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Bridges
Majewski, Marc
Explore bridges around the world--and how they unite us--in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book

Bridges can be high or low, long or short, straight or curvy. Some are designed to blend in, while others stand out. But each one tells a story: a reminder of our history, a...

Item No. 9781419756818
$19.99
Building Our House
Bean, Jonathan

Perfect for the little builders in your life, this warm-hearted and unique picture book is all about "building a house and turning it into a home" (Publishers Weekly), inspired by award-winning author-illustrator Jonathan Bean's own childhood.

In this can't-miss book for kids...

Item No. 9780374380236
$19.99
Cathedral (Full Color Edition)
Macaulay, David

A Caldecott Honor Book

Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay's imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for...

Item No. 9780544100008
$19.99
Crossing on Time
Macaulay, David

David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book.

Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic...

Item No. 9781596434776
$24.99
Dreaming Up
Hale, Christy

A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.

Cup
on cup
s tacking up,
smaller, smaller,
and growing taller!

Children building-
Concrete poetry-

Pair them with notable structures from around the...

Item No. 9781600606519
$19.95
Iggy Peck Architect
Beaty, Andrea
Both parents and children will love Iggy Peck, Architect, a fun-filled, inspiring, colorful New York Times bestselling picture book, from author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts, about the power of teamwork and the importance of celebrating individual gifts and self-...
Item No. 9780810911062
$19.99
Mellons Build an Eco House
Jacobs, Robin
An essential read for aspiring young architects and construction enthusiasts from the author of the award-winning book Earth-Shattering Events.

The Mellon family have outgrown their flat. It's time to move, but none of the houses they look at are quite right, so they decide to build...

Item No. 9781800660335
$16.99
Mill - Softcover
Macaulay, David
The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century. "Well-researched, ambitious, and absorbing, this is another first-rate history lesson from a practiced, perfectionist hand...
Item No. 9780395520192
$9.95
Mosque - Softcover
Macaulay, David
An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey. Through the fictional story and...
Item No. 9780547015477
$9.95
Rosie Revere's Big Project Book
Beaty, Andrea

  Staff Pick

New York Times bestselling creators author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts present an illustrated activity book starring their beloved engineer in Rosie Revere's Big Project Book for Bold Engineers.

Watch Rosie Revere in the Netflix television series...

Item No. 9781419719103
$14.95
Rosie Revere, Engineer
Beaty, Andrea

In this beloved New York Times bestselling picture book, meet Rosie Revere, a seemingly quiet girl by day but a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets by night.

Rosie dreams of becoming a great engineer, and her room becomes a secret workshop where she constructs...

Item No. 9781419708459
$19.99
Rube Goldberg's Big Book of Building
Umperovitch, Zach

Written by the famed inventor's granddaughter herself for builders of all ages, this is the only official guide to building 25 kid-friendly Rube Goldberg Machines at home

To build a Rube Goldberg Machine, all you need is a pile of junk and a great imagination. Rube Goldberg's...

Item No. 9781419761256
$35.00
The Little Red Fort
Maier, Brenda
A spunky, feminist adaptation of the timeless favorite, The Little Red Hen, sure to appeal to fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer.

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year* "The Little Red Hen gets an appealing girl-power update...Young makers of all genders will be...
Item No. 9780545859196
$17.99
The Way Things Work Now
Macaulay, David

A New York Times Bestseller

Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of...

Item No. 9780544824386
$35.00
Whoosh!
Barton, Chris
Celebrate Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker, in this inspiring STEM picture book biography about the maker of one of the world's favorite toys.

You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new...

Item No. 9781580892971
$16.95