Science & Technology
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Little Scientist Board Book Set
$16.99 Add to cartMudpuppy’s Little Scientist Board Book Set is comprised of colorful illustrated portraits of real women who have made historical impact on the world. Illustrations by Lydia Ortiz and words by Emily Kl… [more below]
- Author: Mudpuppy
- Binding: Board Books
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 0735355738
- Language: English
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Her Eyes on the Stars: Maria Mitchell, Astronomer
$19.99 Read moreMaria Mitchell’s curiosity about the night sky led her to spend hours studying the stars. She discovered a comet as a young woman, winning an award from the King of Denmark for being the first person
- Author: Wallmark, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1954354134
- Language: English
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Wild Ride (Adapted for Young Readers): My Journey from Cancer Kid to Astronaut
$18.00 Add to cartA young reader’s adaptation of the story of the youngest American to ever orbit the Earth–cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux–who shows us all that when we face our fears with hope and faith, the extra… [more below]
- Author: Arceneaux, Hayley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 08, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593443888
- Language: English
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George Washington Carver
$14.95 Add to cartOnly alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His Secrets. The amazing story of Geory W. Carver, slave birth, Iowa State graduate and Tuskegee Professor who revolutionized the economy of the s… [more below]
- Author: Federer, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 01, 2002
- ISBN10: 096535573X
- Language: English
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Math Makers: The Lives and Works of 50 Famous Mathematicians
$27.95 Add to cartAn entertaining history of mathematics as chronicled through fifty short biographies. Mathematics today is the fruit of centuries of brilliant insights by men and women whose personalities and life ex
- Author: Posamentier, Alfred S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: February 01, 2020
- ISBN10: 1633885208
- Language: English
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Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures
$14.99 Add to cartWhen Valentina Tereshkova blasted off aboard Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963, she became the first woman to rocket into space. It would be nineteen years before another woman got a chance–cosmonaut Svetlan
- Series: Women of Action
- Author: Gibson, Karen Bush
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1641603135
- Language: English
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition
$18.99 Add to cartWhen fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba’s Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone’s crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library …. [more below]
- Author: Kamkwamba, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 19 2012
- ISBN10: 0803735111
- Language: English
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American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Oppenheimer
$25.00 Add to cartTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD(R)-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER – “A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”–Christopher Nolan
#1 NEW YORK TIME- Author: Bird, Kai
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: April 11 2006
- ISBN10: 0375726268
- Language: English
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Shackleton
$18.95 Add to cart“When Ranulph Fiennes produces a book about Ernest Shackleton, it should get our attention. I found that the best way to read this book is to imagine that you are in a pub sharing a beer with Sir Ranu… [more below]
- Author: Fiennes, Ranulph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 452
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1639363025
- Language: English
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The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies
$19.99 Add to cartOne of the New York Times Best True Crime of 2022 A “spellbinding, thriller-like” (Shelf Awareness) history about the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious, forgotten man behind it–detai
- Author: Fischer, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 18, 2023
- ISBN10: 1982114843
- Language: English
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Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
$19.00 Add to cartA Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian
A “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish- Author: Miller, Lulu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1501160346
- Language: English
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A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Novel Laureate John Nash
$22.00 Add to cart**Also an Academy Award-winning film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly–directed by Ron Howard** The powerful, dramatic biography of math genius John Nash, who overcame serious mental illne
- Author: Nasar, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 12, 2011
- ISBN10: 1451628420
- Language: English
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Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
$24.99 Read moreThe National Book Award Finalist is now a major motion picture directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.
“Vivid and ethereal.”–The New York Times
“Radioactive is quite unlike
- Author: Redniss, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0062416162
- Language: English
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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
$23.00 Add to cartA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post
The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1982115866
- Language: English
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
$22.99 Add to cartBy the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.
How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography s- Author: Isaacson, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: May 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 0743264746
- Language: English
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Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
$18.00 Read moreA WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER – The riveting inside story of Elon Musk and Tesla’s bid to build the world’s greatest car–from award-winning Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim
- Author: Higgins, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 30, 2022
- ISBN10: 1984898248
- Language: English
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The Last Lecture
$25.00 Add to cartAfter being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he’s learned–about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have–in this life-ch… [more below]
- Author: Pausch, Randy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 08 2008
- ISBN10: 1401323251
- Language: English
