Kids Book Index
Steven Johnson, Sheila Keenan
In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences.
Hidden FiguresMargot Lee Shetterly, illustrated by Laura FreemanThe #1 New York TimesbestsellerThe phenomenal truestory of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuelsome of America's greatest achievements in space-a powerful, revelatory historyessential to our understanding of race, discrimination, and achievement in modernAmerica.Winning TitlesLexile 1350LATOS 9.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13Helaine Becker, illustrated by Dow PhumirukBorn in 1918, Katherine, meeting the challenges of segregation and job discrimination, landed at the heart of America’s space program (NASA) and became a star!Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
IllumanatomyKate Davies, illustrated by Carnovsky TheIllumanatomy An anatomy lesson like no other! Look inside the human body with the magic three-colour lens and x-ray from head to toe to discover how your body works.Winning TitlesOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details