Build it yourself

Presents more than twenty-five hands-on building projects and activities related to the solar system, accompanied by informative text about the sun, the planets and their moons, meteors and coments, and tools that astronomers and astronauts have used to study the solar system.

Presents information and hands-on activities related to life in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Explore math through thirty-one hands-on building projects and activities.

"Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration" offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Readers ages 9-12 can delve into the expeditions of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Hern̈еan Corẗеes, and more. Using common household items and minimal supervision, kids enjoy 22 hands-on activities to help them learn about these legendary...

Introduces the individuals who led the Industrial Revolution and how their innovations impacted the lives of everyone.

Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements from ancient aqueducts to the Suez Canal and the Hoover Dam. Includes activities and projects to encourage children to explore the engineering process.

Explores key types of skyscrapers throught the world, discussing materials and construction technologies as well as the function and locations of important skyscrapers.

Takes readers through the process of creating imaginary realms with their own laws, history, culture, and currency, explaining how to create authentic-looking artifacts while inventing unique languages, food, holidays, and clothing.

In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids apply science and math skills to create prototypes for bridges, instruments, alarms, and more. Prototypes are preliminary models used by engineers -- and kids--to evaluate ideas and to better understand how things work.

"If our vision improved one million times, we would be able to see microbes in the air, on our skin, in the soil, in water, and on food! In Microbes: Discover an Unseen World, readers journey through microscopic worlds that collide with our own on a daily basis to encounter bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, and archaea,"--page [4] of cover.

"In Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, readers ages 9 - 12 explore the engineering and innovation that come from the natural world around us and use their own interactions with nature to inspire new designs. Introduces bioengineering, which combines life sciences and engineering to inspire scientific discovery and the invention of new technologies. Includes recent relevant topics in the news while providing a historical perspective...

Explains how and why such documents as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights still have an important impact on our country today --Source other than Library of Congress.

Learn about earthquakes and volcanoes and how the earth's surface is always changing.