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Cell Phones

Don McLeese (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781615906802

This illustrated discussion of cell phones covers their development, various components, similarity to both radios and telephones, usage etiquette, and future.

GPS: Global Positioning System

Jeanne Sturm (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781615906826

This illustrated discussion of global positioning systems (GPS) covers their development and uses for navigation, rescue, military operations, recreation, and geocaching.

Computers

Don McLeese (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781615906819

This illustrated discussion of computers covers their development, various components, companies such as Microsoft and Apple, and the difference between hardware and software.

Failures That Fueled Transportation

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668942000

The world might be a different place if people gave up on these transportation innovations after they first failed. Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on persistence and creative thinking, this hi-lo series makes the case that failure might just be the first step to success.

Surprising Starts of Health and Hygiene Products

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668941973

Failed inventions and unexpected uses abound in this look at the contribution of failures to the health industry. Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on persistence and creative thinking, this hi-lo series makes the case that failure might just be the first step to success.

Failures Turned into Tech Fortunes

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668941980

Technology rules the world, but some tech products succeeded only after failure. Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on persistence and creative thinking, this hi-lo series makes the case that failure might just be the first step to success.

Favorite Toys Made from Failures

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668941997

What do you do with a failed product? Make it a best-selling toy! Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on persistence and creative thinking, this hi-lo series makes the case that failure might just be the first step to success.

Business Innovations Made by Mistake

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668941959

From sticky notes to synthetic dyes, this title highlights products that were supposed to be something else entirely. Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on persistence and creative thinking, this hi-lo series makes the case that failure might just be the first step to success.

Delicious Food Mishaps

Martin Gitlin (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781668941966

Mistakes in the kitchen made the products in this title better than ever. Fantastic Failures: From Flops to Fortune takes readers through the unexpected origins of popular products and innovations. With a focus on persistence and creative thinking, this hi-lo series makes the case that failure might just be the first step to success.

Evolution of Food

Jen Breach (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731653215

What are the similarities and differences between modern and historical food distribution methods? Learn about how food has made its way to consumers in the past, as well as present-day and future practices of food distribution. This book takes students on a historical journey through the evolution of food distribution.

Natural, Artificial, and Man-Made

Jen Breach (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731653208

How has human intervention impacted food production and plant distribution? Learn about the historical and modern contexts of food production and distribution, including selective breeding and genetic modification. This book takes students on an educational journey into the process of food distribution.

Sleeping in Space

Tracie Santos (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731649447

How do astronauts take a nap? It's harder than you think! Astronauts use many different innovations to make living in space possible. In Reaching for the Stars: Sleeping in Space, you'll discover what technology astronauts take with them to be able to live in space! From shower packs and Velcro straps to robotic arms and astronaut ice cream, let's take a look at how astronauts eat, bathe, sleep, and play while in space!

Imagining Space

Mike Downs (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731649867

Ancient civilizations imagined space as campfires or rivers of light. Today, we imagine spaceships and warp drives and aliens. But what about tomorrow? Would you ride an elevator up into space? In Reaching for the Stars: Imagining Space, you'll explore the amazing facts about past societies’ views on space, how science has taken us to where we are today, and where we could possibly go in the future!

Investigating Space Mysteries

Mike Downs (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731649874

If you like mysteries, there’s no better place to find them than in outer space! How are stars born? Where do we search for aliens? What is a black hole? With billions of galaxies to choose from, there will always be more questions than answers. In Reaching for the Stars: Investigating Space Mysteries, you'll explore some of science's greatest discoveries, and take a look at the mysteries of space that still need to be solved!

Bringing Space Home

Mike Downs (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731649881

What do you have in common with an astronaut? We use space inventions and discoveries every day! From cell phones to firemen’s outfits, athletic shoes to robots, and more! In Reaching for the Stars: Bringing Space Home, you'll discover how our race to space has improved all of these—and more!

Planes

Sherry Howard (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731615664

From spying on enemies to protecting allies, Top Ten: Fastest Planes introduces readers to how these supersonic planes operate like birds of the highest skies. Take off with ten of the fastest planes in the world! Join them as they race through the sky on missions.

Sea Animals

Sherry Howard (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731615688

From the giant orca to the spectacular sailfish, Top Ten: Fastest Sea Animals introduces readers to how these unique creatures use their speedy skills to survive and thrive. Discover some of the fastest sea animals on the planet!

Boats

Sherry Howard (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731615657

From sailboats and pontoons to catamarans and speedboats, Top Ten: Fastest Boats introduces readers to ten vessels that are known for top speeds—some topping out at more than 300 miles an hour! Let's take a thrilling peek at some of the speediest boats in the world.

Cars

Sherry Howard (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731615640

In Top Ten: Fastest Cars, readers will hit the road with these ten cars built for speed and find out what makes them unique in the automobile world. Just how fast are the fastest cars on Earth? Buckle up, you’re about to find out!

Land Animals

Sherry Howard (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731615671

In Top Ten: Fastest Land Animals, readers will discover surprising facts about ten of the fastest land animals on the planet. Eat or be eaten? Speed can make the difference!

Birds

Sherry Howard (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731615695

From swift seabirds to high-speed hawks, Top Ten: Fastest Birds introduces readers to many surprising facts about ten of the fastest speedsters of the sky. Soar along with the fastest birds in the world. Learn what gives them the ability to zoom through the sky like airplanes.

Spiders Are Acrobats! And Other Strange Facts

Gary Sprott (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731617392

In That's Wild: Spiders Are Acrobats! And Other Strange Facts, readers will learn about spiders' hunting habits, their web-making skills, and their habitats. Meet the hair-raising tarantulas that capture and eat small birds and the jumping spider that pounces like a cat! Let's explore the amazing talents of these eight-legged web spinners.

Vampires Can Swim! And Other Strange Facts

Gary Sprott (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731617385

In That's Wild: Vampires Can Swim! And Other Strange Facts, readers will learn about water animals and how they hunt, how they grow, and their remarkable talents. From a fish that looks like bubble gum to one that has shocking abilities, let's discover the wild, sometimes strange world of aquatic animals!

Crows Hate People! And Other Strange Facts

Gary Sprott (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731617378

In That's Wild: Crows Hate People! And Other Strange Facts, readers will learn about birds and their mighty brains, their breeding habits, and how they help humans. Did you know that crows hold grudges? And that geese work as security guards? Discover the wild, sometimes strange world of birds!

Plants Are Hunters! And Other Strange Facts

Gary Sprott (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781731617361

That's Wild: Plants Are Hunters! And Other Strange Facts introduces readers to the fantastic world of plants and trees. Readers will learn why these natural wonders are so important to human survival. This title includes facts about how plants and trees trap their meals, how they stay safe from danger, and how they help keep humans healthy.