Synopsis: Discusses what paper is, how it's manufactured from trees, and some of the products made from paper.

Synopsis: Read and find out about six simple machines—the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the ramp, the wedge, and the screw—in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Machines help make work easier, like when you need to lift something heavy or reach way up high. Can you adjust a seesaw to lift an elephant? What happens when you combine two or more simple machines? Read and find out out in the proven winner Simple Machines!This clear…

Synopsis: Have you ever wondered how to get a computer to do something? First you need to speak in a way it can understand! Read and find out all about how to talk to your computer in this updated edition with brand-new illustrations and simple engaging text that introduces conditions, loops, and functions.How to Talk to Your Computer comes packed with visual aids like charts, sidebars, an infographic, and a computer-less coding activity! This up-to-date…

Synopsis: My Stem Day: Technology explains everything about the gadgets and machines you come across in everyday life. Have you ever wondered how a radio works? Or what's inside a light bulb? Or how machines can read barcodes? Technology is one of the four branches of STEM. It is all about making useful devices and finding new ways of doing things. Technology con be simple, like a wheel or a pencil. It can also be, complex, like a supercomputer or on…

Synopsis: My Stem Day: Science takes you through the day and explains how incredible science underpins everything you do.. Do you know why popsicles melt? Or how your lungs work? Or how you digest your lunch? Science is one of the four branches of STEM. It is all about investigating the many mysteries of the natural world -even the mystery of you! It can be anything from looking for alien life in the Universe to working on a cure for cancer. Scientists…

Synopsis: Describes what paper is and where we get it, and shows how to process, use, and recycle it.

Synopsis: Describes what wool is and where we get it, and shows how to process, use, and recycle it.

Synopsis: "What did people use before they had refrigerators?" and "Where do inventors get their ideas?" are some of the questions answered in this intriguing look at inventions.

Synopsis: A simple presentation of information about cotton, including its composition, properties, and some of its uses.

Synopsis: Describes what metal is and where we get it, and shows how to process, use, and recycle it.

Synopsis: In this simple, clear introduction to materials and their properties, readers will explore where the material comes from (natural and human-made versions), how the material is made, and how it is made into other things. The composition of the material, its uses both in everyday life and in high-tech applications, and recycling are also explored.

Synopsis: Describes what plastic is and where we get it, and shows how to process, use, and recycle it.

Synopsis: In this simple, clear introduction to materials and their properties, readers will explore where the material comes from (natural and human-made versions), how the material is made, and how it is made into other things. The composition of the material, its uses both in everyday life and in high-tech applications, and recycling are also explored.

Synopsis: Many children have heard of dams, but not many know what they are. This book engages young readers as it reveals the many fascinating aspects of the world's largest dam, which was built on the border of Paraguay and Brazil.