Nomad Press Spring 2017 Catalog

Spring 2017

Read, Explore, Ask, Learn, Enjoy!

Nomad Press is passionate about sparking the interest of young readers in the fascinating world around them. Most of our books include science-minded investigations that use materials readily found in the home and classroom to expand learning into tactile moments that stick with kids long after the final page. Other Nomad books encourage kids to deconstruct exhausted stereotypes by offering compelling portraits of women working in scientific fields.

Our books take kids far beyond the words on the page into a world of discovery and experiential education.

Using Nomad Press books in the classroom?

Our books: • Align with Common Core State Standards.

• Help students reach the National Science Teachers’ Association benchmarks.

• Align with the Next Generation Science Standards.

• Incorporate STEM or STEAM material.

• Incorporate the 10 themes identified by the National Council for Social Studies.

• Provide Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measures for each book to help teachers and parents match kids to the books that best fit their reading abilities and needs.

• Offer Primary sources and essential questions in most books to foster independent study.

CONTE NTS Debut Titles for 2017

pages 2–7

NEW SERIES: Mystery & Mayhem Grades 4–6 ......................................................................................... page 2 Grades 3–4 ............. page 3

Grades 4–6 ............ pages 4–5

Grades 7–9 ............. pages 6–7

Science ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� pages 8–23 Young scientists think critically, make predictions, conduct experiments, document their observations, and make discoveries using the scientific process.

Grades 3–4 ........... pages 8–13

Grades 4–6 ........ pages 14–21

Grades 7–9 ......... pages 22–23

Language Arts �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� page 24 Readers learn new vocabulary words and literary techniques while discovering how to organize information and deduce meaning from context.

Grades 3–4 ................. page 24

Grades 4–6 ................ page 24

Grades 7–9 ................ page 24

Math ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ page 25 Young readers immerse themselves in math through the gateway of compelling subject matter.

Grades 3–4 ................. page 25

Grades 4–6 ................ page 25

Social Studies ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� pages 26–37 Students study their local and global communities both past and present and connect lessons from ancient civilizations to current events.

Grades 3–4 ........ pages 26–27

Grades 4–6 ....... pages 28–35

Grades 7–9 ........ pages 36–37

DEBUT TITLES NEW FOR SERIES 2017

True tales that whet kids’ appetite for history

Weird Disappearances: Real Tales of Missing People Why have the people of Roanoke Colony never been found? Historians are still trying to answer that question.

This book tells five true stories of people who vanished— against the backdrop of historical circumstances, such as the carving out of a new world in an ancient culture.

• Encourages readers to connect historic events to contemporary events.

Praise for other books in the series:

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Kirkus Reviews “McCarthy shows a good sense for the interesting and gory detail, offering up plenty of blood-soaked action while keeping it appropriate for a young readership.”

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Softcover: 9781619305304, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619305267, $19.95 eBook: all formats available, $7.99

Specs: 5¾ x 9, 128 pages, black & white interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: May 2017

Daring Heists: Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers In the early morning hours after St. Patrick’s Day in 1990, two thieves stole 13 works of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. This famous story, the first in a collection of five true tales about robberies and robbers, introduces readers to the suspenseful history of interesting crimes.

• Nonfiction narratives use clear, concise language that both avid and reluctant readers will be drawn to.

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Softcover: 9781619305359, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619305311, $19.95 eBook: all formats available, $7.99

Specs: 5¾ x 9, 128 pages, black & white interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: May 2017

If everything is made out of atoms and molecules, why do people look different from dogs? In Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 investigate atoms and molecules and learn how they connect with each other in different ways to form many different materials.

• Encourages readers to explore the structure of atoms and molecules and how they interact.

• Uses an inquiry-based approach that encourages readers to visualize atoms and molecules at a macro level and reach their own conclusions through experimentation.

Specs: 8 x 10, 96 pages, color interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: TBD

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Softcover: 9781619304956, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619304918, $19.95 eBook: all formats available, $9.99

DEBUT TITLES FOR 2017

Explore Atoms and Molecules!

With 25 Great Projects

PUB DATE: March 2017

Explore Comets and Asteroids!

With 25 Great Projects Have you ever wished on a shooting star? Explore Comets and Asteroids! With 25 Great Projects takes readers ages 7 to 10 on an amazing journey through space to investigate comets, asteroids, and lesser-known celestial objects using handson activities and investigative experiments.

• Introduces readers to asteroids and comets, how they formed, where they are found, and how they have shaped the surfaces of planets and moons.

• Readers learn about future plans for asteroids that include mining and as launching pads for deep space exploration.

Softcover: 9781619305151, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619305113, $19.95 eBook: all formats available, $9.99

Specs: 8 x 10, 96 pages, color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: June 2017

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Zoology: Cool Women Who Work with Animals

DEBUT TITLES FOR 2017

Love to work with animals? Become a zoologist! In Zoology: Cool Women Who Work with Animals, readers ages 9 to 12 are inspired by stories of women who have made great strides in a field that requires commitment, courage, and creativity to pursue.

• Readers will be encouraged to investigate zoology and understand how it relates to animals, natural resources, and environmentalism.

• This nonfiction title for ages 9 through 12 supplies a bridge between girls’ interests and their potential futures by offering compelling stories of real-life zoologists who give examples of their own career development.

Softcover: 9781619305052, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619305014, $19.95 eBook: all formats available, $6.99

Specs: 5¾ x 9, 112 pages, color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: April 2017

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig Archaeologists look for clues from the past to learn about people who lived long ago! In Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig, children ages 9 through 12 study this amazing field and meet three dynamic women who are working in archaeology around the world.

• Introduces readers to real women who are making strides in the field of archaeology, making career goals feel obtainable.

• Incorporates history, science, and geography.

• Educators have observed that interest in science and math tends to dissipate in girls between the ages of 7 and 10 and have cited the value of a role model to a female student’s continued interest in STEM subjects.

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Softcover: 9781619305007, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619304963, $19.95 eBook: all formats available, $6.99

Specs: 5¾ x 9, 112 pages, color interior Focus: Social Science GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: April 2017

In The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom, learn about the tens of thousands of African American men, women, and children who risked their lives to gain their freedom, and the thousands more who risked their lives to help.

• The institution of slavery and the escape of slaves to freedom continues to affect today’s world and is prevalent in news stories that readers are exposed to.

• Uses primary sources to engage readers in scholarly deconstruction of relevant material.

Softcover: 9781619304901, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304864, $22.95 eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages, color interior Focus: US History GRL: TBD

DEBUT TITLES FOR 2017

The Underground Railroad: Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom with 25 Projects

PUB DATE: March 2017

In Innovators: The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World with 25 Projects, readers ages 9 to 12 learn about the people behind some of the products, processes, and improvements that produce the reality in which we live.

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Innovators: The Stories Behind the People Who Shaped the World with 25 Projects

• Encourages readers to connect historic innovations to current products and processes.

• Enrichment activities integrate STEAM skills and encourage readers to engage in the material at a practical level.

Softcover: 9781619305205, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619305168, $22.95 eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages, color interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: July 2017

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DEBUT TITLES FOR 2017

The Holocaust: Racism and Genocide in World War II About 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust, when the Nazi regime carried out systemic mass murder of Jewish people, Soviet civilians, criminals, the disabled, mentally ill, and other groups of people. In The Holocaust: Racism and Genocide in World War II, readers ages 12 to 15 learn about the long history of anti-Semitism and the events of one of the deadliest genocides in history.

• Uses primary sources to engage readers in scholarly deconstruction of relevant material.

• Activities encourage the development of important skills including comparing and contrasting, looking for detailed evidence, making deductions, and applying critical analysis to a wide variety of media.

Grades 7–9 Interest 6–9

Softcover: 9781619305106, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619305069, $22.95 eBook: all formats available, $12.99

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages, color interior Focus: World History GRL: TBD

PUB DATE: June 2017

LOOK

Why do we walk on two legs? How do our muscles know how to work together when we dance? In Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks, readers ages 12 to 15 learn the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and discover how bones, muscles, organs, and nerves work together to make walking, running, and all other movement possible.

• Encourages scientific exploration of an everyday reality and makes use of high-interest examples of movement, such as sports and dance.

• Readers learn about the skeletal system, muscles, the brain-body connection, energy metabolism, and other body systems that play a role in human movement.

Softcover: 9781619304857, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304819, $22.95 eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages, color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: TBD

DEBUT TITLES FOR 2017

Human Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks

PUB DATE: March 2017

Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest Every living thing, from the common cold to every plant, animal, and person on Earth, is made up of cells. In Cells: Experience the World at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate these basic building blocks of life and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture!

Softcover: 9781619305250, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619305212, $22.95 eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages, color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: TBD

Grades 7–9 Interest 6–9

• Readers learn the science behind how cell science is being used for food production, cures for disease, and the criminal justice system.

• Uses an inquiry-based approach to encourage readers to reach their own conclusions and use creative thinking about the future of cell science.

PUB DATE: July 2017

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SCIENCE Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

AWARD WINNER

2012 Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Award

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Specs: 8 x 10, 96 pages eBook: all formats available, $9.99

Softcover: 9781619304956, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619304918, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: TBD

SCIENCE

Explore Atoms and Molecules!

Explore Forces and Motion!

Softcover: 9781619303553, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619303515, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: V

Explore Light and Optics!

Explore Gravity!

AWARD WINNER

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Softcover: 9781619303805, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619303768, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: W

Softcover: 9781619302075, $13.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: W

2013 Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Award

Explore Electricity!

Softcover: 9781619301801, $13.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: V

Explore Flight!

Softcover: 9781619301764, $13.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: Q

National Science Teachers Association “ I honestly didn’t think simple machines were fun or easy to understand. This book changed that for me and for my students.”

Explore Solids and Liquids!

Softcover: 9781619302372, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619301719, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: T

Explore Simple Machines!

Softcover: 9781936313822, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: P

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Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

SCIENCE

Specs: 8 x 10, 96 pages eBook: all formats available, $9.99

Softcover: 9781619305151, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619305113, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: R

SCIENCE

Explore Comets and Asteroids!

Explore the Solar System!

Softcover: 9781934670361, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: R

Explore Night Science!

Explore Fossils!

Softcover: 9781619303355, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619303317, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: V

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Softcover: 9781619301566, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: Q

Explore Rocks and Minerals!

Softcover: 9781934670613, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: Q

Explore Soil!

Softcover: 9781619302952, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619302969, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: V

Booklist “ . . . this is a broad-ranging, inviting approach to the topic, which both students and educators may find useful.”

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SCIENCE Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

AWARD WINNER

2007 Parents’ Choice Award 2007 Moonbeam Award

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Specs: 8 x 10, 96 pages eBook: all formats available, $9.99

Softcover: 9781936313846, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: P

SCIENCE

Explore Weather and Climate!

Explore Water!

Softcover: 9781936313426, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: Q

Explore Rivers and Ponds!

Softcover: 9781936749805, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: P

AWARD WINNER

2007 Parents’ Choice Award

Softcover: 9781619302235, $13.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: S

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Explore Natural Resources!

Explore Spring!

Softcover: 9780978503741, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Life Science GRL: NA

Explore Winter!

Softcover: 9780978503758, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Life Science GRL: NA

Explore Predators and Prey!

Softcover: 9781619304604, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619304567, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: S

Explore Honey Bees!

Softcover: 9781619302907, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619302860, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: P

Explore Life Cycles!

Softcover: 9781934670804, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Life Science GRL: O

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Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

GIRLS IN SCIENCE

Explore the Coo

l C a r e e r s o f Fe m a l e S

Booklist, New Series Nonfiction Showcase “ These books seek to . . . encourage today’s girls to consider special topics in science and technology.”

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Specs: 5¾ x 9, 112 pages eBook: all formats available, $6.99

Archaeology Softcover: 9781619305007, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619304963, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Social Science GRL: TBD

Zoology Softcover: 9781619305052, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619305014, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: TBD

GIRLS IN SCIENCE

Girls in Science !

Marine Biology Softcover: 9781619304352, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619304314, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: T

Astronomy Softcover: 9781619303300, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619303263, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: T

Softcover: 9781619304406, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619304369, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: W

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Aviation

Forensics Softcover: 9781619303508, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619303461, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Physical Science & Technology GRL: X

Engineering Softcover: 9781619303454, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619303416, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: U

Technology Softcover: 9781619303256, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619303218, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: R

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SCIENCE

AWARD WINNER

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

2013 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best for Kids

AWARD WINNER

2012 Moonbeam Award

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619305205, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619305168, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: TBD

SCIENCE

Innovators

3-D Engineering Softcover: 9781619303157, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303119, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: W

Video Games Softcover: 9781619303003, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302914, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: W

Robotics AWARD WINNER

2014 Moonbeam Award

Softcover: 9781936749751, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936749768, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: W

Rocketry

Cities Softcover: 9781619302174, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619302136, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: T

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Softcover: 9781619302365, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302327, $22.95 Specs: color Interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: Z

Bridges and Tunnels Softcover: 9781936749515, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936749522, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: R

Skyscrapers Softcover: 9781619301931, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619301894, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: V

Canals and Dams Softcover: 9781619301658, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619301696, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Engineering & Technology GRL: T

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Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

LOOK

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SCIENCE

Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619303706, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303669, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: Z

SCIENCE

Bioengineering

Microbes Softcover: 9781619303102, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303065, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: Z

Backyard Biology Softcover: 9781619301511, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781619301528, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Life Science GRL: T

The Human Body Softcover: 9781934670248, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Life Science GRL: V

Softcover: 9781934670590, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670606, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: Q

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Food

Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Softcover: 9780979226823, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670064, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: X AWARD WINNER

2009 Moonbeam Award

Energy Softcover: 9781934670347, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: S

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SCIENCE

AWARD WINNER

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

2008 Moonbeam Award Parent’s Choice Recommended

AWARD WINNER

2011 Society of Midland Authors Best Children’s Non-Fiction Award 2012 Skipping Stones Honor Award

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619304659, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304611, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: U

SCIENCE

Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates

Renewable Energy Softcover: 9781619303607, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303560, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: T

Climate Change Softcover: 9781619302730, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302693, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: U

Planet Earth Softcover: 9781934670040, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670057, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: Q

Softcover: 9781934670392, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670408, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: R

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Amazing Biome Projects

Natural Disasters

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA.org) “ Is it time for your students to go GAGA? They’ll learn Garbage Awareness and (conclude that) Garbage is Awesome when reading and discovering the amazing investigations in this book . . . ”

Softcover: 9781619301467, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781619301474, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: Q

Amazing Solar System Projects Softcover: 9780979226816, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670002, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: R

Garbage Softcover: 9781936313464, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936313471, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: Q

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Publishers Weekly

Grades 7–9 Interest 6–9

“ [ The Brain] is an extensive introduction to the brain’s capability and function, with just enough humor and interactivity to keep readers engaged.”

AWARD WINNER

2013 Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Award 2013 Moonbeam Award

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619305250, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619305212, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: TBD

SCIENCE

Cells

Human Movement Softcover: 9781619304857, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304819, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: TBD

Genetics Softcover: 9781619302129, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619302082, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Life Science GRL: Z

The Brain Softcover: 9781619302785, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302747, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Life Science GRL: Z

Chemistry Softcover: 9781619303652, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303614, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: Z

Forensics

Physics Softcover: 9781619302310, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619302273, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: X

Grades 7–9 Interest 6–9

Softcover: 9781619301849, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619301887, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Physical Science GRL: X

The Science of Science Fiction Softcover: 9781619304703, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304666, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Earth & Space Science GRL: TBD

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Grades 7–9 Interest 6–9

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7 Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

LANGUAGE ARTS

Specs: 8 x 10, 96–144 pages eBook: all formats available, $6.99–12.99

Softcover: 9781619302839, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619302792, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: S

MATH

Explore Poetry!

Shakespeare Softcover: 9781619304550, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304512, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: Z

Explore Money!

Survival Softcover: 9781619304802, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619304765, $19.95 Specs: 5¾ x 9, black & white interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: V

Pirates and Shipwrecks Softcover: 9781619304758, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619304710, $19.95 Specs: 5¾ x 9, black & white interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: V

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

“McCarthy shows a good sense for the interesting and gory detail, offering up plenty of blood-soaked action while keeping it appropriate for a young readership.”

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Kirkus Reviews

Softcover: 9781619302594, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619302853, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Math GRL: U

Weird Disappearances Softcover: 9781619305304, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619305267, $19.95 Specs: 5¾ x 9, black & white interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: TBD

Daring Heists Softcover: 9781619305359, $9.95 Hardcover: 9781619305311, $19.95 Specs: 5¾ x 9, black & white interior Focus: Reading & Language Arts GRL: TBD

Amazing Math Projects Softcover: 9781934670576, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670583, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Math GRL: W

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Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

SOCIAL STUDIES

Specs: 8 x 10, 96 pages eBook: all formats available, $9.99

“This engaging entry in the Explore Your World series is a great choice for the classroom and an entertaining introduction to world history.”

Explore Greek Myths!

Softcover: 9781619304505, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619304468, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: T

Explore Norse Myths!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Booklist

Softcover: 9781619303201, $14.95 Hardcover: 9781619303164, $19.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: W

Explore Ancient Greece!

Explore Ancient Egypt!

Grades 3–4 Interest 2–5

Softcover: 9781934670118, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: NA

Softcover: 9780979226830, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: NA

Explore Ancient Rome!

Softcover: 9780979226847, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: NA

Explore Native American Cultures!

Softcover: 9781619301603, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: R

Explore Colonial America!

AWARD WINNER

2012 Moonbeam Award

Softcover: 9781934670378, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: NA

Explore the Wild West!

Softcover: 9781936749713, $12.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: Q

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“ Aligned to common core state standards . . . does a good job relating past events with the present using vocabulary that is appropriate for the subject area and grade level.”

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

SOCIAL STUDIES

Marla Conn, Educational Consultant

AWARD WINNER

Booklist Spotlight on Crafts Top 10 Pick

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619301702, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619301757, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: T

Great Colonial America Projects

SOCIAL STUDIES

Native Americans

Softcover: 9780977129409, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: S

Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions

School Library Journal “Featuring a lively page design, this volume asks readers a series of questions to prompt them to consider the American Revolution. . . A useful resource.”

Softcover: 9780977129478, $15.95 Hardcover: 9780979226885, $19.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: S

The American Revolution Softcover: 9781619302464, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302556, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: US History GRL: U

Softcover: 9781619304451, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304413, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: US History GRL: V

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

The U.S. Constitution

George Washington Softcover: 9781934670637, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670644, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: T

Great Pioneer Projects Softcover: 9780978503765, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: NA

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Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

SOCIAL STUDIES

Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619304901, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619304864, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: US History GRL: TBD

Great Civil War Projects Softcover: 9781936749454, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936749461, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: S

SOCIAL STUDIES

The Underground Railroad

Great World War II Projects Softcover: 9780977129416, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: X

Comics Softcover: 9781619302549, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302501, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: US History GRL: V

Micronations Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Softcover: 9781619302228, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619302181, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Geography GRL: T

Mapping and Navigation Softcover: 9781619301986, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619301948, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History/Geography GRL: V

Entrepreneurship Softcover: 9781619302655, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302846, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: Economics GRL: U

Explorers of the New World Softcover: 9781936313433, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936313440, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: S

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619300330, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781619301368, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: S

The Industrial Revolution

SOCIAL STUDIES

Timekeeping

Softcover: 9781936313808, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936313815, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: Q

Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions

The New York Times Book Review “Anderson regales us with tales of Leonardo’s brilliant, often mischievous nature, and the nearly unfathomable range of his inventions.”

Softcover: 9780974934426, $15.95 Specs: 2-color interior Focus: World History GRL: W

The Silk Road Softcover: 9781934670620, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670651, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: U

Softcover: 9781936313730, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670828, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: Q

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

Seven Wonders of the World

World Myths and Legends Softcover: 9781934670439, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670446, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: V

Great Medieval Projects Softcover: 9780979226809, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670262, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: W

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128–144 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9780974934457, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: X

Tools of the Ancient Greeks Softcover: 9780974934464, $16.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: X

SOCIAL STUDIES

Tools of the Ancient Romans

Great Ancient Egypt Projects Softcover: 9780977129454, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: U

Maya AWARD WINNER

2010 Moonbeam Award

Inca Softcover: 9781619301405, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781619301412, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: W

Amazing Africa Projects

Grades 4–6 Interest 4–7

2011 Gelett Burgess Award Children’s Book Honor

Softcover: 9781936749607, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781936749614, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: U

Softcover: 9781934670415, $15.95 Hardcover: 9781934670422, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: World History GRL: NA

Great Ancient China Projects AWARD WINNER

2008 Children’s Indie Next List Book Pick

Softcover: 9781934670026, $15.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: Ancient Civilizations GRL: U

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Specs: 8 x 10, 128 pages eBook: all formats available, $12.99

Softcover: 9781619305106, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619305069, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: World History GRL: TBD

Human Migration

SOCIAL STUDIES

The Holocaust

Softcover: 9781619303751, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303713, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: World History GRL: Z

Comparative Religion

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Softcover: 9781619303058, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303010, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: World History GRL: W

Civic Unrest Softcover: 9781619302457, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302419, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: World History/U.S. History GRL: T

Music Softcover: 9781619302037, $16.95 Hardcover: 9781619301993, $21.95 Specs: black & white interior Focus: US History GRL: W

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression Softcover: 9781619303409, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619303362, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: US History GRL: W

Grades 7–9 Interest 6–9

Softcover: 9781619302648, $17.95 Hardcover: 9781619302600, $22.95 Specs: color interior Focus: US History GRL: X

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