Benjamin Franklin

Learn how scientists channel energy from the sun to power awesome innovations! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Perfect for English language learners, this Spanish book builds 1st grade students’ early literacy skills.

[English] What is the difference between a savanna and a prairie? How do bison, zebras, and other grazers avoid hungry grassland predators? Trek across the plant-covered landscape of this book, and find out what makes grasslands one of Earth's treasures. [Spanish] ¿Qué diferencia hay entre una sabana y una pradera? ¿Cómo escapan los bisontes y las cebras de los depredadores? Camina entre los altos pastos de este libro. Descubrirás por qué los pastizales son uno de los grandes tesoros de la Tierra.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.

"Los jóvenes protagonistas viven una vida muy "organizada" en donde no hay libros y las computadoras guardan toda la información conocida. En este mundo descubren, a través de libros que hallaron escondidos en una casa vieja, que anteriormente el cielo no era gris, sino azul, y que había también un círculo que pareća de fuego y brillaba en el centro de él, proyectando sobre la Tierra una luz que no era artificial. El mar no estaba contaminado y había bonsáis gigantes que brotaban del mismo suelo en total libertad. Abril y David -que así se llaman los protagonistas- deciden seguir...