Nomad Press: 206 books
Marine Biology
Cool Women Who Dive
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Why is Earth called the Blue Planet? Because there's so much water on the surface that the planet looks blue from outer space!
Marine biology is the study of the plant and animal life in salt water environments, from microscopic plankton to the largest animal on earth, the blue whale. In Marine...
Zoology
Cool Women Who Work With Animals
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
Love to work with animals? Want to study them in the wild? Wish you could become a zookeeper? Become a zoologist! Zoology is the study of everything having to do with animals, including how and why they look, act, and behave in their environments and with other animals. As a zoologist, you might go...
by Nomad Press
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Modern, bright photography and age-appropriate text engage young learners in an exploration of everyday materials in this new series. Using simple, colorful, familiar objects to demonstrate the characteristics of such textiles as silk, cotton, wool, and nylon, each installment encourages readers to...
The Renaissance Inventors
With History Projects for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Why was the Renaissance such an important period of time in Western history? Who were the innovators who thought of the inventions we still use today?
In The Renaissance Inventors with History Projects for Kids, readers 10 through 15 explore the period of European history from the fourteenth...
Explore Money!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
In Explore Money! With 25 Great Projects, money is more than something to earn, save, and spend. It’s an opportunity to explore history, art, science, economics, and math! While checking out the change in their pockets and bills from their banks, young readers search for hidden treasures, learn...
3-D Engineering
Design and Build Your Own Prototypes
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
How did somebody come up with the idea for bridges, skyscrapers, helicopters, and nightlights? How did people figure out how to build them?
In 3D Engineering: Design and Build Your Own Prototypes, young readers tackle real-life engineering problems by figuring out real-life solutions. Kids...
Music
Investigate the Evolution of American Sound
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
The United States boasts a rich musical diversity. Colonial Americans integrated European traditions with new cultural influences to compose a unique musical identity. African traditions influenced hymns and folk songs that connected people to religion and to the trials and tribulations of everyday...
Explore Shapes and Angles!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
This book is in the shape of a square. Or is it a rectangle? The pages are 2-dimensional. Or are the pages 3-dimensional? Geometry is all around us! In Explore Shapes and Angles! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 will have fun identifying the shapes and angles in their world. They’ll...
Native Americans
Discover the History & Cultures of the First Americans With 15 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Explore how the first Americans, faced with varying climates in a vast land hundreds and thousands of years ago, developed everything we take for granted today: food supplies, shelter, clothing, religion, games, jewelry, transportation, communication, and more.
Native Americans: Discover the...
Forensics
Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation introduces students to the fascinating world of forensic science and shows them how to find clues, analyze evidence, and crack the case.
Combining hands-on activities with forensic science, kids will have fun learning...
Explore Electricity!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Given the pace of how we harness and utilize electricity, as well as the importance of developing new sources of energy, electricity is a timely subject for kids to explore. In Explore Electricity! With 25 Great Projects, kids ages 6-9 will learn the basics of electricity: currents, circuits, power,...
Explore Rivers and Ponds!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
From puddles to lakes, streams to rivers, and bogs to swamps, each body of water contains an amazing treasure chest of life. There is an abundance of plant and animal life hiding in every freshwater habitat. But freshwater habitats are also fragile and valuable resources that need to be protected...
Great Pioneer Projects
You Can Build Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
What was it like to be an American pioneer during the 1800s? Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the settling of the great American frontier with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. Young learners build replica sod houses, log cabins, and...
Explore Life Cycles!
25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Explore Life Cycles! takes kids on an amazing journey, where they'll learn about the changes plants and animals experience throughout their lives. Kids ages 6–9 will discover what happens inside those magical cocoons to transform a caterpillar into a butterfly. They'll explore how frogs breathe...