Jessie Alkire

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Construct It! Architecture You Can Build, Break, and Build Again, kids will build a working wrecking ball, pulley elevator, bridge, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques and tips help troubleshoot and use the materials within the makerspace. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Introduces young readers to farm animal rights, looking at factory farming, laws and regulations, ethics, and more.

Introduces young readers to captive animals, discussing what they are, laws and regulations, ethics, and more.

Teaches young readers about volcanoes, and how scientists study them. Includes step-by-step instructions for related projects.

Teaches young readers about minerals, and how scientists study them. Includes step-by-step instructions for related projects.

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of buildings and structures using LEGOs and K'NEX building kits. Includes information about makerspaces, needed supplies, and a glossary.

Explores weather, discussing weather related phenomena, environmental issues, careers in the field, and more; and provides instructions for corresponding projects.

"Highlights the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Readers learn about Ginsburg's early life, her beginnings in law as a clerk in New York, her time as a lawyer for the ACLU, and her service on the US Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Amazon.

This title takes readers to narwhal habitats to understand why narwhals are at risk, what humans are doing to make matters worse, and the ways humans can help to save narwhals and ultimately, Earth.

Provides an introduction to biofuel energy and how it is used.