Nomad Press imprint: 206 books
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
Explore Simple Machines!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
From zippers to the Pyramids, rolling pins to catapults, we are surrounded by simple machines. This book will amaze kids with the ingenuity they already possess and inspire them to look differently at the objects they use everyday.
Explore Simple Machines! With 25 Great Projects introduces...
Bioengineering
Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
In Bioengineering: Discover How Nature Inspires Human Designs, young readers explore designs and innovations that come from nature. Leonardo da Vinci studied birds' wings to draw his design of a man-made flying machine and engineers still look to birds when attempting to make planes more aerodynamic....
Explore Forces and Motion!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Everything moves! Kids run around the playground, cars drive on the road, and balls fly through the air. What causes all this motion? Physics! Forces and motion rule the way everything moves through space.
In Explore Forces and Motion! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 discover...
Explore Makerspace!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Bridges, furniture, musical instruments, games, vehicles—all of these things were invented and improved upon by people who love to put stuff together, take stuff apart, and figure out how things work!
In Explore Makerspace! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore what it...
Explore Flight!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Who invented the airplane? When were airplanes invented? And why do planes have wings if the wings don't flap? Kids can answer these questions and more by jumping into the cockpit and soaring into Explore Flight! With 25 Great Projects, where they'll learn about the history of our human obsession...
Amazing Solar System Projects
You Can Build Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Amazing Solar System Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the basic elements of the solar system with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Readers learn about the sun, the planets and their moons, meteors and comets, and the amazing tools that astronomers...
Geology of the Eastern Coast
Investigate How The Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Taking a unique approach to a fascinating region of the United States, this activity guide looks at the underlying processes that have shaped the Eastern Coast. Beginning with the connection between geology and geography, the chapters move into a discussion of plate tectonics and landforms such as...
Tools of the Ancient Romans
A Kid's Guide to the History & Science of Life in Ancient Rome
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2006
Tools of the Ancient Greeks: A Kid's Guide to the History and Science of Life in Ancient Greece explores the scientific discoveries, athletic innovations, engineering marvels, and innovative ideas created more than two thousand years ago. Through biographical sidebars, interesting facts, fascinating...
Explore Norse Myths!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
The stories of Norse myths and legends are a terrific introduction to Viking culture, history, science, and traditions, which thrived in Scandinavia from the eighth to the eleventh centuries. But who were the Norse, who left their homelands in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden to trade, raid, and explore...
Physics
Investigate the Forces of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Have you ever noticed that the physical world works in certain ways? Skateboarders use force and motion to perform tricks. If you jump up as high as you can, you'll quickly fall back to the ground. Baseball players use gravity to bring the ball back down when they throw it. When you flip a switch,...
Chemistry
Investigate the Matter that Makes Up Your World
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Have you ever wondered what makes up everything in the world around you? Or what exactly is the difference between solids, liquids, and gases? Have you wanted to know what causes two substances to react or change?
Chemistry: Investigate the Matter that Makes Up Your World introduces readers...
by Verna Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Taking young readers on a journey back in time, this dynamic series showcases various aspects of colonial life, from people and clothing to homes and food. Each book contains creative illustrations, interesting facts, highlighted vocabulary words, end-of-book challenges, and sidebars that help children...
by Verna Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Taking young readers on a journey back in time, this dynamic series showcases various aspects of colonial life. Each book contains creative illustrations, interesting facts, highlighted vocabulary words, end-of-book challenges, and sidebars that help children understand the differences between modern...