STEM & STEAM

Today, there are many kinds of trains. From steam engines to maglev trains, they're all amazing pieces of technology that many kids love to learn about. They may carry passengers or freight, but trains have many of the same parts. This title takes young...

Motion is all around us. Learn how it is used in art, technology, and engineering. Five easy-to-read chapters explain the science behind motion, as well as its real-world applications. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats...

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The software industry brings together people, technology, and ideas from around the world to power devices everywhere. This book takes an in-depth look at the resources used to make software and where they come from, the countries that serve as hubs for...

This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.What shapes our planet? Women have been answering the question for centuries on many levels. Scientists such as Marie Curie have investigated the...

This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.Women have led the way in learning about the living things with which we share the planet. They have discovered dinosaur fossils and the tools made...

Inside Maker Comics: Design a Game!, the next volume of First Second's DIY comic series, you'll find step-by-step instructions for six tabletop game design projects! Siblings Shen, Shondra, and Shontoya arrive at Ludum Omega Summer Camp with a passion...

How long would it take to count to a billion without stopping? How many pizzas could a million dollars buy? Big numbers-- like millions, billions, and trillions-- are hard to visualize. In this book, the dynamic duo of David A. Adler and Edward Miller...

Build your own amplifier like experimenter Athanasius Kircher did, or turn the sound of your voice into unusual patterns of art like singer/composer Megan Watts Hughes. This title gives readers both an understanding of the properties of sound and the...

Draw a realistic-looking fossil like paleontologist Mary Anning did and make a plaster cast of it; or make your own terrarium like Doctor Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward to study plants and insects. This title gives readers both an understanding of the properties...

Build a fiber-optic tube to carry light like engineer William Wheeler did, or use the sun to imprint images on objects like pottery-maker Thomas Wedgewood. This title gives readers both an understanding of the properties of light and the skills to...

Build a model hovercraft like engineer Christopher Cockerell did, or a sculpture that moves in the breeze like artist Lin Emery. This title gives readers both an understanding of the properties of forces and the skills to investigate great discoveries...

This wide-ranging series now contains twenty-eight books: four titles in each of six strands addressing technology, earth science, space, government, American history and the human body. Compelling and up-to-date, each title in this open-ended series...

Charlie Piechart's second math mystery takes place at school--when a purple, sparkly cone-shaped princess hat goes missing! Margot needs her hat in time for the school play (today!), so Charlie and his dog companion, Watson, are on the case--finding...

With a dinnertime mystery and 5 hungry suspects, Charlie Piechart makes fractions fun.Charlie Piechart has a piechart for a belly, and it's a belly that's perfect for showing fractions. In his first mystery, perfect for little math enthusiasts, it's...

Women scientists have made key contributions to the pursuit of science and some of the most important discoveries of all time. In Rosalind Franklin, learn how the British biophysicist and X-ray expert chose to pursue a career in science and helped...

This book introduces readers to the developing technology of smartphones, including a wide range of familiar examples and a look at the technology's future. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a...

This book introduces readers to the developments behind GPS technology, including the familiar example of driving with GPS. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic,...

This book introduces readers to the developing technology of electric cars, including a look at the technology's future. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic,...

This book was chosen by the Children's Book Council as a best STEM book of 2017! Meet the women who programmed the first all-electronic computer and built the technological language kids today can't live without in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3...

In this sweet and simple lap board book read-aloud, five restless sheep can't get to sleep until a helpful collie comes to their rescue. A companion to the best-selling Sheep in a Jeep. It's time for bed, but the sheep just can't settle down. Never...

A young mathematical genius from India searches for the secrets hidden inside numbers -- and for someone who understands him -- in this gorgeous picture-book biography. A mango . . . is just one thing. But if I chop it in two, then chop the half in two,...

After waiting millions of years, a T Rex thinks a curious girl might just find the clues he left behind, making his story part of hers. It's been millions of years since this dinosaur has been so excited. There's a girl--a curious girl--exploring the...

It's time for bed, but the sheep just can't settle down. Never fear: a trusty sheepdog is here to help. What will it take to get these restless sheep to bed? A hug? A blanket? A drink of water? Will this dedicated collie ever get these bleating sheep to...

Get the facts on some of nature's most beloved animals and discover the unexpected ways humans and birds are similar in Just Like Us! Birds. Appealing mix of photographs and cartoon illustrations. What animal composes music, decorates its home, weaves,...

A CCBC 2024 Choices for the Picture Books category!A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best!A 2023 Horn Book Best of the Year--Picture Book "A loving tale inventively and informatively told." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A uniquely told story that...

When people say they feel stressed out, what exactly do they mean? This volume looks at the topic of stress from physiological and psychological perspectives to explain what processes in the body and mind create this feeling of stress. It considers...

Today, society exults those who "work on themselves" and commit to self-improvement through changing habits, either by breaking bad ones or making good ones. New Year's resolutions are a major tradition in American culture, and everywhere you look there...

Learn physics on the fly with this activity-based book for ages 12 to 15 that explores the connections between science, sports, and entertainment! Why are you able to jump so much higher from a trampoline than from the ground? What forces are at work...

Find out the science behind your clothes in this fun, interactive book full of hands-on projects for middle schoolers! What kinds of sneakers are you wearing right now? What material is your shirt made out of? And how did all of these clothes and...

As a genre, science fiction has the unique ability to inspire curiosity and deepen the understanding of issues that are facing STEM fields. One of those issues is the possibility of human cloning. This book examines how human cloning has been depicted in...

Behind every website that a user accesses, there is a team of web developers writing markup and coding each page to maximize efficiency and the user experience. In our increasingly technological society, jobs in web development stand out as profitable...

As apps, online shopping, and automated services expand in scope, software engineering, the development, operation, and maintenance of software, is a career growing in scope and salary. While software development may initially evoke images of a high-tech...

As apps, online shopping, and automated services expand in scope, software engineering, the development, operation, and maintenance of software, is a career growing in scope and salary. While "software development" may initially evoke images of a...

Computer science is one of the hottest and most in-demand professional fields. Within computer science, hardware engineering offers many exciting career opportunities, including designing new hardware and managing computer network security. With more...

Computer science is one of the hottest and most in-demand professional fields. Within computer science, hardware engineering offers many exciting career opportunities, including designing new hardware and managing computer network security. With more...

Cells are the basic units of life, but within them are even smaller structures that act as the machinery that keeps us alive. This include the key molecules in cellular biology, deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid--better known as DNA and RNA...

The natural world is wild, but there's order to it too. To understand biological diversity, scientists arrange organisms into groups, a science called taxonomy. This absorbing volume looks at the ways people have tried to classify the living world over...

In Rocks, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such texture and color. A comprehensive back matter feature...