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  • Solve This! Wild and Wacky Challenges for the Genius Engineer in You

    $32.00

    From the first wheel to the International Space Station, the miracles of engineering are all around us. Think cars, bridges, skyscrapers, and yes – even bubble wrap! Engineers dream up new ideas and bring them to life while figuring out creative solutions to problems they encounter along the way. But how do they do it? Find out in Solve This!

    In this fun book, kids are confronted with wacky scenarios like this one: You’re playing with your little sister when a vulture swoops down and grabs her favorite teddy bear. Mid-flight, the vulture realizes it doesn’t care for the taste of fake fur and drops it to the ground. But now the plushie is on the other side of a raging river. How do you stop your sister from crying, stay safe, and save the day? Each challenge invites kids to think creatively to problem solve. Then they can see how different National Geographic explorers tackled the challenge. One of the big lessons? There’s often more than one solution!

    • Ages: 8-12 | Grades: 3-7
    • #1 New Release on Amazon list: “Children’s—How Things Work” Books (upon release)

    “This resource is filled with fun challenges like how to soundproof your bedroom and how to make a backyard waterfall. It’s backed up with solutions from professional scientists, explorers, and engineers in the field. Who knew learning could be this fun?” —Joanne Sallay, Village Living Magazine

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  • The Discovery of Longitude

    $26.00

    Discover the fascinating story behind one of the most important changes to nautical navigation. Long ago, sailors risked their lives, cargo, and ships when traveling the seas. They followed the shoreline, navigating by recognizable landmarks and the stars, but often became lost or wrecked upon rocky coasts. Those who traveled the waters wanted more; they wanted to be able to consistently, and safely, navigate across oceans. To do so, they needed to know three things: latitude, longitude, and direction. A good ship’s captain could use a sextant, compass, and certain stars to find direction and latitude, but he needed to know the time, both on the ship and at a reference point, to find longitude. Unfortunately, an accurate source of time measurement at sea did not exist.

    In 1714, the British government decided to offer a large reward to anyone who could solve the problem. Learned men and great thinkers tried unsuccessfully to work out a solution. They declared it unsolvable! Carpenter and clockmaker John Harrison was intrigued; he thought he might have a solution. For years he strived to design and construct a clock that worked at sea. Harrison’s solution enabled sailors to cross the oceans of the world safely, but it took a king to make sure he received the prize he had earned. A detailed map of the world in the 1700s and a timeline of Harrison’s work on the longitude problem are included in this triumphant tale of ingenuity and innovation.

    • Grade level: ‎Kindergarten – 3
    • Writers Guild of Alberta R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature, 2013
    • Silver Moonbeam Award – Nonfiction Picture Book, 2013

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