Machinery & Tools
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Mini Machines That Zoom and Spin
$33.99 Add to cartLooking to build some cool moving machines? Think small! Craft a tiny Ferris wheel or a super-small wobbling UFO. You might even make an itty-bitty disco ball. Tiny machines are tons of fun!
- Series: Mini Makers
- Author: Kukla, Lauren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669004554
- Language: English
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Dirt Bikes
$8.99 Read moreDirt bike racers soar over jumps and race through mud to the finish line. From motocross and supercross tracks to freestyle motocross, see dirt bikes in action and learn about the design that makes it… [more below]
- Series: Horsepower
- Author: Doeden, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1543524710
- Language: English
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How Things Work: Then and Now
$19.99 Add to cartTravel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do Along the way, you’ll learn why cotton candy is so fluffy, how scienti… [more below]
- Author: Resler, T. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1426331665
- Language: English
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Crazy Contraptions: Build Rube Goldberg Machines That Swoop, Spin, Stack, and Swivel: With Hands-On Engineering Activities
$22.95 Read moreAn exciting book about the chain reaction world of Rube Goldberg for middle schoolers, including 25 engineering design projects that get middle schoolers applying the laws of physics to their own inve
- Series: Build It Yourself
- Author: Perdew, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1619308231
- Language: English
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Tales of the Rails: Legendary Train Routes of the World
$9.95 Read moreJump on board a visual journey that will draw readers young and old into the magic of traveling by train, the sense of adventure and discovery as you look around at the world passing by. Learn about t… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Ryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: November 24 2020
- ISBN10: 3899558456
- Language: English
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The Invention Hunters Discover How Machines Work
$9.99 Read moreLearn about machines the fun way The Magic School Bus meets The Way Things Work in this kid-friendly guide to understanding the basics of simple machines, perfect for budding engineers — now in pape… [more below]
- Series: Invention Hunters #1
- Author: Briggs, Korwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: July 27 2021
- ISBN10: 0316436836
- Language: English
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National Geographic Kids Everything Battles
$12.95 Read moreNational Geographic Kids Everything Battles captures all of the action and valor of the battlefield, as well as the trappings that go with it. Kids will browse eye-popping photographs and illustratio… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids Everything
- Author: Spears, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1426311001
- Language: English
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Electricity: Circuits, Static, and Electromagnets with Hands-On Science Activities for Kids
$22.95 Read moreFascinating explanations of something we use every day! Kids ages 8 to 12 discover where electricity comes from, how it works, and how we can make it more efficient.
It’s everywhere. In our homes, scho
- Series: Build It Yourself
- Author: Van Vleet, Carmella
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1647410037
- Language: English
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Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert
$7.99 Add to cartThe amazing story of the trapped Chilean miners and their incredible rescue that Publishers Weekly calls “a riveting, in-depth recounting of the events that held the world rapt.”
In early August 2010,- Author: Aronson, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1442440252
- Language: English
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The Lego Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 2: Cars and Contraptions
$24.99 Add to cartThis second volume of The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Cars and Contraptions, showcases small projects to build with LEGO Technic gears, motors, gadgets, and other moving elements. You’ll find hund… [more below]
- Author: Isogawa, Yoshihito
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: October 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1593276893
- Language: English
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Simple Machines
$8.99 Read moreRead and find out about six simple machines–the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the ramp, the wedge, and the screw–in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
Machines help make wo
- Series: Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
- Author: Ward, D. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0062321471
- Language: English
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Inclined Planes Ramp It Up: Simple Machines for Kids
$13.95 Add to cart*Selected as a “recommended title” by the Kansas National Education Association’s Reading Circle Commission
Learn how simple machines make work easier in this colorful nonfiction picture book all abou
- Series: Picture Book Science
- Author: Diehn, Andi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1647411025
- Language: English
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Firefighters
$8.99 Read moreFirefighters introduce the various firefighting machines that help them perform rescues and put out fires in all sorts of places and scenarios.
Discover a surprising assortment of firefighting machin
- Series: Finn’s Fun Trucks
- Author: Coyle, Finn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1486728952
- Language: English
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Wedges Make a Point: Simple Machines for Kids
$13.95 Read more*Selected as a “recommended title” by the Kansas National Education Association’s Reading Circle Commission
Learn how simple machines make work easier in these colorful nonfiction picture books all ab
- Series: Picture Book Science
- Author: Diehn, Andi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1647411068
- Language: English
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National Geographic Kids Everything Robotics: All the Photos, Facts, and Fun to Make You Race for Robots
$12.99 Read moreThey fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you. This technology isn’t just for science-fiction … [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids Everything
- Author: Swanson, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 08 2016
- ISBN10: 142632331X
- Language: English
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Levers Lessen the Load: Simple Machines for Kids
$13.95 Read more*Selected as a “recommended title” by the Kansas National Education Association’s Reading Circle Commission
Learn how simple machines make work easier in these colorful nonfiction picture books all ab
- Series: Picture Book Science
- Author: Diehn, Andi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1647410983
- Language: English
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Curious Creatures Working with Tools
$16.99 Read moreFrom apes to otters to clever crows, this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book tells stories of amazing tool-using animals that use objects in crafty ways.
“This entertaining and informati- Series: Curious Creatures
- Author: Armstrong, Zoë
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1838740015
- Language: English
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D Is for Dump Truck: A Construction Alphabet
$16.99 Read moreConstruction equipment has long been a favorite of little readers and D is for Dump Truck takes children on an A to Z exploration of a fun backyard construction site. With bouncy poems for each letter… [more below]
- Series: Sleeping Bear Alphabet Books
- Author: Shoulders, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1585369756
- Language: English
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National Geographic Readers: Los Trenes (L1)
$5.99 Add to cartA Spanish translation of National Geographic Readers Trains Level 1.
Choo choo! Kids love trains! Especially the classic steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder- Series: National Geographic Readers
- Author: Shields, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1426376510
- Language: Spanish
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Ramps and Wedges
$7.99 Read moreEach book in this series focuses on a type of simple mechanism and examines how it is used to make different toys work. This book examines ramps and wedges, and uses simple language and labeled photog… [more below]
- Series: How Toys Work
- Author: Smith, Sian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: July 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1432965883
- Language: English
