Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children $16.99
2012 Robert F. Sibert Medal Winner Winner of the 2012 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Everyone’s a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these “upside-down puppets”? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire! In brilliant collage illustrations, the award-winning...

Wheels on the Bus, The, 10th Anniversary Reissue by Paul O. Zelinsky $17.99
When The Wheels on the Bus, by Caldecott medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, broke on the scene ten years ago, it created a sensation with its clever characters, sly subplots, luscious colors, and the incomparable flair of its moving parts. Almost a million young readers have enjoyed the wheels that go round, doors that open and shut, wipers that swish, people who go bumpety-bump--and much more. Today it...

See Inside How Things Work (Usborne Flap Book) by Colin King $13.99
This is an amazing flap book packed with inventions, machines, gadgets and devices, and facts and information about how they work. Over 90 flaps reveal the insides of car engines, toilets, escalators, submarines and microwaves and many, many other machines. It includes internet links to websites with animations, games and experiments.

Uncover the Human Body: An Uncover It Book (Uncover Books) by Jennifer Fairman $18.95
The Uncover series combines the best elements of a book with model elements to help readers truly "uncover" the mysteries of what makes things work. A fascinating three-dimensional presentation allows in-depth, hands-on exploration of the subject at hand. This unique "model" is easily built, deconstructed and re-built layer by layer, system by system just by turning a page, until an understanding...

Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta $7.99
What would you do if you lived in a community without a library, hospital, post office, or fire department? If you were Benjamin Franklin, you’d set up these organizations yourself. Franklin also designed the lightning rod, suggested the idea of daylight saving time, invented bifocals and the odometer—all inspired by his common sense and intelligence.

The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery by Chicago Review Press $16.95
Whether playing at defending their own castle or simply chucking pumpkins over a fence, wannabe marauders and tinkerers will become fast acquainted with Ludgar, the War Wolf, Ill Neighbor, Cabulus, and the Wild Donkey—ancient artillery devices known commonly as catapults. Building these simple yet sophisticated machines introduces fundamentals of math and physics using levers, force, torsion,...

Trains (Chunky Board Book) by Harperfestival $2.95
A simple and colorful exploration of the varied world of trains features illustrations of steam engines, freight cars, and more, all sturdily bound in a chunky board book. Children's BOMC Main. Reissue.

Building a House by Byron Barton $17.89
"You could almost do it yourself--by carefully noting the steps depicted in each bright, brisk, clearly delineated picture....With independently interesting pictures and a definite, sunny personality, a very fine piece of work indeed."--Kirkus Reviews

The Usborne Book of Face Painting (How to Make) by E.D.C. Publishing $7.95
-- Step-by-step instructions outline simple things to make and do-- All projects require minimal supervision-- Shopping lists show what is needed for each project

Machines at Work by Byron Barton $17.99
‘With the call of ‘Hey, you guys! Let’s get to work,’ women and men shoulder drills and picks, board cranes and cement mixers, and set their equipment bulldozing and steamrolling across vibrant page spreads. Barton generates the excitement of road and building construction for young sidewalk engineers.’ —BL. 1988 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Notable 1987 Children's Trade Books...