Books for Ages 7-10

A kid-friendly introduction to building an infinite variety of fantastical structures. An introduction to architectural creation, the 95 precut cardboard elements in this book can be combined in an infinite variety of ways to build...

The true story of the invention, disasters, and adventures of the first bathysphere—a small, cramped, bare-bones spherical deep-sea submersible that set the world record for deepest dive in 1934. Explorer William Beebe and engineering grad...

A Chadwick Treasury begins with the original story of Chadwick the Crab, a little crab in the Chesapeake Bay who has big dreams of becoming a star at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The adventures...

In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore created the classic Christmas poem, "The Night Before Christmas," for his daughter. Here, in verse and accompanied by over 50 richly detailed illustrations, is the story of the writing of...

Calling all castaways! You've probably pretended to be an explorer alone on a desert island in the middle of the ocean. It’s a fantastic adventure! But if you were shipwrecked and washed ashore, do you...

An activity book for teachers and parents that helps kids discover their emotional lives! What corners of planet Earth have you explored? What parts of your inner planet have you gotten to know? Are there...

An award-winning engaging kids' guide to the official US state fossils. Did you know that Illinois's state fossil is the weird-looking Tully Monster, which had eyes on a pair of stalks and an elephant-like trunk...

Teaches kids how to use their emotional energy to improve their relationships and the world! What sources of energy does the Earth have? Where can we find the energy we need to survive? Did you...

Explores emotional intelligence using the weather as an analogy to teach kids strategies to prevent emotional pollution and protect themselves from negativity! Emotions are like the weather. Which meteorological conditions occur most often in your...

A professional artist and animator shows kids how to unleash their imagination on the page. Learn how to use a variety of artistic styles to draw all kinds of funny animals, from fuzzy bunnies and...

Techniques and tips to show kids how to create their own monsters, aliens, and other creatures Professional artist and animator Timothy Young shows kids how to unleash their imagination on the page in this book....

The first book in the Unhinged History series is a ripping yarn—full of adventure and deceit—that brings to life the best-known public spat in all of paleontology: the bitter rivalry between Edward Drinker Cope and...