Juvenile Nonfiction : Science & Technology

As an adult, John Audubon was the best known wildlife artist of the 19th century, and his book, Birds of America, is the standard against which all subsequent bird art has been measured. In this story about the artist's childhood in the West Indies and France, John's love of drawing sends him into the fields and woods near his country house in pursuit of winged models. more...

Price: $7.95

Have you ever seen inventors on TV or in the newspaper and thought, "That could be me!" Well, it certainly could—and this book shows you how. Kids Inventing! gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for turning your ideas into realities for fun, competition, and even profit. more...

Price: $14.95

This photocopy masters book presents science as a field of study that follows a particular method, namely the Scientific Method. Students are introduced to various fundamental skills of scientific research that include: making observations; representation of data; and fair testing and variables. Activities are presented as a sequential and cumulative attainment of a variety of interlocking skills and deal with new concepts or a higher level of a concept already introduced in previous tasks. The book is designed for students in Grades 5-7. more...

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There's no such thing as too much practice. This reproducible program builds skills incrementally. By inviting students to "show what they know" in a variety of new formats, these stimulating lessons will enable struggling students to actually enjoy the learing process. As in all of the binder programs, the dual emphasis is on (1) mastery of the basics and (2) improved critical thinking. more...

Price: $30.95

Hey, Einstein! You don't have to be a genius to entertain and educate kids at the same time. Just give 'em The Mad Scientist Handbook-the greatest collection of creepy crafts, insane inventions, and freaky experiments ever devised. Packed with easy-to-understand instructions and simple illustrations, this wacked-out activity book will show kids how to:. o Make oozing green slime o Build a high-speed balloon car. o Cook up delicious edible glass. o Create a tornado machine. o Build an exploding volcano. o Bite into an exploding Lifesaver o And much more!. Plus, they'll learn lots of weird facts along the way, like how every experiment in this book works and who figured it out first. It's the perfect handbook for every budding mad scientist. more...

Price: $12.95