Machines and how things work

With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of Medicine series sets out to inspire and educate the next generation of young scientists by highlighting the medical breakthroughs of a diverse range of scientists and researchers.From the first...

Age range 8 to 12From laboratory robots to robotic prosthetics, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in medical robotics. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these...

With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of Medicine series sets out to inspire and educate the next generation of young scientists by highlighting the medical breakthroughs of a diverse range of scientists and researchers.From machine learning...

Age range 8 to 12From the discovery of the Polio vaccine to the breakthrough in mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in vaccine science. Get to know the physicians, scientists,...

Age range 9 to 12The New Seven Wonders of the World are introduced from the architectural point of view in this fully illustrated title.The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichn Itz, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were...

Age range 6 to 9A sequel to Encyclopedia of Ordinary Things, which appeared in Wall Street Journal review.We live in our houses, cook in our kitchens, relax in our living rooms. But how did people live before the invention of the bathroom? What was the...

We admire the ancient wonders today, but somebody had to build them. No heavy machinery, no semi-trucks, no cement mixers. How was it even possible to build such wonders as pyramids and temples in ancient times?Each one was unique, its beauty and...

Age range 6 to 9 Who said ordinariness is boring? This book shows ordinary things, along with their origins and inventors, in a new light. Come explore their secrets!They're all around us. We use them daily, pass them by, and it never occurs to us to...

Age range 0 to 3Start environmental conservation early with the newest title from the Baby's Big World series!Energy makes things GO!But where does energy come from?It's never too soon to share the potential of clean energy with your little one. Peek...

Age range 12+ Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children's...

In this full-color illustrated nonfictiontitle, middle-grade readers learn the why and how of cities. Topics include infrastructureand urban planning, municipal governments, services like water and energy, and howpopulation, demographics, and geography...

Welcome to the Big Book of Brick Trucks! This amazing, oversized children's book features the biggest, most exciting trucks all in incredible LEGO form! Each truck has been constructed by hand using colorful LEGO bricks, and the photo...

Age range 9+Build your way through over a dozen fantastic STEM experiments, brick by brick!Does your young scientist love LEGOs? Then this is the book for them. Contained within these pages is a plethora of experiments and lessons to teach your child all...