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Series: Girls in Science Girls in Science 8 title bundle Paperback Anita Yasuda 9781619305366 $115.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Apr 21, 2017

Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series provide a comprehensive foundation about both a field of STEAM study and women who have contributed to it in meaningful ways. Essential questions embedded within every chapter, QR codes linked to online primary sources, and language that’s designed to encourage readers to connect prior knowledge to new information make these books an integrative reading experience that encourages further, student-led research. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while encourag... + Read More
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Series: Talking to Your Kids About Sex From Toddlers to Preteens Paperback Lauri Berkenkamp 9780965925839 $16.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Aug 01, 2002

This commonsense, practical guide to talking to children about sex provides ways to launch conversations following some of the most common kid comments and questions: What’s That Thing? I’m Going to Marry Mommy. Sex Is When You Kiss. I Don’t Want to Talk About It. From teaching toddlers about body parts to important discussions with adolescents, this resource encourages parents to understand what children of particular ages and developmental levels are ready to know, what they should know, and how to tell them. Real-life questions and answers e... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Daring Heists Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers Paperback Tom McCarthy 9781619305359 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 16, 2017

Stolen artwork, an adrenaline-driven train robbery, and brilliant masters of thievery await in Daring Heists: Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers for readers ages 9 to 12. This is the third book in the new Mystery & Mayhem series, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records—mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be true—almost! The Mystery & Mayhem se... + Read More
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Series: Make A REAL LIVING as a Freelance Writer How To Win Top Writing Assignments Paperback Jenna Glatzer 9780972202657 $22.50 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES May 01, 2004

Step-by-step instructions on how writers can earn top dollar writing for magazines are provided in this book. Secrets are revealed about what the high-paying magazines really want, how to build relationships with editors, how to ascertain which sections of a magazine are open to freelancers, what kinds of stories are in demand, what to do if a deadbeat publisher doesn’t pay up, how to market reprints, and how to become an expert in one’s chosen writing field. Basic terms like query, clips, and source sheet are defined for beginning writers, and... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Daring Heists Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers Hardcover Tom McCarthy 9781619305311 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 16, 2017

Stolen artwork, an adrenaline-driven train robbery, and brilliant masters of thievery await in Daring Heists: Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers for readers ages 9 to 12. This is the third book in the new Mystery & Mayhem series, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records—mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be true—almost! The Mystery & Mayhem se... + Read More
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Series: Playing the Game Inside Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League Paperback Chris Lincoln 9780972202664 $22.99 EDUCATION May 01, 2004

Playing The Game offers readers the first detailed, inside look at exactly how theathletic recruiting game is played by coaches, prospective students, parents,administrators, admission officers, and even college presidents in the Ivy Leagueand its Division III counterpart, the NESCAC. Here is the inside story on why thisspecialized process has caused so much controversy on campus and off.
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Weird Disappearances Real Tales of Missing People Paperback Tom McCarthy 9781619305304 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 16, 2017

Where did Virginia Dare and the rest of the colonists of Roanoke go? Did Anastasia Romanov escape being murdered by revolutionaries? Weird Disappearances: Real Tales of Missing People, for readers ages 9 to 12, features five true tales that examine moments in history when someone vanished without a trace. These mysterious disappearances are discussed against the backdrop of historical circumstances, whether it be the upheaval of the Russian Revolution or the blazing of a new trail high in the skies.This is the fourth book in the new Mystery & M... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself Paperback Kris Bordessa 9780979226809 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2008

Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself brings the Middle Ages in Europe alive through hands-on activities for kids ages 9-12. Addressing various aspects of medieval life, this book provides historically accurate details of the period leading up to the Renaissance. From monastic life to castle living, villages to towns, each section offers a glimpse into the daily existence of the people who lived in medieval Europe. Sidebars and fun trivia break up the text. Readers will expand their knowledge of this era beyond knights, fair maidens, a... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Weird Disappearances Real Tales of Missing People Hardcover Tom McCarthy 9781619305267 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 16, 2017

Where did Virginia Dare and the rest of the colonists of Roanoke go? Did Anastasia Romanov escape being murdered by revolutionaries? Weird Disappearances: Real Tales of Missing People, for readers ages 9 to 12, features five true tales that examine moments in history when someone vanished without a trace. These mysterious disappearances are discussed against the backdrop of historical circumstances, whether it be the upheaval of the Russian Revolution or the blazing of a new trail high in the skies.This is the fourth book in the new Mystery & M... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself Hardcover Carmella Van Vleet 9780979226885 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the life and times of one of America’s greatest thinkers with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. From his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and inventions to his career as a writer, printer, and politician, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions gives young readers a comprehensive look at the man who gave us the lightning rod, the armonica, bifocals, the post office, the first public library, Poor Richard’s Almanac, and so much more. Amazing ... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate Cells Experience Life at Its Tiniest Paperback Karen Bush Gibson 9781619305250 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Jul 11, 2017

If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture. Through cell science, scientists have been able to create many things to help society, including seeds that grow better in certain locations, tools that... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Ancient Rome! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiements Paperback Carmella Van Vleet 9780979226847 $14.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Mar 01, 2008

Investigate the fascinating civilization of ancient Rome through 25 hands-on projects and activities for young readers ages 6?9. Kids learn about ancient Roman homes, food, playtime, clothing, conquests, gods, entertainment, and more. Activities range from creating an amphora and making a tunic to baking bread and hosting a Roman feast. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Ancient Rome! and develop an understanding of how this ancient civilization laid the foundation of our modern world.
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Series: Inquire and Investigate Cells Experience Life at Its Tiniest Hardcover Karen Bush Gibson 9781619305212 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Jul 11, 2017

If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest , readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture. Through cell science, scientists have been able to create many things to help society, including seeds that grow better in certain locations, tools tha... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Ancient Egypt! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments Paperback Carmella Van Vleet 9780979226830 $14.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2006

Pyramids, mummies, amulets, temples, and pharaohs? Explore Ancient Egypt! brings this fascinating civilization to young readers ages 6?9 with 25 hands-on projects, activities, and games. Kids learn about ancient Egyptian homes, food, money, toys, games, makeup, clothes, kings, mummies, and more. Projects are easy to follow and require primarily common household Products and very little adult supervision.Activities range from making a scarab necklace to writing in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and making King Tut sandals. By combining a hands-on ... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Innovators The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World With 25 Projects Paperback Marcia Amidon Lusted 9781619305205 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 11, 2017

Most people have heard of Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, but how about Daniel Hale Williams, Mae Jemison, and Mary Anderson? The world owes a lot to the unsung heroes of innovation, people who used their ideas to make the world a better place through advances in health, technology, food science, and discovery! In Innovators: The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World, readers ages 9 to 12 learn about many inventions, products, processes, and improvements people have made to create the reality in which we live.For examp... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Amazing KITCHEN CHEMISTRY Projects You Can Build Yourself Paperback Cynthia Light Brown 9780979226823 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 01, 2008

In Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself, kids ages 9 and up will experiment with kitchen materials to discover chemistry. Readers will learn about atoms, molecules, solids, liquids, gases, polymers, the periodic table, the important history of science, and much more. Along the way, they'll make goop, cause chemical reactions, and create delicious treats, and all of it will illustrate important chemistry concepts. Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects is a fun and exciting way for young readers to learn all about chemistry and ... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Innovators The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World With 25 Projects Hardcover Marcia Amidon Lusted 9781619305168 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 11, 2017

Most people have heard of Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, but how about Daniel Hale Williams, Mae Jemison, and Mary Anderson? The world owes a lot to the unsung heroes of innovation, people who used their ideas to make the world a better place through advances in health, technology, food science, and discovery! In Innovators: The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World, readers ages 9 to 12 learn about many inventions, products, processes, and improvements people have made to create the reality in which we live.For exampl... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself AMAZING SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECTS YOU CAN BUILD YOURSELF Paperback Delano Lopez 9780979226816 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jan 01, 2008

Amazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the basic elements of the solar system with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Readers learn about the sun, the planets and their moons, meteors and comets, and the amazing tools that astronomers and astronauts have used to study the solar system over the years.Amazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself provides detailed step-by-step instructions and diagrams for creating the projects, which include making a greenhouse to see what ... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Comets and Asteroids! With 25 Great Projects Paperback Anita Yasuda 9781619305151 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Jul 11, 2017

Have you ever wished on a shooting star? Shooting stars often appear when the earth passes through the dust and debris left by a passing comet. Explore Comets and Asteroids! With 25 Amazing Projects takes readers ages 7 to 10 on a fantastic journey through space, where they investigate comets, asteroids, and lesser-known space wonders through 25 experiments and activities designed for curious kids.Readers learn about everything from the first asteroid discovered to many current spacecraft missions. They also investigate famous comets, such Hall... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Tools of the Ancient Greeks A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Greece Paperback Kris Bordessa 9780974934464 $22.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2006

Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas created more than two thousand years ago. Through biographical sidebars, interesting facts, fascinating anecdotes, and fifteen hands-on activities, readers will learn how Greek innovations and ideas have shaped world history and our own world view.
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Comets and Asteroids! With 25 Great Projects Hardcover Anita Yasuda 9781619305113 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Jul 11, 2017

Have you ever wished on a shooting star? Shooting stars often appear when the earth passes through the dust and debris left by a passing comet. Explore Comets and Asteroids! With 25 Amazing Projects takes readers ages 7 to 10 on a fantastic journey through space, where they investigate comets, asteroids, and lesser-known space wonders through 25 experiments and activities designed for curious kids.Readers learn about everything from the first asteroid discovered to many current spacecraft missions. They also investigate famous comets, such Hall... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Winter! 25 Great Ways to Learn About Winter Paperback Maxine Anderson 9780978503758 $16.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Aug 01, 2007

Young readers become scientists in the field when this activity book sends them off to answer the question ?Why do we have winter?” with experiments and projects that mix real science with real fun. Combining hands-on learning with trivia, jokes, riddles, and terrific illustrations, chapters start with the ?tools” of science?the scientific method and how to keep a science journal?and then investigate the winter constellations, long nights and long shadows, animal tracking in snow, and food-gathering behavior in birds.
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Series: Inquire and Investigate The Holocaust Racism and Genocide in World War II Paperback Carla Mooney 9781619305106 $23.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Apr 11, 2017

What would your life be like if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany in 1940? You might be forced to leave your home with only what you and your family could carry. You might even be killed by members of the Nazi party.The Holocaust is a grim period in human history. More than 11 million people, including 6 million Jewish people, died at the hands of the Nazis. In The Holocaust: Racism and Genocide in World War II, readers ages 12 to 15 learn about the long history of anti-Semitism, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party, the in... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Spring! 25 Great Ways to Learn About Spring Paperback Lauri Berkenkamp 9780978503741 $16.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Jul 01, 2007

From tracking spring peepers and raising tadpoles to learning about seeds and recording plant growth, Explore Spring! 25 Great Ways to Learn About Spring invites young readers to explore the wonders of spring by becoming scientists in the field. Combining hands-on learning with solid science, trivia, riddles, and terrific illustrations, projects investigate ?the reason for the season” and include identifying trees and measuring their growth, recording soil temperature, and observing the forest floor. Bird migration and nest building are covered... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate The Holocaust Racism and Genocide in World War II Hardcover Carla Mooney 9781619305069 $29.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Apr 11, 2017

What would your life be like if you were a Jewish person living in Nazi Germany in 1940? You might be forced to leave your home with only what you and your family could carry. You might even be killed by members of the Nazi party.The Holocaust is a grim period in human history. More than 11 million people, including 6 million Jewish people, died at the hands of the Nazis. In The Holocaust: Racism and Genocide in World War II, readers ages 12 to 15 learn about the long history of anti-Semitism, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party, the in... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself Paperback Carmella Van Vleet 9780977129478 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 01, 2007

Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the life and times of one of America’s greatest thinkers with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. From his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and inventions to his career as a writer, printer, and politician, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions gives young readers a comprehensive look at the man who gave us the lightning rod, the armonica, bifocals, the post office, the first public library, Poor Richard’s Almanac, and so much more. Amazing ... + Read More
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Series: Girls in Science Zoology Cool Women Who Work With Animals Paperback Jennifer Swanson 9781619305052 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 11, 2017

Love to work with animals? Zoology is the study of everything having to do with animals, including how and why they look, act, and behave in their environments and with other animals. As a zoologist, you might study how elephants solve problems or take care of tigers at a zoo.Zoology: Cool Women Who Work With Animals introduces readers to three women in the field of zoology who are making an impact and inspiring the next generation of zoologists. Stephanie Kim is a graduate student in Canada studying different species of birds. Elise Newman wor... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself Paperback Carmella Van Vleet 9780977129454 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Nov 01, 2006

From reed boats, papyrus, and amulets, to pyramids, pharaohs, and mummies, Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the fascinating lives of ancient Egyptians through more than25 hands-on building projects and activities. Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself gives readers today a chance to experience how the ancient Egyptians lived, cooked, worked, worshipped, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors through building projects that use common household supplies.Detailed step-by-step instructi... + Read More
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Series: Girls in Science Zoology Cool Women Who Work With Animals Hardcover Jennifer Swanson 9781619305014 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 11, 2017

Love to work with animals? Want to study them in the wild? Wish you could become a zookeeper? Become a zoologist! Zoology is the study of everything having to do with animals, including how and why they look, act, and behave in their environments and with other animals. As a zoologist, you might go on an expedition to Africa to study how elephants solve problems. You could take care of tigers at a zoo. You might even study how climate change can affect underwater creatures. In Zoology: Cool Women Who Work With Animals, readers ages 9 to 12 are... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself Paperback Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt 9780977129416 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 01, 2006

From spy maps and victory banners to spotter planes and ration cakes, Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself brings one of the most defining periods of American and world history to life through hands-on building projects and activities. Detailed step-by-step instructions for creating each project combine with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia about the real-life models. Together they give kids a first-hand look at daily life at home and on the front lines during America's war years.
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Series: Girls in Science Archaeology Cool Women Who Dig Paperback Anita Yasuda 9781619305007 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 11, 2017

Our ancestors did not always write down their history, so archaeologists search for clues to learn more about how people once lived. In Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig, readers ages 9 through 12 dig into the past through the challenges and successes of three dynamic women working in the field today. Chelsea Rose is a historical archaeologist with Southern Oregon University, Alexandra Jones runs Archaeology in the Community in Washington, DC, and Justine Benanty is a maritime archaeologist from New York City.Nomad Press books in the Girls in Sc... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself Paperback Kris Bordessa 9780977129409 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 01, 2006

Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9?12 to colonial America through hands-on building projects. From dyeing and spinning yarn to weaving cloth, from creating tin plates and lanterns to learning wattle and daub construction. Great Colonial America Projects You Can Build Yourself gives readers a chance to experience how colonial Americans lived, cooked, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors.
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Series: Girls in Science Archaeology Cool Women Who Dig Hardcover Anita Yasuda 9781619304963 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 11, 2017

Our ancestors did not always write down their history, so archaeologists search for clues to learn more about how people once lived. In Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig, readers ages 9 through 12 dig into the past through the challenges and successes of three dynamic women working in the field today. Chelsea Rose is a historical archaeologist with Southern Oregon University, Alexandra Jones runs Archaeology in the Community in Washington, DC, and Justine Benanty is a maritime archaeologist from New York City.Nomad Press books in the Girls in Sci... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Tools of the Ancient Romans A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Rome Paperback Rachel Dickinson 9780974934457 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jan 01, 2006

Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid’s Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas created more than two thousand years ago. Through biographical sidebars, interesting facts, fascinating anecdotes, and fifteen hands-on activities, readers will learn how Greek innovations and ideas have shaped world history and our own world view.
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects Paperback Janet Slingerland 9781619304956 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Apr 11, 2017

Atoms and molecules are the basic building blocks of matter. Matter is every physical thing around us in the universe, including our own bodies! In Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 investigate the structure of atoms and learn how atoms fit together to form molecules and materials.If everything is made out of atoms and molecules, why do people look different from dogs and doorknobs? In Explore Atoms and Molecules, readers discover that the characteristics of a material are determined by the way the atoms ... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself Paperback Rachel Dickinson 9780978503765 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 01, 2007

What was it like to be an American pioneer during the 1800s? Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the settling of the great American frontier with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Young learners build replica sod houses, log cabins, and covered wagons and create their own printing presses and maps. Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself provides detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, ... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects Hardcover Janet Slingerland 9781619304918 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Apr 11, 2017

Atoms and molecules are the basic building blocks of matter. Matter is every physical thing around us in the universe, including our own bodies! In Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 investigate the structure of atoms and learn how atoms fit together to form molecules and materials.If everything is made out of atoms and molecules, why do people look different from dogs and doorknobs? In Explore Atoms and Molecules, readers discover that the characteristics of a material are determined by the way the atoms ... + Read More
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Series: The Tactful Teacher Effective Communication with Parents, Colleagues, and Administrators Paperback Yvonne Bender 9780974934433 $22.99 EDUCATION Oct 01, 2005

By equipping teachers with the tools they need to communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, and administrators, this handbook prepares them to deal successfully with and understand the dynamics of a variety of work-related situations. Especially helpful for those new to the field, this guide teaches the skills to build effective communication, tailor messages to fit their recipients, and interact with difficult people and under pressure. Using specific scenarios, such as dealing with angry parents, sharing unpleasant information, or com... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself The Underground Railroad Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom With 25 Projects Paperback Judy Dodge Cummings 9781619304901 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Feb 14, 2017

Imagine leaving everything you’ve ever known?your friends, family, and home?to travel along roads you’ve never seen before, getting help from people you’ve never met before, with the constant threat of capture hovering over your every move. Would you risk your life on the Underground Railroad to gain freedom from slavery?In The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom, readers ages 9 to 12 examine how slavery developed in the United States and what motivated abolitionists to work for its destruction. The Underground Ra... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself Paperback Maxine Anderson 9780974934426 $20.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jan 01, 2006

Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his invention ideas. Most of Leonardo's inventions were never made in his lifetime?they remained sketches in his famous notebooks. Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself shows you how to bring these ideas to life using common household supplies. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project combine w... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself The Underground Railroad Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom With 25 Projects Hardcover Judy Dodge Cummings 9781619304864 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Feb 14, 2017

Imagine leaving everything you’ve ever known?your friends, family, and home?to travel along roads you’ve never seen before, getting help from people you’ve never met before, with the constant threat of capture hovering over your every move. Would you risk your life on the Underground Railroad to gain freedom from slavery?In The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom, readers ages 9 to 12 examine how slavery developed in the United States and what motivated abolitionists to work for its destruction. The Underground Ra... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate Human Movement How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks Paperback Carla Mooney 9781619304857 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Mar 14, 2017

Why do we walk on two legs? How do our muscles know how to work together when we dance? How does our brain work with our hands to sink a basketball? In Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks, readers ages 12 to 15 learn the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and discover how bones, muscles, tendons, organs, and nerves work together to make movement possible. Human Movement takes a look at all of the components of the human body and examines how they allow you to move and interact with the world around you. Reader... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate Human Movement How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks Hardcover Carla Mooney 9781619304819 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Mar 14, 2017

Why do we walk on two legs? How do our muscles know how to work together when we dance? How does our brain work with our hands to sink a basketball? In Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks, readers ages 12 to 15 learn the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and discover how bones, muscles, tendons, organs, and nerves work together to make movement possible. Human Movement takes a look at all of the components of the human body and examines how they allow you to move and interact with the world around you. Reader... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Survival True Stories Paperback Tom McCarthy 9781619304802 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 11, 2016

Tales of survival are as old as humanity! In Survival: True Stories, readers discover accounts of survival that required innovation, a thirst for adventure, and even a bit of brutality. Whether it’s Shackleton on the frozen landscape of Antarctica or William Bligh and his loyal followers adrift in the Pacific after mutiny on the Bounty, survival is a fascinating topic for readers ages 9 to 12!Survival is the second book in the Murder & Mayhem series, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Survival True Stories Hardcover Tom McCarthy 9781619304765 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 11, 2016

Tales of survival are as old as humanity! In Survival: True Stories, readers discover accounts of survival that required innovation, a thirst for adventure, and even a bit of brutality. Whether it’s Shackleton on the frozen landscape of Antarctica or William Bligh and his loyal followers adrift in the Pacific after mutiny on the Bounty, survival is a fascinating topic for readers ages 9 to 12!Survival is the second book in the Murder & Mayhem series, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Pirates and Shipwrecks True Stories Paperback Tom McCarthy 9781619304758 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 11, 2016

When Daniel Collins and the crew of the Betsey set sail for Cuba in 1824, they have no idea of the horrors that lie ahead. This is just one of the stories in a collection of five true tales about pirates and shipwrecks that introduces readers to the perils of the high seas.Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories is the first book in the Mystery & Mayhem series for 9?12 year olds, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records?mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses... + Read More
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Series: Mystery and Mayhem Pirates and Shipwrecks True Stories Hardcover Tom McCarthy 9781619304710 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 11, 2016

When Daniel Collins and the crew of the Betsey set sail for Cuba in 1824, they have no idea of the horrors that lie ahead. This is just one of the stories in a collection of five true tales about pirates and shipwrecks that introduces readers to the perils of the high seas.Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories is the first book in the Mystery & Mayhem series for 9?12 year olds, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records?mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate The Science of Science Fiction Paperback Matthew Brenden Wood 9781619304703 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Feb 14, 2017

Early science fiction imagined a world with space travel, video calls, and worldwide access to information, things we now know as NASA’s human spaceflight program, Skype, and the Internet. What next? Could we really bring back the dinosaurs, travel to a distant star, or live on Mars?In The Science of Science Fiction, readers ages 12 to 15 explore the science behind classic and modern science fiction stories, including artificial intelligence, androids, and the search for alien life. They learn how cutting edge concepts, including time dilation ... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate The Science of Science Fiction Hardcover Matthew Brenden Wood 9781619304666 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Feb 14, 2017

Early science fiction imagined a world with space travel, video calls, and worldwide access to information, things we now know as NASA’s human spaceflight program, Skype, and the Internet. What next? Could we really bring back the dinosaurs, travel to a distant star, or live on Mars?In The Science of Science Fiction, readers ages 12 to 15 explore the science behind classic and modern science fiction stories, including artificial intelligence, androids, and the search for alien life. They learn how cutting edge concepts, including time dilation ... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates Discover What Happens When the Earth's Crust Moves With 25 Projects Paperback Kathleen M. Reilly 9781619304659 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jan 10, 2017

The ground beneath your feet is solid, right? After all, how could we build houses and bridges if the land was moving all the time? Actually, the ground beneath us really is moving very slowly all the time! In Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates: Discover What Happens When the Earth’s Crust Moves, readers ages 9 through 12 learn what exactly is going on under the dirt.When slowly drifting continents bump up against each other along fault lines we experience earthquakes, volcanoes, and tidal waves! Mountains and trenches are visible results of the s... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates Discover What Happens When the Earth's Crust Moves With 25 Projects Hardcover Kathleen M. Reilly 9781619304611 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jan 10, 2017

The ground beneath your feet is solid, right? After all, how could we build houses and bridges if the land was moving all the time? Actually, the ground beneath us really is moving very slowly all the time! In Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates: Discover What Happens When the Earth’s Crust Moves, readers ages 9 through 12 learn what exactly is going on under the dirt.When slowly drifting continents bump up against each other along fault lines we experience earthquakes, volcanoes, and tidal waves! Mountains and trenches are visible results of the s... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Predators and Prey! With 25 Great Projects Paperback Cindy Blobaum 9781619304604 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Nov 15, 2016

Hunting, hiding, trapping, and tricking are just a few of the strategies used by animals in the wild to ensure they eat enough without being eaten themselves! In Explore Predators and Prey! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore the physical and behavioral adaptations of predators and prey and their impact on the environment.Predators, such as hawks and foxes, have keen eyesight and sharp beaks and teeth to help them catch their prey. Prey, such as mice and rabbits, have large ears to hear danger and can move quickly to escap... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Predators and Prey! With 25 Great Projects Hardcover Cindy Blobaum 9781619304567 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Nov 15, 2016

Hunting, hiding, trapping, and tricking are just a few of the strategies used by animals in the wild to ensure they eat enough without being eaten themselves! In Explore Predators and Prey! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore the physical and behavioral adaptations of predators and prey and their impact on the environment.Predators, such as hawks and foxes, have keen eyesight and sharp beaks and teeth to help them catch their prey. Prey, such as mice and rabbits, have large ears to hear danger and can move quickly to escap... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate Shakespeare Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World Paperback Andi Diehn 9781619304550 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Nov 15, 2016

?Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” Teenagers have been sighing an approximation of these words for centuries, ever since William Shakespeare had Juliet utter them from her balcony in one of the most popular plays of all time, Romeo and Juliet. Tales of love, loss, rebellion, rivalry?before there was Twilight, Warm Bodies, and The Lion King, there was Shakespeare. The characters, language, imagery, and plot elements of many books and movies that appear on bookshelves and in cinemas today are directly influenced by the plays of the Bard.In... + Read More
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Series: Inquire and Investigate Shakespeare Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World Hardcover Andi Diehn 9781619304512 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 Nov 15, 2016

?Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” Teenagers have been sighing an approximation of these words for centuries, ever since William Shakespeare had Juliet utter them from her balcony in one of the most popular plays of all time, Romeo and Juliet. Tales of love, loss, rebellion, rivalry?before there was Twilight, Warm Bodies, and The Lion King, there was Shakespeare. The characters, language, imagery, and plot elements of many books and movies that appear on bookshelves and in cinemas today are directly influenced by the plays of the Bard.In... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Greek Myths! With 25 Great Projects Paperback Anita Yasuda 9781619304505 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 11, 2016

Architecture, democracy, the Olympics?the modern world owes a lot to the ancient Greeks! In Explore Greek Myths! With 25 Great Projects, readers embark on a fascinating journey to explore the myths that infused ancient Greek culture, civilization, and innovation. Readers will learn how these myths, popular more than 3,000 years ago, have provided fundamental support to today's art, architecture, mathematics, science, philosophy, literature, and government.Readers will read about the adventures of many Greek gods, such as Zeus, who could throw l... + Read More
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Series: Explore Your World Explore Greek Myths! With 25 Great Projects Hardcover Anita Yasuda 9781619304468 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 11, 2016

Architecture, democracy, the Olympics?the modern world owes a lot to the ancient Greeks! In Explore Greek Myths! With 25 Great Projects, readers embark on a fascinating journey to explore the myths that infused ancient Greek culture, civilization, and innovation. Readers will learn how these myths, popular more than 3,000 years ago, have provided fundamental support to today's art, architecture, mathematics, science, philosophy, literature, and government.Readers will read about the adventures of many Greek gods, such as Zeus, who could throw l... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself The U.S. Constitution Discover How Democracy Works with 25 Projects Paperback Carla Mooney 9781619304451 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 13, 2016

Where did the American democratic tradition begin? From ancient civilizations in Greece and Rome to the Enlightenment in Europe, democratic ideas throughout time have influenced the development of democracy in the United States.In The U.S. Constitution: Discover How Democracy Works, children ages 9 through 12 learn about the foundation of democracy and how the documents crafted hundreds of years ago still have an impact on our country today. They explore the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, among others. T... + Read More
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Series: Build It Yourself The U.S. Constitution Discover How Democracy Works with 25 Projects Hardcover Carla Mooney 9781619304413 $29.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 13, 2016

Where did the American democratic tradition begin? From ancient civilizations in Greece and Rome to the Enlightenment in Europe, democratic ideas throughout time have influenced the development of democracy in the United States.In The U.S. Constitution: Discover How Democracy Works, children ages 9 through 12 learn about the foundation of democracy and how the documents crafted hundreds of years ago still have an impact on our country today. They explore the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, among others. T... + Read More
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Series: Girls in Science Aviation Cool Women Who Fly Paperback Carmella Van Vleet 9781619304406 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 13, 2016

Have you ever looked up into the sky, seen an airplane, and wondered where it was going and who was flying it? Aviation is the study of the design, development and production, and operation of aircraft. In Aviation: Cool Women Who Fly, children ages 9 to 12 learn about this fascinating field and meet three successful women working in aviation. Meg Godlewski is a master certified flight instructor, Kristin Wolfe is a pilot in the Air Force, and Taylor McConnell is a production support engineer.Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series sup... + Read More