Science & Technology
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Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
$19.99 Add to cartThe bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures.
You’ve likely heard of the historic Apollo- Author: Becker, Helaine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 1250137527
- Language: English
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
$35.00 Add to cartIn this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America’s founders helped define our nation
- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: July 01, 2003
- ISBN10: 0684807610
- Language: English
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Black Inventors: 15 Inventions That Changed the World
$9.99 Add to cartDiscover 15 inventors and inventions that changed the world in this guide for kids ages 8 to 12
Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world’s greatest advancements in science,- Series: Biographies for Kids
- Author: Trusty, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: June 29, 2021
- ISBN10: 1648768687
- Language: English
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Kati’s Tiny Messengers: Dr. Katalin Karikó and the Battle Against Covid-19
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the author of the National Jewish Book Award Finalist Bartali’s Bicycle comes the story of Katalin Karikó, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose research of mRNA led to the world-altering devel
- Author: Hoyt, Megan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063216620
- Language: English
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The Astronaut’s Guide to Leaving the Planet: Everything You Need to Know, from Training to Re-Entry
$14.99 Add to cartIn this exciting book, a former NASA astronaut inspires the next generation of space travelers with answers to all kids’ questions on how people become astronauts, how they prepare for space travel, a
- Author: Virts, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 1523514566
- Language: English
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality
$19.99 Add to cartAn awesome, globe-spanning, and New York Times bestselling journey through the beauty and power of mathematics
What if you had to take an art class in which you were only taught how to paint a fence?- Author: Frenkel, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 09, 2014
- ISBN10: 0465064957
- Language: English
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From Farmworker to Astronaut/de Campesino a Astronauta: My Path to the Stars/Mi Viaje a Las Estrellas
$12.95 Add to cartIn this autobiographical work for intermediate readers, former astronaut Jose M. Hernandez shares his journey from farmworker to spaceman.
- Author: Hernandez, Jose M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 31 2019
- ISBN10: 1558858687
- Language: Spanish
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A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults): My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
$18.99 Add to cartA NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey from an impoverished childhood and an adolescence mired in drugs and crime to the nation’s top physics PhD program at Stanford in this inspiring c… [more below]
- Author: Oluseyi, Hakeem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1984849638
- Language: English
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Artificial: A Love Story
$38.00 Add to cartA visionary story of three generations of artists whose search for meaning and connection transcends the limits of life
How do we relate to–and hold–our family’s past? Is it through technology? Thro- Author: Kurzweil, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 1948226383
- Language: English
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What Do We Know about Alien Abduction?
$6.99 Add to cartThe What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are there really aliens visiting Earth to observe and interact with humans?
In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill- Series: What Do We Know About?
- Author: Mayer, Kirsten
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593387554
- Language: English
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In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonders of Complex Systems
$24.00 Read moreFrom the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, an enlightening and personal journey into the practice of groundbreaking science
“[Giorgio Parisi is] an extraordinary scientist.” –Carlo Rovelli With In- Author: Parisi, Giorgio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 059349315X
- Language: English
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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
$33.95 Add to cartA classic work in the history of science, and described as “a good book on rocket stuff…that’s a really fun one” by SpaceX founder Elon Musk, readers will want to get their hands on this influential… [more below]
- Author: Clark, John Drury
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 302
- Publish Date: May 23, 2018
- ISBN10: 0813595835
- Language: English
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The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made of
$18.99 Add to cartA 2023 Good Housekeeping Kids Book Award Winner
A Science Friday 2023 Best Book Pick
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2023
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2023
2024 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor B
- Author: Larson, Kirsten W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1452172870
- Language: English
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Leonardo Da Vinci
$23.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most importa
- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: October 02, 2018
- ISBN10: 1501139169
- Language: English
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Snowflake Bentley: A Caldecott Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartIn this Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, the true story of Wilson Bentley and his singular fascination with snowflakes is rendered in rich prose and gorgeous artwork, perfect for the holidays, sn
- Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0547248296
- Language: English
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Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
$19.99 Add to cartBased on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award-nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly
- Author: Shetterly, Margot Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 16, 2018
- ISBN10: 0062742469
- Language: English
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Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist
$18.99 Add to cartOne of New York Times‘ Twelve Books for Feminist Boys and Girls!
This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. This is the story of Shark Lady. One of the best science pi
- Author: Keating, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 06, 2017
- ISBN10: 1492642045
- Language: English
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From an Idea to Lego: The Building Bricks Behind the World’s Largest Toy Company
$9.99 Add to cartFor fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world’s famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout.
Today, LEGO is on- Series: From an Idea to
- Author: Sichol, Lowey Bundy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1328954943
- Language: English
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The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover the true story of the race between two paleontologists to find the best dinosaur fossils in this fascinating, fast-paced nonfiction picture book. Who will win the Bone Wars?
Did you know that- Author: Kurtz, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1534493646
- Language: English
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The Snow Man: A True Story
$18.99 Read moreMeet the man living alone in the mountains whose hobby of measuring snowfall led to a global understanding of climate change in this nonfiction picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and J… [more below]
- Author: Winter, Jonah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1665932392
- Language: English
