Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Science & Technology

Secrets in the Skies delves deep into the life and discoveries of the world's most famous stargazer, Galileo Galilei, and the star-studded history of astronomy, from our prehistoric ancestors to the work of today's most brilliant scientists. In this stunningly detailed visual retelling of the bir...

"Discusses Earth as a part of the solar system, including ancient astronomers' research that changed the way Earth was understood, explorations outside of Earth's atmosphere, and the possibility of sending humans to other planets"--

"Discusses the planet Mercury, including observations by ancient cultures, current knowledge of Mercury, and plans for future scientific research and space exploration"--

"Engaging images accompany information about self-driving cars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Packed with scientific activities, using items you'd find at home, this brilliant book makes science cool and fun. Become an expert on chain reactions in a bottle, playing with light, understanding how things move, making home-made lightening and more. Over forty great projects making science acc...

Everything around us is made of basic shapes. Whether you're at home or on the street, you'll find circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles everywhere, and they also combine to make up other more complex shapes. We use some to help us communicate, and we wear others to look nice. Believe it or...

"Children will enjoy this inventive book, which uses the principles of Makerspace to introduce them to how materials can be shaped to serve different uses and purposes. Simple text describes how natural and human-made materials are shaped for their purposes, and how the properties of those materi...