"Take to the skies with How to Build Aircraft. Featuring simple step-by-step instructions, handy templates, vibrant photographs, and easily accessible materials, this title shows readers how to build
"This title shows readers how to build cars they can really power and race, such as a balloon car, a solar car, and many more. Easy-to-follow instructions, handy templates, dynamic photographs, and ea
"In Line Graphs, readers will discover how to organize, present, and interpret data in this useful visual form. Relying on critical thinking to assess data, readers will learn how to recognize pattern
"You might be shocked to discover how some illnesses and diseases were treated years before medical innovations were made. This book will make you feel lucky that you were born after many safe and suc
Introduces the idea of community and explores what an active citizen can do to contribute, including showing respect, playing fair, and helping others.
"Knitting projects are more than just scarves and hats! Creative readers will "get into" knitting with this title, which offers a clear and easy-to-follow look at knitting techniques, opening readers'
Explores the problems faced by people who build and mine the materials for the world's digital accessories, and environmental problems associated with the making and disposing of electronic devices.
Presents the origins of oil and its first use in industry, and describes how it is found, mined, and processed into many different products that are used all over the world.
Describes the water cycle, following the journey of a raindrop from source to resource, and exploring how water is used in the home and in industry and why it is important to conserve water.
"This visually exciting book takes a unique look at our globe from the perspective of the wildlife and geology of Earth. Using an innovative design, maps are populated by infographics, graphs, and ico
"This important book shows how the use of fossil fuels is changing Earth's climate and what scientists are doing to find sustainable forms of energy that will secure our planet's future. We live in an
Shares the history of basketball, including the man who invented the game James Naismith, how the game spread across the country and later the globe, and how the NBA was born.
"Scientists use different kinds of investigations depending on the questions they are trying to answer. Accessible text and child-centered examples guide readers as they learn to plan simple investiga
"This engaging and accessible book explains how scientists use models to help them understand systems in the natural world. Readers learn about different kinds of models and discover the similarities
Explains how to write the five-line poems known as cinquains, from poems about sounds, animals, and dreams to works that tell a brief story and those that emphasize rhythm.
"This informative book goes to great lengths to explain how scientists around the world use the metric system and related tools to help them compare, contrast, and analyze the measurement data they co
Provides an in-depth explanation of concrete poetry, including writing a concrete animal poem, writing a concrete sound poem, and writing a rhyming concrete poem.
Discusses famous tales of buried, sunken, or otherwise lost treasures, including pirate treasures, El Dorado, the Oak Island money pit, and fortunes supposedly hidden by the Knights Templar and Nazi G
Discusses mysterious disappearances and other historical cases that seem to be unexplained, from the princes in the tower to Malaysia Airlines flight 370, including the undeciphered writing from Easte
