February: Nonfiction

Every year, American schoolchildren celebrate Black History Month. They study almost exclusively American stories, which are not only rooted in struggle over enslavement or oppression, but also take in only four hundred years of a rich and thrilling history that goes back many millennia across the African continent. Through portraits of ten historical figures - from Menes, the first ruler to be called Pharaoh, to Queen Idia, a sixteenth-century power broker, visionary, and diplomat - African Iconstakes readers on a journey across Africa to meet some of the great leaders and thinkers whose ideas built a continent and shaped our world.

My Stem Day: Technology explains everything about the gadgets and machines you come across in everyday life. Have you ever wondered how a radio works? Or what's inside a light bulb? Or how machines can read barcodes? Technology is one of the four branches of STEM. It is all about making useful devices and finding new ways of doing things. Technology con be simple, like a wheel or a pencil. It can also be, complex, like a supercomputer or on airplane. This book, and the entire MY STEM DAY series, is packed with amazing challenges and do-at-home experiments with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for the activities and bite-size text detailing scientific facts and stats. The series is endorsed by a leading STEM educational consultant Technology everywhere! All day long, technology makes our lives easier. The experts who design our gadgets and machines continue to develop new technologies all the time. New technology often starts with a simple idea about how to make a job easier. Teams of scientists, engineers, and designers work together to create a product. It often takes many years of patiently testing, tweaking the design, then testing again.... Think about what you've learned so far. Can you find other examples of technology in your daily life? Do you think you might design the world's next groundbreaking invention? Make sketches of your new idea. The sky's the limit!

My Stem Day: Math explains how marvelous math is right behind a whole host of everyday activities. What does it really mean when you give 100%? How does money work? Can you measure your volume while taking a bath? Mathematics, or math for short, is one of the four branches of STEM. It's the study of numbers, measurements and shapes-and a language that people from all over the world can understand. Math con be anything from working out the quantities of ingredients you need to bake a cake, displaying figures on a chart so you can compare them or working out how many dollars you need to pay for a new toy. This book, and the entire MY STEM DAY series, is packed with amazing challenges and do-at-home experiments with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for the activities and bite-size text detailing scientific facts and stats. The series is endorsed by a leading STEM educational consultant Math is everywhere! From morning until night, we see numbers and measurements everywhere. We need math to cook, to travel on time, to build things and to play music. We use math to describe the world around us in quantities. p> Imagine a world without math. How would you know how much food costs at the store? How would you know the score of a football game? How would you know when your birthday was if there was no calendar to tell you? Think of all the ways you come across math during your day. Can you think of any math challenge that you'd like to master? The sky's the limit!

STEM Like a Girl empowers girls, 8-12, with the knowledge and confidence to become future problem solvers and leaders in the scientific world and beyond. This fully illustrated and photographic book profiles 35 inspiring girls and offers 15 hands-on, STEM-based experiments that they can do at home. While leading a hands-on engineering project in her son's elementary school, researcher and biotech engineer Sarah Foster noticed fewer girls raising their hands or jumping into the activities than the boys. Surprised to see a gender gap at play at such a young age, she decided to do something about it. She founded STEM Like a Girl in 2017 with the goal of introducing young girls to the fun and rewarding fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In her first book, Sarah captures 35 girls expressing their love of all things STEM, Each girl speaks to her inspirations and role models, her favorite types of experiments, and why failure is almost always a good thing. Along with these profiles are 15 experiments girls can do at home on their own or with adults including extracting DNA from a strawberry, employing Newton's Third Law of Motion to build and fire an air cannon, and enacting acid-base chemistry to create homemade fizzy bath bombs.

Dedicated to the work ofcontemporary Black artistsfrom around the world, thisbook is an exuberantintroduction to artists fromAfrica and of African descentfor young readers. Written by award-winning Black children's author Sharna Jackson, this engaging book introduces young readers to twenty-six contemporary artists from Africa and of the African diaspora, working in everything from painting, sculpture, and drawing to ceramics, installation art, and sound art. These include prominent American artists Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, portraitist to Michelle Obama Amy Sherald, and Kehinde Wiley; British Turner Prize-winning painters Lubaina Himid and Chris Ofili; renowned South African visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi; Nigerian sound artist Emeka Ogboh; Sudanese painter Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq; Kenyan-British ceramicist Magdalene Odundo; Afrofuturist-inspired performance artist Harold Offeh; and moving image artist Larry Achiampong, among others. Sharna Jackson's experience as an award-winning children's author combined with the curatorial expertise of Dr. Zoe´ Whitley, co-curator of the groundbreaking exhibition "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power," make this an essential introduction to Black artists working today. This volume will serve as revelation to a new generation of aspiring young artists.

Sometimes being who you are can be a hard thing to do. Learn about people from across the LGBTQIA+ community who celebrate who they are and never stop fighting for what they believe in. No matter who you are, inside or out, this book is here to teach you that you can be proud of who you are.

Sometimes being who you are can be a hard thing to do. Learn about people from across the LGBTQIA+ community who celebrate who they are and never stop fighting for what they believe in. No matter who you are, inside or out, this book is here to teach you that you can be proud of who you are.

Are there kids in your life who want to learn about computer graphics and coding? This is the perfect book filled with activities to help learn about 3D graphics, code an explosion, make a 3D model of the Solar System, and much more! Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find: step-by-step activities helping to become a coding whiz a whole series of books like this! Each title in this series explains the key computer code and systems that are used to create and control the tech you use everyday, such as the Internet, your smartphone, music and video, and computer graphics. The perfect coding book!

Sometimes being who you are can be a hard thing to do. Learn about people from across the LGBTQIA+ community who celebrate who they are and never stop fighting for what they believe in. No matter who you are, inside or out, this book is here to teach you that you can be proud of who you are. Teaches all children to be inclusive and accepting of everyone by celebrating uniqueness and individuality A great series to teach children about famous people and history from a different angle to other biography books A great addition to a library for providing children with positive role models from the LGBTQIA+ community A great book for children who might be questioning their gender and identity A great support tool for children who might not have supportive people in their lives to talk to about gender and identity

My Stem Day: Science takes you through the day and explains how incredible science underpins everything you do.. Do you know why popsicles melt? Or how your lungs work? Or how you digest your lunch? Science is one of the four branches of STEM. It is all about investigating the many mysteries of the natural world -even the mystery of you! It can be anything from looking for alien life in the Universe to working on a cure for cancer. Scientists carry out experiments to test their theories. This book, and the entire MY STEM DAY series, is packed with amazing challenges and do-at-home experiments with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for the activities and bite-size text detailing scientific facts and stats. The series is endorsed by a leading STEM educational consultant Science is everywhere! From morning until night, our days are made easier by the work of scientists. Every day, scientists make exciting discoveries that will improve our lives and unlock the world's mysteries. Scientists work with engineers and mathematicians to find answers to some of the world's challenges. Will we be able to protect our planet in the future by finding cleaner fuels and plastics that are easier to recycle? Con we find new ways to stay healthy and live for longer? Think about what you've learned so far about science. Are there any other scientific questions that you'd like to investigate? Where would you start? What questions would your experiments answer? The sky's the limit!

My Stem Day: Engineering takes you through the day and explains how engineering has a role in everyday tasks, from cooling your food to making your toilet flush. Have you ever turned on a lamp, crossed a bridge or played a computer game? If so, you've already come across STEM. Scientists and engineers over the years have used their knowledge and skills to develop tools, structures and processes that we use every day. Engineering is one of the four branches of STEM. It is all about using science and math to design, build and operate useful things. Engineers work in many different fields, from food production to construction, vehicle design and communication. This book, and the entire MY STEM DAY series, is packed with amazing challenges and do-at-home experiments with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for the activities and bite-size text detailing scientific facts and stats. The series is endorsed by a leading STEM educational consultant Engineering is everywhere! From morning until night, our lives are made easier by engineering. Engineers use science and math to design structures and products that we use all through the day!> There are many different branches of engineering. Engineers might design spacecraft or work out what parts are needed for a food factory or plan the system of pipes that bring us fresh water. Engineers often work together. Projects like designing a new airplane or building a bridge will need the work of many different types of engineers. Do you think you might like to be an engineer one day? Think about what you've learned so far. Can you think of any problems that could be fixed with engineering? Could you design something that would help? Make sketches and plans. The sky's the limit!

100 Super Fun STEM Activities and Lessons for Fans of Minecraft! Kids won't need to be nagged to dive headfirst into this collection of over one hundred STEM activities and challenges. Science, technology, engineering, and math all come to life on the pages of each colorfully-illustrated lesson in this book, inviting gamers to use the same kinds of creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills they enjoy using in their favorite video game: Minecraft. Combining STEM ideas with the fun elements from the game (diamond swords, zombies, redstone traps) allows for deeper understanding and authentic connections to the world where kids live and play. Stand back as they go beyond rote learning and enjoy having the freedom to take risks, form theories, and pose unique solutions to complex real-world problems. Whether they're learning binary code, considering the laws of physics, or delving into architectural design, they're finding new interests and building confidence in the classroom and beyond. Perfect for video-game-loving kids who want to learn more about STEM Includes hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos to guide readers of all ages Helps encourage creativity and problem-solving skills This forward-thinking workbook challenges young Minecrafters to use their natural creativity and problem-solving skills to address real-world problems--and have fun doing it

An exoskeleton is a robotic frame. It fits over the user's body. When the frame moves, the person also moves. Discover more in Exoskeleton, a title in the STEM and the Human Body series. This series explores the exciting science, technology, and engineering used in the medical field. Each title includes stories about real people, medical challenges, and the remarkable innovations that save and improve lives. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks your interactive eBook. This book comes alive with videos, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, and much more. Book jacket.

Are there kids in your life who want to learn about computer graphics and coding? This is the perfect book filled with activities to help learn about 3D graphics, code an explosion, make a 3D model of the Solar System, and much more! Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find: step-by-step activities helping to become a coding whiz a whole series of books like this! Each title in this series explains the key computer code and systems that are used to create and control the tech you use everyday, such as the Internet, your smartphone, music and video, and computer graphics. The perfect coding book!

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