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"Equally informative and appetite-whetting." -- "The Horn Book"
One of the best parts of a young child's day is opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did that delicious food get there? From planting wheat to mixing dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Health tips and a peek at basic food groups complete the menu.

Cardboard is everywhere! For creative kids aged 9 to 14, it's the perfect eco-friendly building material, and Cardboard Box Engineering is the perfect guide to get them started on inventive tinkering. A working kaleidoscope, a marble roller coaster, a robotic hand, and a wind-powered tractor with cardboard gears are just some of the ingenious projects developed by Jonathan Adolph, author of the best-selling Mason Jar Science. Working with simple household tools, kids can follow the step-by-step photographic instructions to exercise their design smarts, expand their 3-D thinking, and learn the basics of physics and engineering with activities that have real-life applications.

An introduction to the world of frogs and toads showing them in their natural habitats as they develop and grow from eggs to tadpoles and finally to maturity. The book covers a wide range of existing species, and includes some curious feeding and egg-laying habits. It is designed for young readers.

Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators is a resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers and program developers that illuminates creative, cutting edge ways to inspire and motivate young people about science and technology learning. The book is aligned with the National Research Council's new Framework for Science Education, which includes an explicit focus on engineering and design content, as well as integration across disciplines. Extensive case studies explore real world examples of innovative programs that take place in a variety of settings, including schools, museums, community centers, and virtual spaces. Design, Make, and Play are presented as learning methodologies that have the power to rekindle children's intrinsic motivation and innate curiosity about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. A digital companion app showcases rich multimedia that brings the stories and successes of each program-and the students who learn there-to life.

Why should you be a friend to trees?

Trees are a valuable natural resource. People depend on trees for food, and animals depend on trees for food and shelter. But most important, we depend on trees because they add oxygen, a gas we all need, to the air. While trees give us many wonderful products, we must also protect them because we can't live without them.

Platinum natural sciences and technology grade 4 provides superior CAPS coverage and has been approved by the Department of Basic Education. What makes the Platinum natural sciences and technology grade 4-6 course unique? Special skills focus pages are provided to develop a new skill or to revise a prior skill; key concepts boxes summarises the unit in just a few sentences making it easier for learners to recall what's important; the programme of assessment is built in throughout each term of the learner's book, exactly where you need them for ease of use; revision sections include summary activities, language activities and revision activities giving your learners many chances to revise content and concepts; free book of photocopiable remediation & extension worksheets.

What was that colourful puddle of goo before it melted? A box of crayons, you say? That's right! This fun photo-puzzle book presents eye-catching images of familiar things that have been smashed, soaked, sliced or melted. It then challenges pre-readers to guess what each thing was in its original state. With a turn of the page, kids will discover the answer in photo form - and they'll be eager to see what mysterious mess comes next!

Come on a walk in the fields and find out about the bees and other bugs that live in our wonderful world and why they are so important. You'll find out how to rescue a tired bee, why crickets make their chirping song and discover a moth the size of a dinner plate! I'm Glad There Are is series of brightly illustrated non-fiction titles exploring the things we are grateful for in the natural world around us. The books encourage children aged six plus to observe the natural world, and to appreciate and learn about ways to protect it. Each book includes simple activities to try. Titles in the series: Bees and Other Bugs Trees and Other Plants Clouds and Rain Stars and the Moon Oceans and Seas Humans and Other Animals

Focuses on the hot-button issue of STEM education and how to effectively-and equitably-stimulate student interest in STEM fields Supported by the lead author's extensive speaking schedule and media contacts Features leading-edge research and practical advice and provides appealing and accessible forms of engagement that will support a diverse range of audiences and deepen their approach to creative STEM learning Contributions from program developers, facilitators, educators, exhibit designers, and researchers

From Inner-City Nobody to Brilliant Neurosurgeon When Ben Carson was in school, his classmates called him the class dummy. Many---including Ben himself---doubted that he would ever amount to anything. But his mother never let him quit. She encouraged Ben to do better and reach higher for his dreams, and eventually he discovered a deep love of learning. Today this young boy from the inner-city is one of the world s greatest pediatric neurosurgeons. Through determination and lot of hard work, Ben overcame his many obstacles and is now dedicated to saving the lives of critically ill children around the world."

This collection is packed with tons of recipes for easy sweets and treats, designed with young cooks in mind and triple tested by the chefs in Food Network Kitchen. Kids will get all the info they need to make their favourite desserts: muffins and quick breads, brownies and bars, cookies, cupcakes, sheet cakes, and more. The recipes are simple to follow and totally foolproof, and each one comes with a colour photo and pro tips to help junior chefs get started in the kitchen. Inside you'll find: * 110 delicious recipes * Fun food trivia * A visual recipe index with a photo of every recipe * Choose-your-own adventure recipes (such as design-your-own Whoopie Pies and Banana Bread) * Crowd-pleasers like Red Velvet Brownies, Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies, Mini PB & Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate Candy Bar Layer Cake, and more! * Fun food crafts such as cookie puzzle pieces and DIY sprinkles * Amazing fake-out cakes including spaghetti and meatballs, a taco, and a pineapple * Bonus food-themed activity pages with word scrambles, spot-the-difference photo games, and more * Lay-flat binding and a heavy paper stock that will stand up to frequent use

Techies in training will go bezerk over this sticker activity book, packed with 1,000 robot-themed stickers and pages loaded with sticker prompts, coloring activities, counting, patterns, mazes, matching, and more.

Fans of Transformers, Wall-E, and the other AI heroes will gravitate to this awesome sticker activity book. Discover super high-tech robots that explore land, sea, air, and space; wacky inventions of the past; superstrong bots and supersmall ones; how robots help humans; everyday bots they're familiar with; and megastar machines like BB-8 and more. After getting the buzz on all things bot, kids get to play genius inventor as they sticker, draw, and color their very own special robot.

This exciting, educational, yet wildly fun interactive title brings National Geographic Kids signature content to a sticker and activity book format.

Fundamental and FUN first science concepts for kids, and the great thing is: there are robots! What is Matter? ... a nature adventure! is a fun story that leads children through types of matter in everyday life. Bolt, Pixel and Jet, the super-powered robots who star in this story, learn these fundamentals of science as they spend an awesome day hiking, snacking and exploring! In the First Steps in Science series, children are encouraged to become super scientists with the help of various colourful and friendly robots, who are all going on awesome adventures. Children as young as 3-5 years old learn science through stories with bright and cheerful illustrations. Interactive elements throughout each book encourage hands-on engagement from children, and each story finishes with a creative activity to cement their science learning. A parent, carer and teacher's guide at the back of each book makes this a great resource for home school and classroom learning. Titles in the series include: First Steps in Science: What's a Force? ... a snow-day adventure! First Steps in Science: What is Energy? ... a Sports-Day adventure! First Steps in Science: What is Matter? ... a nature adventure! First Steps in Science: What is Motion? ... a cycling adventure! First Steps in Science: What is Light? ... a sunny sea-side adventure! First Steps in Science: What is Sound? ... a superstar adventure!

Getting kid-coders off the screen and on their feet having hands-on, unplugged, active FUN! It's time to have some fun with coding and science - in all kinds of interesting places. From model volcanoes to Rube Goldberg machines, this book gets kid-coders talking like computers and debugging like pros. With the help of familiar science concepts - plus a little fresh air and teamwork - the coding learning really comes to life! The Coding Unplugged series uses creativity and physicality to engage children with the cardinal coding concepts, without the need for any hardware or screen time. By taking coding offline, it's easy to focus on the basic concepts, which are fundamental to learning to code. Combining coding learning with creative or physical activities is also a great way to embed the information and keep children active. Titles in the series: Coding Unplugged with ART Coding Unplugged with NATURE Coding Unplugged with NUMBER PLAY Coding Unplugged with SCIENCE

Focuses on the hot-button issue of STEM education and how to effectively-and equitably-stimulate student interest in STEM fields Supported by the lead author's extensive speaking schedule and media contacts Features leading-edge research and practical advice and provides appealing and accessible forms of engagement that will support a diverse range of audiences and deepen their approach to creative STEM learning Contributions from program developers, facilitators, educators, exhibit designers, and researchers

An interactive book with over 60 flaps revealing answers to all kinds of questions about science. Children can lift the flaps to discover the answers to questions such as How do bodies grow? Why do astronauts float? Where does lightning strike? and lots more. Includes links to carefully selected websites with even more answers to simple science questions.

Fish have fins and gills and tails. All fish swim and most have scales. But not all fish act or look the same. From zapping, stinging, even singing, Freaky, Funky Fish: Odd Facts about Fascinating Fish is an adorable picture book with a scientific-and child-friendly-underpinning. With examples of different fish for each description, as well as extensive backmatter explaining the fascinating science behind these variety of fish, this funky book captures the wonder of our ecosystem.