Books from Nomad Press

The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country From Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad With 25 Projects
By Karen Bush Gibson
The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad offers readers ages 9 to 12 a fascinating look at the explorers and settlers who traveled this route during the westward expansion of the ...
Meteorology: Cool Women Who Weather Storms
By Karen Bush Gibson
Meteorology is the science of the atmosphere, particularly the processes and phenomena that are used in forecasting the weather, and how weather relates to the oceans and climate.
Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive
By Karen Bush Gibson
This book explores the history of marine biology, the women who made key discoveries, and the multitude of varied careers in this exciting and important field.
Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest
By Karen Bush Gibson
Experience Life at Its Tiniest Karen Bush Gibson. CELLS CELLS Experience Life at Its Tiniest Karen Bush Gibson Illustrated by Alexis Cornell CELLS CELLS Experience Life at Its Tiniest Karen Bush Gibson. Cover.
The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country From Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad With 25 Projects
By Karen Bush Gibson
The Journey Across the Country From Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad With 25 Projects Karen Bush Gibson. The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad with 25 PROJECTS Karen Bush ...
CITIES: Discover How They Work with 25 Projects
By Kathleen M. Reilly
B. Baltimore, Maryland, 30 Barcelona, Spain, 92–93 BCE/CE terminology, iv Beijing, China, Forbidden City in, 111 bicycles, 52, 93, 94, 95–96 Big Ben, 111 Booker, Cory, 85 Boston, Massachusetts, 19, 26, 52, 60, 106 Buffalo, New York, ...
Gary Jobson: An American Sailing Story
By Gary Jobson
The Knicks had been up 3–1 but lost two games in a row, mainly because their star center, Willis Reed, was hurt. The Lakers had Wilt Chamberlain. As I walked into the arena, they were announcing the Knicks—and the team did a very clever ...
Geology of the Eastern Coast: Investigate How the Earth Was Formed with 15 Projects
By Kathleen Brown, Cynthia Light Brown
Geology Crafts for Kids: 50 Nifty Projects to Explore the Marvels of Planet Earth. New York: Sterling, 1998. Challoner, Jack. Hurricane & Tornado (DK Eyewitness Books). New York: DK Children, 2004. Farndon, John. How the Earth Works.
Explore Fossils!: With 25 Great Projects
By Cynthia Light Brown, Grace Brown
BOOKS American Museum of Natural History). Bonner, Hannah, When Fish Got. Abramson, Andra Serlin, Jason Brougham, and Carl Mehling, Inside Dinosaurs. New York: Sterling Publishing, 2010 (fold-out pages, with.
Soccer World Mexico: Exploring the World Through Soccer
By David Rosenberg, Ethan Zohn
Add some salt and pepper, a pinch of garlic powder, and a pinch of chili pepper flakes or sauce. ◊ supplies chopping board ◊ knife ◊ bowl ◊ ripe avocado ◊ ripe tomato ◊ red onion ◊ cilantro ◊ lime ◊ salt and pepper ◊ garlic ...
The Risk in Being Alive: One Man's Adventures Across the Planet
By Brian Hancock
I was down below stowing my gear when I heard a quiet tap on the hull and a voice with a thick Dutch accent called out. ... “Oui, très simple, c'est bon,” was all he said, but coming from Tabarly it was tantamount to a blessing.
Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest
By Karen Bush Gibson
Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann propose cell theory. Julius Robert von Mayer publishes the chemical formula for photosynthesis. Rudolf Virchow adds to cell theory by hypothesizing that all cells come from preexisting cells.
Zoology: Cool Women Who Work With Animals
By Jennifer Swanson
Brooks. It is definitely possible to turn what you love into a full-blown career. Many of these women have done so, Dr. Marjorie Brooks included. She says that she has been fascinated by the world all around her for as long as she can ...
Music: INVESTIGATE THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN SOUND
By Donna Latham
DJ Kool Herc (1955–) is the stage name of Jamaican-born artist Clive Campbell. He's a legend, and the father of hip-hop. In 1973, he began blasting a thrilling new genre into the music scene of New York from the streets of the Bronx.
World Myths and Legends: 25 Projects You Can Build Yourself
By Kathy Ceceri
Willis, Roy (editor). World Mythology. Duncan Baird Publishers, 1993. Collections of World Myths Bell-Rehwoldt, Sheri. Amazing Maya Projects You Can Build Yourself. Nomad Press, 2006. Bini, Renata. A World Treasury of Myths, Legends, ...
Great Civil War Projects: You Can Build Yourself
By Maxine Anderson
CIVIL WAR FACTS & TRIVIA Timothy O'Sullivan, one of Mathew Brady's field photographers, took dramatic images of the Battle of Gettysburg. These images inspired Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the ...
Explore Life Cycles!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
By Kathleen M. Reilly
The fish that absorbed DDT were eaten by birds like the bald eagle, brown pelican, and peregrine falcon. When those birds laid their eggs, the chemical made their egg shells too thin to protect the chicks—and they died.
Fault Lines & Tectonic Plates: Discover What Happens When the Earth's Crust Moves With 25 Projects
By Kathleen M. Reilly
... and other tools to make his creations. This was the beginning of the idea of action painting. You can see some of his work here. Jackson Pollock action painting Cake Batter Lava Flow Experiment IDEAS FOR SUPPLIES cake mix.
The Tactful Teacher: Effective Communication with Parents, Colleagues, and Administrators
By Yvonne Bender
“All right, Mrs. Gershwin,” replies Mr. Collins evenly. “Tell me what concerns you have.” “Well, for one thing, you're using the Arcadia Bus Company, and have you seen the buses they use? They look like rent-a-wrecks!
AMAZING SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECTS: YOU CAN BUILD YOURSELF
By Delano Lopez, Shawn Braley
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. Is There Life on Mars? New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1999. Fradin, Dennis Brindell. The Planet Hunters. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1997. Gallant, Roy A. The Planets: Exploring the Solar ...