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1. Mistakes That Worked
by: Charlotte Jones, John Obrien Release date: May 01, 1994 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!
2. Uncover the Human Body: An Uncover It Book
by: Luann Colombo, Jennifer Fairman Release date: Jan 01, 2003 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
3. DK Eyewitness Books: Robot
by: Roger Bridgman Release date: Mar 01, 2004 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
4. Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself)
by: Maxine Anderson Release date: Jan 01, 2006 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
the amazing mind of one the world’s greatest inventors.
5. Spectrum Science, Grade 3
by: Spectrum Release date: Aug 15, 2014 Number of Pages: 144 Find in Library Read Review |
6. Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects (Build It Yourself)
by: Donna Latham, Jenn Vaughn Release date: May 12, 2012 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
People have tackled seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including vast canyons and mountain ranges, to design and construct these amazing passageways. Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and physical science behind structures our world depends on.
Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements. Activities and projects encourage children to learn about the engineering process and to embrace trial and error. Children will engage in a hands-on exploration of Newton’s Third Law of Motion and of forces that push and pull on structures. They’ll make an egg bungee jump and a soda pop can engine. They’ll experiment with a triangular toothpick dome, liquefaction, and corrosion. In Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering, children will explore their own engineering and building skills as they create several bridge models.
7. 2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow’s Kids
by: Amy Zuckerman, James Daly, John Manders Release date: Mar 19, 2009 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Global events and new technology change how we live from moment to moment. So, what will our world be like in twenty years? Come take a look as futurists Amy Zuckerman and James Daly examine what a kid?s daily life might be like in the year 2030. Inspired and informed by trends and scientifi c and technological research, 2030 is not only a peek at some cool future gadgets (talking dog collars, cars that drive themselves), but also a thoughtful examination of how our lives might be impacted as we adjust to environmental change.
8. The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery
by: William Gurstelle Release date: Jul 01, 2004 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
9. Mythbusters: Confirm or Bust! Science Fair Book #2 (Mythbusters Discovery Channel)
by: Samantha Margles, Michael Massen Release date: Dec 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
Do you have what it takes to be a MythBuster? Confirmed!
Kid-friendly and age appropriate, this fun follow-up book to the successful MYTHBUSTERS SCIENCE FAIR BOOK is packed with more than 30 brand-new experiments for school and at home. Follow the book’s step-by-step simple instrcutions, and you’ll be able to bust or confirm myths just like Adam and Jamie on the popular MythBusters TV show from the Discovery Channel.
10. Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires (Young Discoverers: Science Facts and Experiments)
by: David Glover Release date: Apr 15, 2002 Number of Pages: 31 Find in Library Read Review |
11. Exploratopia: More than 400 kid-friendly experiments and explorations for curious minds
by: The Exploratorium Release date: Oct 04, 2006 Number of Pages: 384 Find in Library Read Review |
12. Smart About Chocolate: A Sweet History (Smart About History)
by: Sandra Markle, Charise Mericle Harper Release date: Dec 29, 2004 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
13. Crazy Concoctions: A Mad Scientist’s Guide to Messy Mixtures
by: Jordan D. Brown, Anthony Owsley Release date: Feb 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 80 Find in Library Read Review |
14. Uncover a Race Car: An Uncover It Book
by: Paul Beck, Dave Dunford, Stephan Kuhn Release date: Jan 01, 2003 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
15. Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet
by: Alexandra Siy Release date: Jul 01, 2011 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
The author provides insight into scientists’ quest to discover whether life may have or still might exist on Mars. Back matter includes glossary, source notes, and resources.
16. Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless!
by: Saul Griffith, Joost Bonsen, Nick Dragotta Release date: Oct 23, 2007 Number of Pages: 112 Find in Library Read Review |
Part comic strip and part science experiment, Howtoons shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda bottles, duct tape, mop buckets, and more-to teach kids the “Tools of Mass Construction”!
Howtoons are cartoons that teach 8- to 15-year-old readers “how to” build, create, and explore things. Combining a fun, full-color cartoon format and real life science and engineering principles, Howtoons are designed to encourage kids to become active participants in the world around them.
Readers meet Tucker and Celine, a lovable brother and sister pair. Sick of watching TV and playing video games, Tucker and Celine decide to conquer every kid’s nightmare: the dreaded summer o’ boredom. Armed with countless ideas for fun projects, they set out to reclaim the sheer joy of playing. Fifteen practical, build-it-yourself projects are weaved into the Tucker and Celine storyline. With the narrators’ help and clear step-by-step instructions, young readers will learn how to set up a workshop, create a marshmallow shooting gun, make ice cream without a freezer, play songs on a turkey baster flute, explore a homemade terrarium, launch a pressure-powered rocket, and more!
Utilizing inexpensive, kid-friendly materials, Howtoons will prove that the world at large is infinitely more exciting than anything happening on the TV or computer screen. Plus, each project will provide readers with practical skills and problem solving know-how that they can use in their everyday lives. These funny, interactive Howtoons are sure to inspire independence and creative savvy in young people everywhere.
17. Balloon Trees
by: Danna Smith, Laurie Allen Klein Release date: Mar 05, 2013 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
18. The 5 Senses: Real Science Made Easy
by: Chart Studio Release date: Oct 14, 2003 Number of Pages: 56 Find in Library Read Review |
19. Becoming Invisible: From Camouflage to Cloaks (Great Idea)
by: Carla Mooney Release date: Jul 30, 2010 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
Title: Becoming Invisible
Author: Mooney, Carla
Publisher: Norwood House Pr
Publication Date: 2010/07/30
Number of Pages: 48
Binding Type: LIBRARY
Library of Congress: 2010016516
20. Electricity: Real Science Made Easy
by: Chart Studio Release date: Nov 06, 2003 Number of Pages: 56 Find in Library Read Review |
21. Build Your Own Fort, Igloo, and Other Hangouts (Build It Yourself)
by: Tammy Enz, Estudio Haus Release date: Feb 01, 2011 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
22. At the Amusement Park (Everyday Science series)
by: Paul Yoon Release date: Apr 01, 2005 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
23. Eyewitness: Technology
by: Roger Bridgman Release date: Oct 01, 1999 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
Packed with superb color illustrations and fascinating facts, this highly informative guide explores all aspects of technology, from ancient artifacts to the latest advances in computer-aided design. Clearly annotated photographs and diagrams give an invaluable insight into the tools, machines, and systems that have shaped the modern world. See how the strength of different materials is measured, the structure of a suspension bridge, how keyhole surgery works, what astronauts eat in space, and how milk bottles have changed shape. Learn which materials pull and which ones push, how engines convert heat into work, how an airplane flies, how instant coffee is created, and how a ring-pull is made. Discover why glass is a liquid, the difference between inventors and designers, what a CD is made from — and how a CD player works, how science can help protect threatened plant species, and much, much more.
24. Nature Got There First: Inventions Inspired by Nature
by: Phil Gates Release date: Jun 08, 2010 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
25. Where Does the Recycling Go? (Everyday Mysteries (Gareth Stevens))
by: Jerry Shea Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
26. Rubies (Gems: Nature’s Jewels)
by: Eric Ethan Release date: Aug 01, 2011 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
27. From Head to Toe: The Amazing Human Body and How It Works
by: Barbara Seuling, Edward Miller Release date: Jul 01, 2002 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
28. Titanium (Rare and Precious Metals)
by: Greg Roza Release date: Jan 01, 2014 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
29. Henry David’s House
by: Steven Schnur Release date: Feb 01, 2002 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
30. Where Does the Bathwater Go? (Everyday Mysteries)
by: Daisy Allyn Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
Title: Where Does the Bathwater Go?
Author: Allyn, Daisy
Publisher:
Publication Date: 2012/01/01
Number of Pages: 24
Binding Type: PAPERBACK
Library of Congress: 2011021348
Best Selling Books for 8 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
Recommended Books for 8 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
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