How It Works - Special Issue: Book of Great Inventors & Their Creations
Featuring – among many others – brilliant mathematicians Archimedes of Syracuse and Charles Babbage, celebrated scientists Michael Faraday and Alfred Nobel, and photography pioneers Nicephore Niépce and George Eastman, the How It Works Book Of Great Inventors & Their Creations is the ultimate guide to learning how these geniuses worked and what incredible inventions earned them their rightful place in history.
Blast Lab Activity Book catapults young readers into the role of scientists, explorers, and inventors. Packed with easy-to-follow yet spectacular experiments, as well as sticker sheets, quizzes, and astonishing extra information, the book will keep curious kids occupied for hours. By following the step-by-step instructions, young inventors can create their own fantastic flying machines from household objects, fool their brains with mind-bending illusions, and learn about physics, chemistry, psychology, and more along the way.
Play at Work: How Games Inspire Breakthrough Thinking
Gamification is a hot topic but few truly understand it. Engaging and filled with incredible stories, Play at Work explains how games can make us more efficient and creative. Drawing on copious research and interviews with an array of game designers, scientists, mathematicians, entrepreneurs, inventors, and government officials, Penenberg offers a new perspective on how to make play work for you.
Grade 9 Up–This ambitious series corrals world history's major doers and thinkers whose work challenges and inspires people consistently, or incites change or reform on a large scale. People of many races and nationalities are represented. Careful wording bridges one chronologically arranged article to the next, enhancing the idea that one person's work builds on an earlier individual's accomplishments. The style of writing varies some from article to article. Some pieces are written in an accessible, straightforward style, while others are convoluted.
