5KN: Active Nonfiction

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The Craft-a-Day Book: 30 Projects to Make with Recycled Materials

Reduce, reuse, and recycle with ideas from The Craft-a-Day Book. You can put the three Rs to work with these thirty awesome crafts! Using recycled and reusable materials from around the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • Dewey: 745.5
  • Copyright: 2018

Theme Gardening: Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, and Play

From the Series Gardening Lab for Kids

A refreshing source of ideas to help children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. This fun and creative book… Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • Dewey: 635.083
  • Copyright: 2018

The Unofficial Guide to Coding with Minecraft

From the Series Ready, Set, Code!

In The Unofficial Guide to Coding with Minecraft, you can walk through a sunflower field, create a sheep pen, get hopping with rabbits, and farm your own field. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • Dewey: 794.8
  • Copyright: 2019

Tombstone Sandwiches and Other Horrifying Lunches

From the Series Little Kitchen of Horrors

What can be as awful to look at as it is awesome to eat? Your lunch! Learn how to create a variety of lunch entrees that are both repulsive and tasty. Cook up dishes like juicy bat wings,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 790
  • Dewey: 641.5/3
  • Copyright: 2017

Toy and Game Projects: Making Slime, Flipping Bottles, and More

From the Series Unplug with Science Buddies ®

Technology has made playtime a lot of fun. But there are tons of ways to play that don't require keyboards or screens. From making slime to flipping bottles, you can create your own toys and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • Dewey: 745.592
  • Copyright: 2020

Undecided, 2nd Edition: Navigating Life and Learning after High School

Cut through the chaos and find the path that’s right for you! Deciding what to do after high school is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. And that’s a lot of pressure to deal with Read More →

  • Lexile: 1180
  • Dewey: 331.702/33
  • Copyright: 2020
4 titles

Unplug with Science Buddies ® — Hardcover Set

From the Series Unplug with Science Buddies ®

It’s time to turn off your device! This fun, maker-focused series features projects from project database creators Science Buddies® and encourages readers to step away from the screen and… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2020
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $111.96
  • Your Price: $83.97
  • 4 titles
4 titles

Unplug with Science Buddies ® — Paperback Set

From the Series Unplug with Science Buddies ®

It’s time to turn off your device! This fun, maker-focused series features projects from project database creators Science Buddies® and encourages readers to step away from the screen and… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2020
  • Paperback
  • List Price: $35.96
  • Your Price: $34.16
  • 4 titles
4 titles

Vidcode Coding Hacks — Hardcover Set

From the Series Vidcode Coding Hacks

Readers learn how to code with quick, customizable projects! Create filters and memes, use special effects, animate stories, and more while learning important building blocks of code. Page… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $111.96
  • Your Price: $83.97
  • 4 titles

Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Plastic

Every day, we use plastic products. And where do these items go when we are done with them? When artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi found plastic trash polluting the beach near her home, she took… Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • Dewey: 731/.2
  • Copyright: 2022

What's Your Personality?: Facts, Trivia, and Quizzes

From the Series Mind Games

Are you outgoing or quiet? Do you consider yourself daring, caring, witty, or wise? How would your friends and family describe you? Personality can teach you a lot about yourself! What are… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: 155.2
  • Copyright: 2018

Where's My Stuff? 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide

A comprehensive guide for young adults on how to organize schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and even schedules. Take a quiz to identify your organizing style and get great advice about making… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1060
  • Dewey: 640
  • Copyright: 2020
Fall 2023

Winter Crafts

From the Series Seasonal Crafts

Awesome makerspace seasonal projects for kids to do in winter! One of four books in the Seasonal Craft series. Emily has been inspired to celebrate winter through makerspace arts and crafts! Read More →

  • Dewey: 746
  • Copyright: 2023

Witches' Brew and Other Horrifying Party Foods

From the Series Little Kitchen of Horrors

What can be as petrifying as it is appetizing? Your party food! Learn how to create a variety of party foods that are both repulsive and tasty. Create dishes like earwax on a stick, crispy… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: 641.5/68
  • Copyright: 2017

Wonderful Winter

From the Series Seasons

Winter is the time for bundling up, playing in the snow with a new snowman friend. And catching snowflakes on your tongue before they disappear as Wonderful Winter fades into Spring. Read More →

  • Lexile: 340
  • Dewey: 508.2
  • Copyright: 2017

Write and Record Your Own Songs

From the Series Digital Makers (Alternator Books ® )

Perhaps you've always dreamed about performing your music for others. Grab a mic and let's get going! Share your music with family, friends, or even the whole world by writing a song and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • Dewey: 782.42/13
  • Copyright: 2018

Zombie-Gut Chili and Other Horrifying Dinners

From the Series Little Kitchen of Horrors

What can be as creepy and gruesome as it is tasty? Your dinner! Learn how to create a variety of dinner entrees that are both repulsive and good to eat. Cook up some maggot burgers,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • Dewey: 641.5/4
  • Copyright: 2017

Zoo Vet

From the Series Math Adventures (Step 2)

Who wouldn’t want to be a zookeeper? What an amazing job. Use your math skills to experience what it would be like if you were a keeper for a day. You will need to solve problems to find what Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • Dewey: 510
  • Copyright: 2020