Nomad Press imprint: 206 books
Tunnels!
With 25 Science Projects for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Moles, beavers, rabbits . . . these animals burrow tunnels in the ground every day! What other kind of creature makes tunnels? Humans!
In Tunnels! With 25 Science Projects for Kids, kids ages 7 to 10 explore the fascinating world of passageways beneath the ground, dug deep within the earth...
Innovators
The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
Most people have heard of Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, but how about Daniel Hale Williams, Mae Jemison, and Mary Anderson? The world owes a lot to the unsung heroes of innovation, people who used their ideas to make the world a better place through advances in health, technology,...
Planet Earth
Finding Balance on the Blue Marble with Environmental Science Activities for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
The environment is all around us, whether you live in a city, suburb, or the country. Sometimes, it’s easy to ignore. But forgetting about the environment isn’t an option if we want our planet to be healthy!
Planet Earth: Finding Balance on the Blue Marble with Environmental Science Activities...
Canals and Dams!
With 25 Science Projects for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Did you know that hydropower supplies 16 percent of all electricity worldwide? And there are more than 57,000 big dams around the world!
Canals and Dams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids invites kids ages 7 though 10 to investigate the waterways that help the world run! Through fun facts and...
Tomb Raiders
Real Tales of Grave Robberies
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The dead do not always rest easy. Armed with shovels and crowbars, thieves throughout history have unearthed graves for greed, hunger, and knowledge.
Tomb Raiders: Real Tales of Grave Robberies recounts little-known stories of body snatchers and crooks of the crypt. For example, when colonists...
Eruptions and Explosions
Real Tales of Violent Outbursts
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
The energy released when volcanoes erupt, engines combust, or bombs explode both thrills and fascinates people. But this power also kills.
Eruptions and Explosions: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts recounts the history of five blowups that continued to rattle the world long after the smoke had...
Earth, Wind, Fire, and Rain
Real Tales of Temperamental Elements
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
We might think humans have control over our environment, but Mother Nature has proven us wrong again and again.
Earth, Wind, Fire, and Rain: Real Tales of Temperamental Elements tells the story of five of America’s deadliest natural disasters that were made worse by human error, ignorance,...
Immigration Nation
The American Identity in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
What does it mean to be an immigrant today? Has the immigrant experience changed since the last century?
Immigration Nation: The American Identity in the Twenty-First Century invites middle and high schoolers to explore the history of immigration in the United States, along with immigration...
The Oregon Trail
The Journey Across the Country From Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more opportunity and better lives more than 200 years ago! The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental...
Bridges!
With 25 Science Projects for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Getting from one place to another sounds easy if you are on a straight piece of land, but what if you have to get over—or under—a body of water or a deep gorge? Build a bridge! Bridges are the great connectors. They allow us to travel the twists and turns, highs and lows, ins and out of every...
The Human Body
Get Under the Skin with Science Activities for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2019
Did you know that your brain has up to 100 billion nerve cells? Wow! What else is going on in your body?
In The Human Body: Get Under the Skin with Science Activities for Kids, middle schoolers learn about the different bodily systems that keep people breathing, moving, thinking, and staying...
Game Logic
Level Up and Create Your Own Games with Science Activities for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2019
What was the last game you played? Video game, board game, world building game?
In Game Logic: Level Up and Create Your Own Games with Science Activities for Kids, middle schoolers take on the world of games by figuring out what makes them challenging, fun, and addictive! Kids love games. Board...
The Space Race
How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong landed gently on the lunar surface and became the first person to set foot on another world. People around the world stopped what they were doing to crowd around television sets and radios to witness one of the greatest achievements in human history—a man walking...
by Barbara Diggs
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
More than 58,000 American troops and military personnel died in the humid jungles and muddy rivers of Vietnam during the 20-year conflict called the Vietnam War. Why? What were they fighting for? And how could the world’s most powerful and technologically advanced military be defeated by a small,...