STEM: Engineering
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STEAM Projects 101: Fun step-by-step projects to teach kids about STEAM
From the Series Little Engineers
STEAM Projects 101 is an introduction to STEAM topics (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) for preschoolers with fun, interactive, easy-to-follow, step-by-step activities. Read More →
STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ™) — Paperback Set
From the Series STEM Smackdown (Alternator Books ® )
This myth-busting series highlights the most hotly contested invention credits in history. With the high-energy tone of color commentary, each book presents the race to claim first in… Read More →
Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works
What makes a car move? How does a helicopter take off? How does a hovercraft hover? Take a tour inside all kinds of vehicles and discover how their components work together. Cut-away… Read More →
Stickmen's Guide to Aircraft
From the Series Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works
How do planes stay in the air? What is vertical takeoff? How does a pilot control altitude in a hot-air balloon? Join the Stickmen to find out how mechanisms work. Get an insider's view of… Read More →
Stickmen's Guide to Engineering
From the Series Stickmen's Guides to STEM
Explore the structures you encounter in your everyday life and around the world that exist because of engineering. Discover how the world's tallest building stays standing and more with… Read More →
Stickmen's Guide to Gigantic Machines
From the Series Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works
Join the Stickmen on a fascinating tour of monster vehicles, transporters, and construction tools. You'll discover some of the largest machines in existence and see the Stickmen… Read More →
Stickmen's Guide to Trains and Automobiles
From the Series Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works
Join the savvy Stickmen on a fun tour of modern cars and locomotives. See the inner and outer workings of these vehicles. The Stickmen share facts (and jokes), explain functions, and… Read More →
Stickmen's Guide to Watercraft
From the Series Stickmen's Guides to How Everything Works
How does a giant cruise ship stay upright? Just how big is an aircraft carrier? How are submarines powered? Join the Stickmen for a close look at how watercrafts work, though be careful—you… Read More →
Stinky Sanitation Inventions
From the Series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Did you know that people with rakes used to do the work of garbage trucks? Or that porta-potties were put on ships to keep workers from running to shore for bathroom breaks? Get ready to… Read More →
Superfast Jets: From Fighter Jets to Turbojets
From the Series Feats of Flight
From extremely fast passenger planes to stealthy military vehicles, jets have come a long way since their invention. Action shots and diagrams along with high-interest text explore these… Read More →
Surprise the Enemy: Make Your Own Traps and Triggers
From the Series Tabletop Wars
Make a set of traps and triggers powered by rubber bands and inspired by real-life devices. All you need are everyday items and some adult help. Choose your target and area of operation, hide Read More →
Sustainable Living
From the Series Earth in Danger
Sustainable Living teaches us what 'sustainable' means, how to travel smart, and to think local. Discover low-energy buildings, and what they mean for the future. Learn about the uses of… Read More →
Sweet Dreams, Sarah
Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a US patent. Working in her furniture store, she recognized a need for a multi-use bed and through hard work, ingenuity, and… Read More →
Tabletop Wars — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Tabletop Wars
Get ready to create your own tabletop medieval battlefield! Step-by-step illustrated instructions guide readers through the process of making catapults, small launchers, traps and triggers,… Read More →
Technology through the Ages — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Technology through the Ages
Ancient societies developed incredible inventions and complex techniques that continue to surprise scientists and historians today. Discover how ancient innovations laid the groundwork for… Read More →
Tech Titans (Alternator Books ®) — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Tech Titans (Alternator Books ®)
Explore the histories behind some of the world's most impactful technology companies. Learn about the people leading organizations like Amazon, Microsoft, and others, take a look at each… Read More →
Teen Innovators: Nine Young People Engineering a Better World with Creative Inventions
Teen Innovators tells the stories of discovery and the inventions of nine young students. For example, twelve-year-old Gitanjali Rao, appalled by the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, found a… Read More →
Teléfonos celulares e inteligentes (Cell Phones and Smartphones): Una historia gráfica (A Graphic History)
From the Series Invenciones increíbles (Amazing Inventions)
Los teléfonos celulares permitieron que las personas se comunicaran desde cualquier lugar y los teléfonos inteligentes han transformado la manera en que compartimos información. Descubre los… Read More →
Tenis (Sneakers): Una historia gráfica (A Graphic History)
From the Series Invenciones increíbles (Amazing Inventions)
Los tenis surgieron como resultado de los esfuerzos por fabricar un calzado más duradero y cómodo, y se convirtieron en un importante vínculo entre el deporte y la moda. Su popularidad en… Read More →
Terrific Transportation Inventions
From the Series Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day
Did you know that the world's first submarine traveled the Thames River in England way back in 1615? Or that early cars had three wheels instead of four? Get ready to learn the fascinating… Read More →
The Challenges of AI
From the Series Exploring Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has existed for decades, and it continues to improve. But the growth of AI technology has created many challenges. AI has taken jobs from humans. When asked a… Read More →
The Discovery of Germs: A Graphic History
From the Series Medical Breakthroughs
Earth is home to trillions of germs. But for most of human history, people didn't know germs existed! Healers of the past had different ideas about illnesses and their cures. They blamed… Read More →
The Electric Guitar: A Graphic History
From the Series Amazing Inventions
For decades, the blasts and howls of the electric guitar have been some of the defining sounds of popular music. But more than a century of effort and innovation had to happen before this… Read More →
The First Heart Transplant: A Graphic History
From the Series Medical Breakthroughs
For centuries, people misunderstood how the heart works. As our knowledge grew, heart surgery remained a dangerous medical procedure. Even after organ transplants become common, surgeons… Read More →