How Things Work/Are Made
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By: David Macaulay
Mammoth Science: The Big Ideas That Explain Our World
$21.99HardcoverAdd to cartDavid Macaulay’s troupe of curious mammoths lead you through the basics of physics, biology, and chemistry in this unconventional and highly original guide to science.
From the interior of an atom to- Series: DK David Macaulay How Things Work
- Author: Macaulay, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1465491465
- Language: English
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By: Barfield, Mike
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
$17.99HardcoverAdd to cartPacked with comics, diagrams, and “secret diaries,” this book is a wondrous, encyclopedic glance at a dizzying host of different things–from hearts to farts to coconuts–and makes a hilarious and inf… [more below]
- Author: Barfield, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1534467211
- Language: English
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By: Andi Diehn
Pulleys Pull Their Weight: Simple Machines for Kids
$13.95PaperbackRead more*Selected as a “recommended title” by the Kansas National Education Association’s Reading Circle Commission
Learn how simple machines make work easier in these colorful nonfiction picture books all ab
- Series: Picture Book Science
- Author: Diehn, Andi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1647410908
- Language: English
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By: Richard Platt
Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross Sections of Everything
$21.99HardcoverAdd to cartHow many rivets and bolts hold the wings of a Boeing 777 plane together? Why does an astronaut’s spacesuit have a layer of liquid-cooled underwear? Who puts the jam in doughnuts?
Find out the answers- Series: Stephen Biesty Cross Sections
- Author: Platt, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1465490000
- Language: English
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By: John Kerschbaum
Science Comics: Skyscrapers: The Heights of Engineering
$13.99PaperbackAdd to cartLeave no brick unturned in John Kerschbaum’s Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers
Every volume of Sc- Series: Science Comics
- Author: Kerschbaum, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1626727945
- Language: English
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By: Pattison, Darcy
The Plan for the Gingerbread House: A STEM Engineering Story
$11.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe Plan for the Gingerbread HouseA STEM Engineering Story
Come one, come all! The Gingerbread Fair opens soon!
Teams of kids are baking, building, and decorating. The project guidelines are clear: the
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1629441589
- Language: English
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By: Macaulay, David
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
$12.99PaperbackAdd to cartA Caldecott Honor Book
Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay’s imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages an
- Series: Sandpiper
- Author: Macaulay, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 26 1981
- ISBN10: 0395316685
- Language: English
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By: Matoso, Madalena
¿Para Qué Sirve?
$16.00HardcoverAdd to cartThis book likes to ask questions. It prefers a world full of questions over a world with definitive answers. Deep inside, this book likes to stir things up and pose difficult questions since it knows … [more below]
- Author: Matoso, Madalena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 26 2023
- ISBN10: 195847990X
- Language: Spanish
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Floating in Space
$8.99PaperbackAdd to cartRead and find out about voyages to space in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
Don’t jump! If you’re on the space shuttle, that is. Astronauts never jump in space. They usually drink
- Series: Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2 #1
- Author: Branley, Franklyn M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 1998
- ISBN10: 64451429
- Language: English
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By: Chris Oxlade
Engineering for Curious Kids: An Illustrated Introduction to Design, Building, Problem Solving, Materials – And More!
$14.99HardcoverRead moreFrom spectacular skyscrapers to microchips, young readers can discover the miracles of engineering with this vibrantly illustrated, inspirational and accessible hardback.
Engineering makes the world- Series: Curious Kids
- Author: Oxlade, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1398820180
- Language: English
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By: Jacoby, Jenny
STEM Starters for Kids Geology Activity Book: Packed with Activities and Geology Facts
$8.99PaperbackRead moreEvery boy and girl needs a solid background in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and geology is one of the science that excites kids, parents, and teachers and can ignite a lifelong love o… [more below]
- Series: Stem Starters for Kids
- Author: Jacoby, Jenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1631584278
- Language: English
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By: Theule, Larissa
Concrete: From the Ground Up
$18.99HardcoverAdd to cartA stylish, eye-opening, utterly engaging, and often wry look at one of the marvels of the material world, from the ground up.
From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewa
- Series: Material Marvels
- Author: Theule, Larissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 27, 2022
- ISBN10: 1536212504
- Language: English
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By: Spectrum
Spectrum Science, Grade 3
$12.99PaperbackAdd to cartThird Grade Science Book for kids ages 8-9
Support your child’s educational journey with Spectrum Grade 3 Science Workbook that teaches basic science skills to 3rd grade students.
3rd Grade Science Wo
- Series: Spectrum
- Author: Spectrum
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 15, 2014
- ISBN10: 1483811670
- Language: English
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By: Meltzer, Brad
I Am I. M. Pei
$15.99HardcoverRead moreThe world-renowned architect I. M. Pei is the twenty-fourth hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series. (Cover may vary)
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the tr- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 052555601X
- Language: English
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By: David Macaulay
Unbuilding
$12.99PaperbackAdd to cartThis fictional account of the dismantling and removal of the Empire State Building describes the structure of a skyscraper and explains how such an edifice would be demolished.
- Series: Sandpiper
- Author: Macaulay, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 78
- Publish Date: October 26, 1987
- ISBN10: 0395454255
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Kids How Airports Work Activity Book
$8.99PaperbackAdd to cartGet ready to explore airports inside and out in this jam-packed activity and sticker book! Design your own passport, get through the runway maze, color in a futuristic airport, unscramble anagrams, fi
- Series: How Things Work
- Author: Kids, Lonely Planet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 16 2020
- ISBN10: 1838691065
- Language: English
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By: Pattison, Darcy
George Washington’s Engineer: How Rufus Putnam Won the Siege of Boston without Firing a Shot
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cart2024 Best STEM Book – National Science Teaching Association
In January 1776, George Washington had a problem: the British army controlled the city of Boston. The colonial army needed to force the Briti
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 1629442208
- Language: English
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By: Jonathan Adolph
Cardboard Box Engineering: Cool, Inventive Projects for Tinkerers, Makers & Future Scientists
$18.99PaperbackAdd to cartCardboard is everywhere For creative kids aged 9 to 14, it’s the perfect eco-friendly building material, and Cardboard Box Engineering is the perfect guide to get them started on inventive tinkering…. [more below]
- Author: Adolph, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 27 2020
- ISBN10: 1635862140
- Language: English
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By: Pattison, Darcy
The Plan for the Gingerbread House: A STEM Engineering Story
$25.99HardcoverAdd to cartThe Plan for the Gingerbread HouseA STEM Engineering Story
Come one, come all! The Gingerbread Fair opens soon!
Teams of kids are baking, building, and decorating. The project guidelines are clear: the
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: October 12, 2021
- ISBN10: 1629441570
- Language: English
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By: Jen Feroze
Lonely Planet Kids How Cities Work
$18.99HardcoverAdd to cartGet ready to explore the city in a whole new way. This innovative book for younger readers is packed with city facts, loads of flaps to lift, and unfolding pages to see inside buildings and under the
- Series: How Things Work
- Author: Feroze, Jen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 178657022X
- Language: English
















