Janet Slingerland

Explains the process programmers use to create a video game, including key concepts such as game mechanics and user interfaces. Easy-to-read text, informative sidebars, and helpful diagrams make this book an engaging read for avid technology fans and readers who are new to computer coding.

Let's have some fun! Use Scratch, a language developed by The Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab, to create code that animates, makes music, plays games, and draws shapes. This Makerspace title supports NGSS Waves and Their Application in Technologies for Information Transfer.

The Eiffel Tower, build for a World's Fair in 1889, has become a permanent symbol of the city of Paris, France. Engineering the Eiffel Tower introduces readers to its designer, Gustave Eiffel; shows how workers assembled the gigantic tower, and looks at how maintenance crews keep it standing today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics,...

Introduces readers to the science that makes Wi-Fi possible. Accessible text, helpful diagrams, and a "How Does It Work?" feature make this book an exciting introduction to understanding technology.

Find out how raindrops in the air bend sunlight to turn it into a colorful rainbow. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful images, informational diagrams, hands-on activities, detailed captions and callouts, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Illustrates the differences between quiet and loud. Explains what makes a sound quiet or loud and how they affect everyday life. Colorful photographs and diagrams help illustrate each science concept. A chart compares the concepts head-to-head to help solidify readers' grasp of the material. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research. Science is full of opposites that are present...

Atoms and molecules are the basic building blocks of matter. Matter is every physical thing around us in the universe, including our own bodies! In Explore Atoms and Molecules! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 investigate the structure of atoms and learn how atoms fit together to form molecules and materials.If everything is made out of atoms and molecules, why do people look different from dogs and doorknobs? In Explore Atoms and Molecules,...

In cartoon format, uses werewolves to explain and illustrate the science involved in states of matter.

In cartoon format, uses werewolves to explain and illustrate the science involved in states of matter. Fully translated Spanish text. En esta novela gráfica, los hombres lobo explican e ilustran la ciencia de los estados de la materia.