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By: Ploszajski, Anna
First Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers
$12.99PaperbackRead moreExperience the greatest breakthroughs in science, with the DK Science Stories series.
Meet Orville and Wilbur Wright: two ordinary brothers with an extraordinary dream. In a world of horse-drawn carri- Series: DK Science Stories
- Author: Ploszajski, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 22 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217138692
- Language: English
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By: Kanani, Sheila
This Book Will Make You a Scientist
$24.99HardcoverRead moreThis book will make YOU a scientist as you explore 25 different scientific concepts inspired by ground-breaking scientists through history!
Measure the speed of light like Albert Einstein! Train to be
- Series: This Book Will Make You
- Author: Kanani, Sheila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 9798887772295
- Language: English
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By: Boone, Mary
The Flying Feminist: The First Woman to Build and Fly Her Own Plane
$19.99HardcoverRead moreAt a time when women were expected to conform, Lilian Bland didn’t fit in – she wore trousers, enjoyed fishing and worked as a sports journalist. Inspired by the flight of the wild birds she loved to
- Author: Boone, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1839135107
- Language: English
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By: DK
Science Year by Year: A Visual History – From Stone Tools to Space Travel
$19.99PaperbackRead moreThis epic journey of scientific discovery starts in ancient times and travels through centuries of invention before fast forwarding into the future.
From simple machines to modern-day marvels, you’ll- Series: DK Children’s Year by Year
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 0593964519
- Language: English
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By: MacDonald, Kate
Why Trust a Scientist?: Shared Knowledge for a Bright Future
$26.95HardcoverAdd to cartCalling all future scientists!
Our world is changing quickly, and our shared challenges can seem overwhelming. We need scientists to tackle climate change, harness the power of artificial intelligence
- Series: Orca Think
- Author: MacDonald, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1459842103
- Language: English
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Big Ideas from Science: How Scientific Discoveries Shape Our Lives
$29.99HardcoverAdd to cartFrom the team that created Big Ideas For Curious Minds, an introduction to the history of science and its impact on the world today
Science is all around us, helping to explain the ideas that matter in… [more below]
- Series: Big Ideas #4
- Author: School of Life, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1916753124
- Language: English
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Dead Ends!: Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels
$19.99HardcoverAdd to cartFrom New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine’s most fascinating failures and dead ends.
Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Jo- Author: Fitzharris, Lindsey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 1547615028
- Language: English
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By: Conklin, Wendy
Life Cycles
$14.98PaperbackAdd to cartThis high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction… [more below]
- Series: Science Readers
- Author: Conklin, Wendy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1480746371
- Language: English
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By: DK
5 Facts a Day Science: A Little Bit of Learning Every Day
$24.99HardcoverAdd to cartAre you ready to have your mind blown? Wow all your friends and family with 5 jaw-dropping facts about science each day.
Discover 5 facts a day, 5 days a week with this exciting science book for child- Author: Dk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0593964527
- Language: English
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By: Henkova, Ludmila
How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built
$17.95HardcoverAdd to cartWe admire the ancient wonders today, but somebody had to build them. No heavy machinery, no semitrucks, no cement mixers. How was it even
possible to build such wonders as pyramids and temples in ancie… [more below]- Series: How the Wonders Were Built
- Author: Henkova, Ludmila
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 8000061341
- Language: English
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By: DK
Los Ciclos de la Naturaleza (Timelines of Nature)
$29.99HardcoverAdd to cartDescubre la increÃble naturaleza de nuestro planeta a través de cronologÃas, imágenes y fotografÃas.
Si alguna vez te preguntaste cómo será la rutina de un chimpancé, qué sucede durante las 24… [more below]- Series: DK Children’s Timelines
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 0593848314
- Language: Spanish
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By: Schwartz, Ella
Stolen Science: Thirteen Untold Stories of Scientists and Inventors Almost Written Out of History
$21.99HardcoverRead moreA fresh approach to a timely topic, Stolen Science is a fascinating compendium of stories of uncredited scientists and inventors throughout the ages.
Over the centuries, women, people from underrepres- Author: Schwartz, Ella
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 1547602287
- Language: English
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Thomas Edison and the Invention of the Light Bulb: Separating Fact from Fiction
$31.32HardcoverRead moreThomas Edison was a famous American inventor in the late 1800s. His work with light bulbs got a lot of attention. Over time, many stories were told about this work, including that he invented the ligh… [more below]
- Series: Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- Author: Peterson, Megan Cooley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1666339717
- Language: English
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By: Kerbel, Deborah
The Late, Great Endlings: Stories of the Last Survivors
$21.95HardcoverRead more★”This beautiful dedication to these special animals brings the reality and the irreversible finality of extinction to the forefront and calls on readers to act now, before so many other animals
- Author: Kerbel, Deborah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 145982766X
- Language: English
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Waist-Deep in Dung: A Stomach-Churning Look at the Grossest Jobs Throughout History
$21.99HardcoverRead moreA hilarious illustrated middle-grade nonfiction offering about the most revolting jobs throughout history involving pee, poop, vomit, dead bodies, and all things disgusting, from Christine Virnig and
- Series: Dung for Dinner #2
- Author: Virnig, Christine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1250762359
- Language: English
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By: Mark Kurlansky
The Story of Salt
$9.99PaperbackAdd to cart“[T]his salutary…micro-history will have young readers lifting their shakers in tribute.”
–Kirkus Reviews, *starred review*“A lively and well-researched title, with exemplary art.”
–School Library J- Author: Kurlansky, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 07 2014
- ISBN10: 0147511666
- Language: English
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By: Pattison, Darcy
Pollen: Darwin’s 130 Year Prediction
$25.99HardcoverAdd to cartPOLLEN: DARWIN’S 130 YEAR PREDICTION
Elementary Science – POLLEN
How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem?
On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchid
- Series: Moments in Science
- Author: Pattison, Darcy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1629441198
- Language: English
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By: Sung-Hwa, Kim
The Good Germ Hotel: Meet Your Body’s Marvelous Microbes
$17.99HardcoverAdd to cartIn a world of COVID-19, bad germs and bacteria are all around us. But, not all germs are bad!
Check in to The Good Germ Hotel to learn about all the good germs and bacteria superheroes that live inside
- Author: Sung-Hwa, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1913750167
- Language: English
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By: Jim Murphy
Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
$11.99PaperbackRead more“Who knew the biography of a germ could be so fascinating?”–Kirkus (starred review)
This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years: tuberculosis. After centuri
- Author: Murphy, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 0544455940
- Language: English
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By: Bill Bryson
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
$21.99HardcoverAdd to cartExplore the mysteries of the universe without ever leaving your home Bill Bryson takes on the world of science and answers questions big and small, perfect for curious readers looking to learn outsid… [more below]
- Author: Bryson, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 27 2009
- ISBN10: 0385738102
- Language: English











