This book introduces early readers to pulleys and how we use them everyday.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.

A science biography that examines the life and work of Ben Franklin and offers kids the opportunity to make their own designs and inventions with hands-on activities.

World, we've got a problem! Climate Change. Make that two problems as Pollution is in the frame, too. In Basher Science Mini: Green Technology, scientific wizardry rides to the planet's rescue. From saving the birds and the bees, to cleaning up the seas and waving goodbye to plastics, green tech is part of the solution to climate change. Some solutions are really out there--take a bow, Space Mirrors--while others are close to home--we see you, Solar...

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

Explores the inner mechanisms of such items as fitness trackers, plasma balls, springs, and green buildings, exploring how the different elements of each work together.

Describes a variety of inventions and techniques inspired by discoveries in nature such as the use of plant burrs in Velcro and the jet propulsion of the squid in aircraft.

"Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...