Science & Technology
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Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts
$11.99 Add to cartIda Scudder was sure she would never follow in the footsteps of her medical missionary father. But when she witnessed Indian women dying because their religious beliefs didn’t allow male doctors to tr… [more below]
- Series: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: February 23 2005
- ISBN10: 157658285X
- Language: English
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How Emily Saved the Bridge: The Story of Emily Warren Roebling and the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
$19.99 Add to cartThe amazing story of Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who stepped in to oversee the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was completed in 1883.
Emily was not an engineer, but she was educated in
- Author: Wishinsky, Frieda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1773061046
- Language: English
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What Is the Coronavirus Disease Covid-19?
$4.99 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times Best-Selling series tells the story of how COVID-19, a coronavirus, was first identified and how it spread throughout the world in the new Who HQ Now format for trending topics.
… [more below]- Series: Who HQ Now
- Author: Burgan, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: June 22 2021
- ISBN10: 0593383613
- Language: English
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Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor
$17.99 Read moreThe definitive picture book biography of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the most crucial figures in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Befo- Author: Messner, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1665902434
- Language: English
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The Secret Lives of Video Games: The Remarkable Stories Behind the World’s Most Famous Video Games
$12.99 Read moreTake a break from the console and discover the amazing origins behind all your favorite video games!
Did you know that Mario was originally named Jumpman? Or that his iconic hat and moustache were cr
- Author: Abramson, S. E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1638190992
- Language: English
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Black Inventors: 15 Inventions That Changed the World
$19.99 Add to cartDiscover 15 inventors and inventions that changed the world in this guide for kids ages 8 to 12
Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world’s greatest advancements in science, t
- Series: Biographies for Kids
- Author: Trusty, Kathy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 9798886086539
- Language: English
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Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein
$10.99 Add to cartWhat do you think of when you hear the name Albert Einstein? Perhaps you picture an old man with rumpled clothing, a halo of wild white hair, and an impish grin. You might know that he developed two o
- Series: Trailblazer Biographies
- Author: McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1575050676
- Language: English
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Black Pioneers of Science and Invention
$9.99 Add to cartDr. Haber has lifted from obscurity 14 remarkably gifted black Americans who played crucial roles in this country’s scientific and industrial progress. Includes photos and illustrations.
- Author: Haber, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 02 1992
- ISBN10: 0152085661
- Language: English
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She Heard the Birds: The Story of Florence Merriam Bailey
$18.95 Read moreMeet Florence Merriam Bailey, a pioneering birder and activist who changed the way we study birds forever, as told through the evocative collage style of artist Andrea D’Aquino.
As a young girl, Flore- Author: D’Aquino, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 38
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1648960502
- Language: English
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A Boy and a Jaguar
$19.99 Read more2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner
* “A candid and deeply resonant account of a hard-fought battle against societal stigma, and an embrace of one’s true talent and calling.” –Publisher’s Weekly… [more below]- Author: Rabinowitz, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 054787507X
- Language: English
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Bertha Parker: The First Woman Indigenous American Archaeologist
$4.99 Read moreThe Queens of STEAM series explores the life and work of women who’ve made a big impact in a specific area of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). In this edition, newly independen… [more below]
- Series: Queens of Steam #2
- Author: Bolte, Mari
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 122318756X
- Language: English
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Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
$11.95 Read moreHow much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn’t have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous child prodigy in Chinese history, faced just this proble… [more below]
- Author: Daemicke, Songju Ma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1628559047
- Language: English
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Who Was Louis Braille?
$6.99 Read moreLouis Braille certainly wasn’t your average teenager. Blind from the age of four, he was only fifteen when in 1824 he invented a reading system that converted printed words into columns of raised dots… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Frith, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 13 2014
- ISBN10: 0448479036
- Language: English
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The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World’s First Pilot
$17.99 Read moreHere is the little-known history of Otto Lilienthal, a daring man whose more than 2,000 successful flights inspired the Wright Brothers and other aviation pioneers.
In 1862, balloons were the only way- Author: Downs, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1635925509
- Language: English
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The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
$8.99 Add to cartAn inspiring true story of a boy genius.
Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.” Th- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 11 2014
- ISBN10: 0385755570
- Language: English
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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World
$7.99 Read moreA biography of the pioneering scientist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring.
“Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it,” wrote Ra- Author: Lawlor, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 31 2014
- ISBN10: 0823431932
- Language: English
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The Story of Car Engineer Soichiro Honda
$10.95 Read moreThe “Story” chapter-book line debuts with this compelling biography of Soichiro Honda, the innovative motorcycle and car manufacturer and Japanese business pioneer.
When Soichiro Honda was seven years
- Series: Story of
- Author: Weston, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1620147904
- Language: English
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The Story of Neil Armstrong: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartHelp kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Neil Armstrong–a story about working hard and achieving the impossible
Neil Armstrong became the first person ever to step foot on the moon. Before he flew- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Thomson, Sarah L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1646115309
- Language: English
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Black Men in Science: A Black History Book for Kids
$9.99 Add to cartIncredible stories of Black men who changed the course of science–for kids ages 8 to 12
All throughout history, Black men have made important contributions to scientific discovery. This collection o- Series: Biographies for Kids
- Author: Avery, Bryan Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1638782156
- Language: English
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The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
$19.99 Add to cartA perfect introduction to mathematical concepts for young readers, written by a Newbery honor-winning author
This colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes,… [more below]- Author: Lasky, Kathryn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0316515264
- Language: English
