5KN: Active Nonfiction

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20 Games to Create with Scratch

Learn how to code your very own computer games using Scratch software. With easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step instructions, create all types of popular games from Snake and Brick… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: 005.1
  • Copyright: 2017

20-Minute (Or Less) Animation Hacks

From the Series Vidcode Coding Hacks

Beginning coders can build their skill set with step-by-step instructions and animation projects. Start with stop-motion, add text and emoji, and finish with a few special effects! Page Plus Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • Dewey: 006.6/96
  • Copyright: 2021

20-Minute (Or Less) Digital Storytelling Hacks

From the Series Vidcode Coding Hacks

By completing these story-based projects, readers will gain a solid baseline in coding and have fun while learning. Build a slideshow, design a flag, create headlines that scroll across the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 860
  • Dewey: 808.5/430285
  • Copyright: 2021

20-Minute (Or Less) Filter Hacks

From the Series Vidcode Coding Hacks

Create a filter, dress up a photo, share it with your friends! Beginning coders learn solid skills while they build their own filters. Page Plus links to hands-on coding activities are… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • Dewey: 006.6/96
  • Copyright: 2021

20-Minute (Or Less) Meme Hacks

From the Series Vidcode Coding Hacks

With customizable projects, readers learn to combine pictures and text to create hilarious memes! Page Plus links to hands-on coding activities are included. These project-based titles are… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: 006.6
  • Copyright: 2021

25 Fun Things to Do for Your Neighbors

From the Series 100 Fun Things to Do to Unplug

Engage with the people in your community through 25 activities and projects designed to get you out into your neighborhood. Clean a neighbor's car, walk a dog, organize a block party, clean… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • Dewey: 307
  • Copyright: 2019

25 Fun Things to Do on a Rainy Day

From the Series 100 Fun Things to Do to Unplug

Expand the world inside without turning on a screen even on a rainy day. Twenty-five projects and activities will keep readers occupied as they make a comic book, learn sign language basics,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 740
  • Dewey: 793
  • Copyright: 2019

25 Fun Things to Do Outside

From the Series 100 Fun Things to Do to Unplug

Get ready to explore nature and get outside. Readers will discover 25 activities and projects to do in their backyard and beyond. Plan and eat a picnic, paint like Pollock, find the Great… Read More →

  • Lexile: 660
  • Dewey: 796.083
  • Copyright: 2019

25 Fun Things to Do with Your Friends and Family

From the Series 100 Fun Things to Do to Unplug

Turn off the screens and reconnect in real life with friends and family. Readers will be inspired to host a tea party, draw a family tree, interview interesting people, and save the planet… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: 790.1/91
  • Copyright: 2019

30-Minute Chemistry Projects

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

Did you know that you can make plastic, snow, and even a lava lamp in less than 30 minutes? Clear, step-by-step instructions guide readers through the exciting science projects, and Science… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • Dewey: 540.78
  • Copyright: 2019

30-Minute Edible Science Projects

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

Step-by-step instructions and photos guide readers through projects that introduce them to the science of food. While shaking up butter and cooking candy, readers will learn about molecules, Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • Dewey: 507/.8
  • Copyright: 2019
6 titles

30-Minute Makers — Hardcover Set

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

This maker-focused series features science projects that can be completed in half an hour or less, and include QR codes leading to additional content. These high-interest titles are created… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2019
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $167.94
  • Your Price: $125.96
  • 6 titles

30-Minute Outdoor Science Projects

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

From blowing bubbles to launching rockets, young scientists will love these exciting outdoor science projects. Clear step-by-step instructions guide readers through the project, and Science… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • Dewey: 507/.8
  • Copyright: 2019

30-Minute Rainy Day Science Projects

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Why not build a paper rocket? Detailed, step-by-step instructions and photos make these projects fast, easy, and fun! The activities in this book use common… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • Dewey: 745.5
  • Copyright: 2019

30-Minute Robotics Projects

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

What can be created in 30 minutes or less? How about a robot? With clear step-by-step instructions and photos, these fun robotics projects with delight young makers and tech fans. The… Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • Dewey: 629.8/92
  • Copyright: 2019

30-Minute Sustainable Science Projects

From the Series 30-Minute Makers

What can you do with recycled materials found in your home or at school in 30 minutes or less? How about making a pizza box oven? Clear step-by-step instructions and photos make these… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • Dewey: 620
  • Copyright: 2019

97 Things to Do Before You Finish High School

Being in high school is about a lot more than going to high school. It's about discovering new places, new hobbies, and new people—and opening your eyes to the world. This book is about the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 646.700835
  • Copyright: 2008

Airline Pilot

From the Series Math Adventures (Step 2)

Use your math skills to be a topflight airline pilot. Pass your cadet assessment in flight training, and then travel the world. To become an officer, you will need to read information from a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 870
  • Dewey: 510
  • Copyright: 2020

Amazing Animal Art

From the Series Wild Art Projects

Create a carnival of handmade animals using different shapes and patterns. Make dramatic black-and-white prints, a papier-mâché dog, a shark sculpture, and more. Simple step-by-step… Read More →

  • Lexile: 820
  • Dewey: 745.54/2
  • Copyright: 2019

Amazing Autumn

From the Series Seasons

The fall season can be truly amazing with colorful leaves in big soft piles, Halloween pumpkins and pumpkin pie. Oh my, what an Amazing Autumn. Read More →

  • Lexile: 370
  • ATOS: 1.3
  • Dewey: 508.2
  • Copyright: 2017

Amazing Origami Animals

From the Series Amazing Origami

Create an origami menagerie including a cute guinea pig, floppy-eared rabbit, delicate butterfly, leaping frog, and more. Projects increase in difficulty so readers can learn new visual… Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • Dewey: 736/.982
  • Copyright: 2019

Amazing Origami Dinosaurs

From the Series Amazing Origami

Bring your favorite dinosaurs to life with these exciting origami projects. Create a scary T. Rex, a mighty Diplodocus, and a spiky Stegosaurus. Step-by-step instructions guide readers… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: 736/.982
  • Copyright: 2019

Amazing Origami Gifts

From the Series Amazing Origami

Create handmade origami gifts for your friends and family, such as a pencil case, a gift box, or a paper flower bouquet. Step-by-step instructions and photographs guide readers through… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: 736/.982
  • Copyright: 2019

Amazing Origami Vehicles

From the Series Amazing Origami

Make and test drive origami machines, including a car, a van, and even a rocket. Readers are guided through projects of varied difficulty with step-by-step instructions and photographs. The… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • Dewey: 736/.982
  • Copyright: 2019