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  • Garbage

    Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out with 25 Projects

    by Donna Latham ...
    Illustrated by Beth Hetland ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Kids become "rubbish warriors" in Garbage: Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out. Encouraged to think about the choices they make that generate garbage in the first place, readers learn ways to reduce, reuse, recycle—and rethink their actions. Along the way, kids explore the science of garbology, discover fascinating information archaeologists learn by excavating middens, and use projects ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mapping and Navigation

    Explore the History and Science of Finding Your Way with 20 Projects

    Illustrated by Beth Hetland ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    How did we get from 20-foot-long maps to GPS devices small enough to fit in the palm of our hands? How does GPS work and what can it tell us? How do ancient mapmaking techniques used by the Romans and Greeks influence the satellite technologies we use today? The history of mapmaking is full of remarkable characters who charted the unknown with an ever-changing set of tools. In Mapping and ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Native Americans

    Discover the History & Cultures of the First Americans With 15 Projects

    by Kim Kavin ...
    Illustrated by Beth Hetland ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Explore how the first Americans, faced with varying climates in a vast land hundreds and thousands of years ago, developed everything we take for granted today: food supplies, shelter, clothing, religion, games, jewelry, transportation, communication, and more.Native Americans: Discover the History and Cultures of the First Americans uses hands-on activities to illuminate how the Native Americans ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Backyard Biology

    Investigate Habitats Outside Your Door with 25 Projects

    by Donna Latham ...
    Illustrated by Beth Hetland ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    BIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF LIFELife is everywhere, thriving in the city and in the country, teeming in ecosystems around the planet—in deserts, oceans, and even the Arctic. And life is right outside your door! Backyard Biology invites children ages 9 and up to investigate living things—especially in yards, parks, nature areas, and playgrounds. Trivia and fun facts bring animals, plants, and ... Read more

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    Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects

    by Kathy Ceceri ...
    Illustrated by Chad Thompson ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    For anyone who's ever dreamed of ruling over their own empire, here's your chance! Micronations are imaginary countries that have a lot of the same things as real ones: laws, customs, history, and their own flags, coins, and postage stamps. Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture takes readers step-by-step to create their own unique realm, using examples from real nations, micronations, ... Read more

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  • A Little Bit of Dirt

    55+ Science and Art Activities to Reconnect Children with Nature

    Dandelion Bubbles, Rain Drums, Seed Bomb Lollipops and more!Bursting with creative hands-on outdoor science and art activities, A Little Bit of Dirt is full of motivation to get outside and explore. Whether you're investigating the health of your local stream, learning how birds fly, or concocting nature potions, you'll be fostering an important connection with nature. The engaging activities ... Read more

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  • Explore Life Cycles!

    25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments

    Illustrated by Bryan Stone ...
    Series series Explore Your World
    Explore Life Cycles! takes kids on an amazing journey, where they'll learn about the changes plants and animals experience throughout their lives. Kids ages 6–9 will discover what happens inside those magical cocoons to transform a caterpillar into a butterfly. They'll explore how frogs breathe underwater as tadpoles, then use lungs as an adult. Explore Life Cycles! will examine how plants and ... Read more

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  • Into Madness

    Legends & Heroes Issue 4

    Series Book 4 - Stone Marshall's Legends & Heroes
    When does being a Guardian of Minecraft become too much? The Stone Marshall Studio is developing a new series: Legends & Heroes. Created by Stone Marshall, the author of the popular Flynn’s Log series. A hybrid of comic-book style illustrations and short stories. Each issue is fun, challenging, and engaging.  These interrelated  stories follow a series of characters on a journey through life in ... Read more

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  • The Curious Kid's Science Book

    100+ Creative Hands-On Activities for Ages 4-8

    IntroductionMy 5-year-old daughter is playing in our living room, using pieces of wood as ramps for two matchbox cars. These pieces of wood have a nice groove in the middle, making them perfect little ramps. "Mom!" she exclaims "Look! One of the cars falls off the ramp every time, but the other car stays on the whole way down." She sits for a moment, pondering the ramp and the two cars. Then she ... Read more

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  • Who Was Charles Darwin?

    Illustrated by Nancy Harrison ...
    Series series Who Was?
    As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting “useless” experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would ... Read more

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  • Comics

    Investigate the History and Technology of American Cartooning

    Series series Build It Yourself
    Comics have a rich and varied history, beginning on the walls of caves and evolving to the sophisticated medium found on websites today. For a kid, comics can be more than entertainment. Comics can be a lifeline to another world, one in which everyone has the potential to become a superhero and children are welcome to all the power adults have overlooked.Comics: Investigate the History and ... Read more

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  • Robotics

    Discover the Science and Technology of the Future with 20 Projects

    by Kathy Ceceri ...
    Illustrated by Sam Carbaugh ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
    Once, robots were only found in science fiction books and movies. Today, robots are everywhere! They assemble massive cars and tiny computer chips. They help doctors do delicate surgery. They vacuum our houses and mow our lawns. Robot toys play with us, follow our commands, and respond to our moods. We even send robots to explore the depths of the ocean and the expanse of space. In Robotics, ... Read more

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