Alix Wood

Provides instructions for duct tape handicrafts, including coasters, ornaments, and phone cases.

Learn an array of different gymnastic disciplines with Get Active!: Gymnastics. From floor work to vaulting, the beam to the trampoline, this book has useful photos, step-by-step guides and technical tips to help you perfect a whole host of skills.

Offers instructions for several DIY Mason jar projects, including creating a lava lamp, a Mondrian jar, and a fairy light jar.

Many people think of Leonardo da Vinci primarily as an artist, but he was also an influential scientist. Readers of this high-interest biography will learn all about da Vinci and his contributions to society as an architect, engineer, and inventor. A true Renaissance man, da Vinci also studied many other branches of science. This story of his life and work is told with the use of accessible text, colorful photographs, and stimulating sidebars. An...

"Readers learn all about plants in a hands-on way with . .. experiments they can do in their own backyards and homes. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs [make] each activity . . . easy to follow. 'What's Happening' sidebars explain the scientific principles behind each experiment"--Provided by publisher.

"This guide to colored pencils gives young artists the tools they need to begin learning this . . . art form. They'll make masterpieces as they follow along with projects designed to teach the fundamentals of colored pencils"--Provided by publisher.

Readers will learn about weather and meteorology with hands-on projects they can do in their own backyard. Includes step-by-step instructions and color illustrations to guide readers through each activity, and 'What's Happening' sidebars to explain the concepts in each experiment.

From archaeological digs that have uncovered the earliest Sumer civilizations through boats that may have sailed around the time of Jesus, the region that was once ancient Mesopotamia has remains of the oldest cities, religious sites, and artifacts in the world. This text introduces readers to this important civilization, and encourages them to trace its development through the chronological organization of important archaeological finds. This book...

Dentists play an important part in helping us stay healthy. Readers discover fun facts about how dentists help us in this charming introduction to an essential STEM career. Illustrated kids guide readers through this unique reading experience that's filled with questions and answers about what dentists do and how they use science to do it. These illustrations are featured alongside full-color photographs as part of a design that is meant to engage...

Budding artists will learn that a popsicle stick can be the foundation of a wonderful and useful work of art, such as a smartphone stand, a piece of fairy furniture, or a puzzle made from a beloved photograph. This high-interest book will inspire young artists to use common and available materials to make imaginative crafts. The hardest part will be deciding whether to give each cool creation away or keep it for a private collection.