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Practice being a maker with Make It! Each title in this series includes interesting information and hands-on activities to help young makers start exploring their interests.
Around the world, makers and artisans craft awe-inspiring creations, from flower sculptures to forged blades. This series introduces readers to these fascinating careers. Books provide a peek into the life of an artisan, while also covering the history behind each career, the process for making their art, and what experience is needed to become a master of the craft. Aligned with curriculum standards, these books also highlight key 21st Century content including global awareness, business litera
Some of today's most incredible innovations are coming from the global community of makers. These thinkers, inventors, and hackers share information and technology to push new ideas forward. Readers will discover how they can join the maker movement and help improve the way we live.
Create your own model-sized vehicles powered by balloons, rubber bands, and small motors. Step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and photographs guide readers through the building process, while informative text explains the science-aerodynamics, gravity, propulsion-behind them.
Scorching deserts, freezing mountaintops, and predator-infested rain forests are no match for human ingenuity! Readers of this savvy series will learn how to engineer their way out of natureÎs deadliest environments. Makerspace and STEM activities push readersÎ problem-solving skills to new limits, and real-life scenarios immerse them in the learning experience and inspire creative solutions. Thrilling fact boxes entice readers with fascinating information about these dangerous locations.
The Making a Difference series tells engaging, inspiring, and sometimes touching stories of people, organizations, and communities who are helping people, animals, and the planet. Each book profiles 12 stories about how people are making a difference in a respective area: animals, children, the community, after a disaster, education, immigrants and refugees, the planet, and seniors. Some work is on a national or global scale; other work is on a grassroots, local level. Readers will learn how oth
People use math every day, whether in recipes, sports, music, or road construction. With an eye on real-world applications, the series Making Math Work offers an easygoing how-to guide for understanding the major branches of mathematics, from arithmetic to statistics. Each title introduces readers to the area of study through the ages before moving on to step-by-step processes, helpful hints, and common mathematical tools. Sample problems integrated throughout the text make for a progressive lea
Some days Mama is bright like the yellow part of a rainbow. Other days, Mama is flat like the scratched surface of our kitchen table. So I tell Mama a story . . . A girl tells about a misunderstood dragon as a way to understand her mother's unpredictable emotions and reveal her love for her.
Life with mental illness can be challenging. What is important, and what this series shows, is that many mental illnesses can be managed. This series helps readers understand specific mental illnesses, the causes, the most successful treatments, and how people manage these illnesses day in and day out to live normal, healthy lives.
Money plays one of the biggest roles in each person's life, but young people are often ill-equipped to manage it. This valuable and essential set provides a thorough understanding of financial basics. Readers will learn how to set up a budget, open a bank account, get their first job, and buy a car. By understanding how to organize and use their money, readers will be on track to acquiring the skills they need to make sound decisions about their personal finances.