A Seed is the Start

One Iguana, Two Iguanas : A Story of Accident, Natural Selection, and Evolution

A Fall 2018 Selection. Glossary. Author’s note. Suggestions for further information. Full-color map, illustrations, and photographs.

Who Invented the Radio?: Tesla vs. Marconi

You may have heard the story of how Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio, but what if it isn’t entirely true? What if the brilliant young inventor Nikola Tesla was working on advancing radio technology at exactly the same time? You’ll be captivated by the tale of two invention powerhouses facing off in a race to create the first long-range radio. In a battle filled with successes and setbacks, see how Marconi and Tesla set out to take home the gold. You’ll never look at the radio the same way again!

Forest Fire Creates Inferno

Forest fires can happen naturally, but the truth is that people cause them, too, often to terrible consequences. Readers learn how they start in both cases as well as how these fires spread, the damage they cause the environment, and how firefighters fight them on the ground and in the air. Case studies of recent forest fires, including the 2016 fires in California, provide readers with real-life examples to encourage connections between the book’s STEM content and social studies concepts of conservation, community engagement, and the huge project of cleaning up a natural disaster like a forest fire.

Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson

Authors’ note. Sources. Full-color illustrations.

Breaking Down Tasks: Using Decomposition

All pieces of hardware and software involve multiple systems and features working together to complete tasks. Therefore, innovations in computer science require breaking down large goals into small, manageable parts. This book shows readers how achieving programmatic goals is not so different from achieving personal goals, elaborating on the mechanics of computer programming in an easy-to-follow way.

Virtual Reality and Medicine

Virtual reality creates three-dimensional environments that have been used to enhance video games for several years. Now this amazing techno surgeons plan complex operations, medical students learn anatomy without cadavers, and patients cope with physical pain and the emotional ch term hospital stays. These and other virtual reality developments are changing the way doctors deliver health care and teach medicine to studen remote corners of the world.

Death Eaters: Meet Nature’s Scavengers

Source notes. Glossary. Selected bibliography. Further reading. Index. Full-color diagram and photographs.

Eavesdropping on Elephants: How Listening Helps Conversation

QR codes. Source notes. Glossary. Selected bibliography. Suggestions for further information. Index. Full-color map, diagrams, and photographs.

Solve This!: Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You

From the first wheel to the International Space Station, the miracles of engineering are all around us. Think cars, bridges, skyscrapers, and yes—even bubble wrap! Engineers dream up new ideas and bring them to life while figuring out creative solutions to problems they encounter along the way. But how do they do it? Find out in Solve This!

Basketball Is a Numbers Game

What does Player Efficiency Rating (PER) have to do with hoops greatness? More than you think. In this fun and smart look at basketball, you will discover stories and uncover facts that will help you better understand and enjoy every pass, dribble, and shot all the more.

The Great Rhino Rescue: Saving the Southern White Rhinos

Author’s note. Time line. Source notes. Glossary. Suggestions for further information. Index. Full-color maps, chart, and photographs.