a small robot designed to follow user-created paths. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional...

Makey Makey is a kit that helps you turn everyday objects into touchpads that control your computer's keyboard. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show...

At makerspaces, makers of all kinds share tools and knowledge to help each other complete projects. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to start their own makerspaces. Large, colorful images show...

At MakerFests, makers of all kinds come together to show off their projects and share knowledge with the public. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to host their own MakerFests. Large, colorful...

With LittleBits, you can build your own electronic devices using modules that snap together easily with magnets. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show...

LEGO WeDo enables students to build and program their own robots. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional...

Using just a few basic components, it is easy to create customized electric jewelry. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete...

ScratchJr is a beginner's programming language that is fun and easy to use. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities...

Blockly is a fun, graphical programming language designed to get kids interested in creating their own computer programs. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful...

Simple, everyday cardboard can be a powerful tool for creating new things. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities...

3D printers can turn any idea into a real, three-dimensional object you can hold in your hand. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to...

Junior explorer Mario Vespi is setting off on a tour into uncharted waters. But how will he record and communicate the wonders he sees? Mario must use his writing skills to help make sense of his adventures. Readers will learn various skills and tips to...

Some kids collect and train battling monsters, but 10-year-old Clay collects Reading Skills. Each of these tiny creatures has a different ability that can be used to battle challenging texts. If Clay can master them all, she just might become a reading...

Young Tommy Pail has earned his spot as the heir to Winston Wordy’s wondrous sentence factory. However, there are yet more parts of speech he must master if he is to take over the business. Readers will learn how to use adjectives and adverbs,...

Winston Wordy, the mysterious owner of Wordy’s Sentence Factory, invites a group of children to visit his magical facility. But, this is more than just a tour of his amazing collection of nouns and verbs. Willy is preparing to retire, and he will...

When you're hungry, you need a sandwich. When you want to communicate, you need a sentence. Period and his apprentice Comma run a sentence delivery and repair service. Call them if you get in trouble. They can put together a sentence to get you out of...

At Hardword’s Magic Academy, the students learn how to use words to perform amazing tricks. But, you have to be careful what you say! Words can have multiple meanings, and new words can be confusing, leading to unexpected adventures. Readers will...

The famous word detective William Word Sleuth sets out to solve the kidnapping of a special victim—his own father. He and his dog Scout will have to use every tool at their disposal to decipher the clues and save the day. Readers will learn how to...

There’s trouble at the library! A vandal has removed words from the books and scattered them about. To repair the damage—and catch the culprit—the librarian will have to enlist the assistance of the famous word detective William Word...

The letter Y has headed off a war between the consonants and vowels. Now, all the letters must learn to work together as they join Y in the search for his long-lost father—the mysterious letter X. Readers will learn common vowel teams, consonants...

The mysterious letter Y visits the Kingdom of Consonants to learn about this strange place. But, when Y escapes to the Land of Vowels with a royal prisoner, the consonant king declares war. Y must work with both consonants and vowels to bring peace...

Meet Bone and Muscle without them we wouldn't be able to sit, stand, or walk! Readers will join colorful characters to learn about how their skeletal and muscular system supports them. Along the way they'll be introduced to bone marrow, osteoblasts,...

Meet your lungs they help your body take in oxygen! Join colorful characters as they learn how the respiratory system helps to provide cells with the oxygen they need to survive. Readers will learn about respiration, carbon dioxide, diaphragm, lungs,...

Meet your brain they help to direct your movements, focus your eyes, contract your muscles, and sense your surroundings! Join colorful characters as they explore how the nervous system and brain manage to do all this! Readers will learn about the spinal...

Meet the endocrine system it helps regulate your body's many functions! Join colorful characters as they explore how glands regulate the body's systems by releasing hormones. Readers will learn about life cycles, hormones, the reproductive system,...

Meet the digestive system it helps you process tasty foods! Join colorful characters as they explore how the human body removes wastes and gains energy from food. Readers will learn about nutrition, digestion, the mouth, stomach, liver, small intestine,...

Meet your heart they help deliver blood to your entire body! Join them as they introduce readers to the circulatory system and the lifegiving power of blood. This colorful graphic novel will introduce students to red blood cells, platelets, white blood...

Join a group of white blood cells as they work to protect your body from harmful invaders! Readers will join the cells as they learn about the immune system, antibodies, microbes, infections, disease, pandemics, viruses, and bacteria. Students will learn...

Have you ever wondered what your body is made out of? What about how tiny cells create huge organisms? This colorful graphic novel will help you answer those questions by introducing cell structures, organelles, tissues, organs, and the digestive,...

Meet Sound they're a form of energy that we can hear! Sound is here to explain where they come from and how humans can hear. Readers will learn about sound waves, the anatomy of the ear, echo, and why sounds are high or low. They'll meet scientists...

Meet Matter they make up everything that has mass and takes up space! Matter is here to introduce readers to its many properties, including color, texture, size, and shape. Students will shrink down and look inside of matter where they'll learn about...

Meet Matter they make up everything that has mass and takes up space! Matter is here to introduce readers to the states of matter and how it changes. They'll learn about the impacts of heating, cooling, mixing, and separating matter. This colorful...

Meet Magnetism they're the invisible force that causes magnets to work! Magnetism will introduce readers to how magnets function and their relationship with electricity. They'll learn about natural magnetic materials, fields, poles, electromagnetism,...

Meet Light they're the reason we can see the world around us! Light is here to introduce readers to how they help humans. They'll introduce students to absorption and reflection, bending, colors, and invisible light. Readers will learn how the eye works...

Meet Heat they're one of the reasons why life can exist on Earth! Heat is here to introduce readers to thermal energy and its many uses. Students will learn about the sources of heat, expansion, contraction, conduction, convection, conductors, and...

Meet Gravity they're the force that keeps our feet on the ground! They're here to take readers on a journey on Earth and in space to learn about the ways that gravity shapes our reality. Readers will learn about how strength and mass impact gravity, the...

Meet Force and Motion they're here to introduce readers to the world of physical science! Alongside the duo, students will learn about mechanical force, gravity, distance, speed, acceleration, friction, and simple machines. Readers will meet Galileo...

Meet Energy they make everything move and work! Alongside Energy, students will learn the many forms they take, including light, electric, sound, heat, and chemical energy. They'll be introduced to the difference between kinetic and potential energy and...

Meet Electricity they're a form of energy who's here to teach readers about the uses and sources of electricity! Students will learn about how electricity is generated and how humans utilize energy by creating a current. They'll be introduced to...

Meet Subtraction they help us find the difference between two amounts! Subtraction is here to explain this core concept of mathematics to students through colorful and engaging examples. Readers will be introduced to counting back, number lines, and...

Have you ever wondered where numbers come from or why we use a base ten system? Ever thought about what ancient counting systems looked like? This books seeks to answer those questions! The colorful characters in this engaging graphic novel will...

Meet Multiplication they help you add up groups of numbers! Multiplication might seem tough, but this colorful character is here to help simplify things for students. Readers will be introduced to the basics of multiplication as they learn to group up...

Meet Fraction they're part of a whole! Join colorful characters as they introduce readers to the mathematical concept of fractions. They'll teach students about writing fractions, common fractions, denominators, and comparing fractions. Readers will...

Meet Division they help to separate groups into equal parts! Division might seem tough, but this colorful character is here to help simplify things for students. Alongside Addition and Subtraction, Division walks students through division problems using...

Meet Addition they join numbers together! Addition is here to explain this core concept of mathematics to students through colorful and engaging examples. Readers will be introduced to counting, adding groups of tens, doubles, and matching. Activities...

Join Geology as they take readers on a trip around the world! Students will visit all of Earth's continents as they learn about physical, cultural, and political regions. They'll learn about what makes every continent unique by boating down the Nile in...

Meet Ocean they make up 70 percent of Earth's surface! Alongside Ocean, readers will be introduced to the world's oceans and seas. They'll learn about the layers of the ocean and explore the deepest, leastexplored recesses of the Mariana Trench...

Meet Map they're here to guide readers on a journey around Earth. Alongside Map, students will learn about the different ways we represent land on thematic, inventory, and topographic maps. Readers will be introduced to how to read a map using scales,...

Meet Land, the part of Earth that we live on! Alongside Land, readers will learn about the layers of Earth, different landforms, and the continents. Students will go on a journey around the world they'll meet penguins in Antarctica, climb Mount Fuji in...

Meet Earth, the planet we call home! Earth is here to introduce readers to geography and the ways in which humans shape the planet we live on. Students will journey all the way back to early human history as they learn about our relationship with the...

Meet Fresh Water they're here to introduce you to one of Earth's most valuable resources. Alongside of Fresh Water, students will learn about where to find Earth's drinkable water and the water cycle that creates it. Readers will learn about lakes,...

Meet Earth, the colorful planet that we call home! Though you may not see it, Earth is constantly changing all around you. This graphic novel will introduce readers to the way Earth is changing due to erosion, deposition, weathering, and more. They'll...

Meet Earth, the colorful planet that we call home! Earth is here to introduce readers to many of its features, including layers, seasons, rotation, tilt, orbit, and location in the galaxy. Students will dig into Earth's crust, dive into the hydrosphere,...

Meet Climate they're here to introduce you to the wide variety of climates and biomes that exist across Earth. Alongside Climate, readers will learn about the average weather in different locations and the main factors that influence this. They'll be...

Meet Atmosphere they're here to introduce you to weatherrelated concepts. Atmosphere will teach readers about their different layers and explain how the weather changes. Students will learn about how air pressure, temperature, and humidity can create...

Meet Coin they're here to teach readers about money. Colorful characters will introduce students to the history of money and its importance in society today. They'll learn about different currencies, retail banks, value, ecommerce, cryptocurrency, and...

Meet Coin they're here to teach readers about responsibly spending money. Students will learn about goods and services, supply and demand, spending choices, budgeting, and debt. This colorful graphic novel uses illustrations to help introduce economic...

Meet Piggy Bank they're here to teach readers about saving money. Piggy introduces students to the importance of saving up for important purchases. They'll learn about savings plans, budgeting, debit and credit cards, and bank accounts. This colorful...

Meet Credit Card they're here to teach readers about managing credit! Students will learn about applying for a credit card, bills, loans, interest, and maintaining good credit. This colorful graphic novel uses illustrations to help introduce economic...

Meet Stock they're here to teach readers about investing! Students will learn about bonds, stocks, diversification, and businesses. This colorful graphic novel uses illustrations to help introduce economic concepts to readers. A handy glossary at the...

Meet Coin they're here to teach readers how they can make money of their own. Students will learn about the importance of training and education, different careers, supply and demand, profit, and taxes. This colorful graphic novel uses illustrations to...

Meet Donny they're here to teach readers about the importance of donating money. Students will learn about different kinds of donations and the way that money can support others around the world. This colorful graphic novel uses illustrations to help...

Meet Bo he wants to work in finance when he grows up! Bo will introduce readers to a variety of fields and careers, including accounting, bookkeeping, banking, business, and insurance. This colorful graphic novel uses illustrations to help introduce...

Meet Web they're an important part of the internet! Alongside Web, readers will learn about how computers are able to access the internet. They'll be introduced to LAN, WAN, computer networks, hardware, servers, web browsers, and internet applications...

Meet Stack they're a data structure that helps programmers store information. Alongside Stack, readers will learn how data is stored and organized. They'll be introduced to arrays, stacks, queues, sets, and hashes. Students can use the included website...

Meet Flow they're the order in which computers follow a computer program's steps! Flow will introduce readers to the importance of order in coding. Alongside of colorful characters, readers will learn about control flow, loops, conditions, sequencing,...