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Inventors, Makers, Barrier Breakers
The fascinating histories of America’s most forward-thinking inventors and entrepreneurs. What does it take to change the world? This book provides inspiring, in-depth stories of more than 25 diverse American inventors and entrepreneurs from Colonial times to the present. Richly illustrated with photographs in color and black-and-white, Inventors, Makers, Barrier […]
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Read Review Repeat
THE 3R’s – Read, Review, Repeat Our 3R’s program provides each reader with free books (shipping included) from our curated list (see below). Here’s how it works: Read - the chosen book Review - (good, bad or indifferent) on Amazon; post review link in your 3R account Repeat – pick your next free book [...]
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Half price sale — two books
As an extension of the free book giveaway (we are giving away 400 copies of INVENTORS, MAKERS, BARRIER BREAKERS by award-winning science author Pendred Noyce to middle school libraries, thanks to a generous grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation). Tumblehome Books is offering pre-ordered books at half price. This [...]
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Book Giveaway
Sign up here to receive your free copy, with free shipping, of INVENTORS, MAKERS, BARRIER BREAKERS by award-winning science author Pendred Noyce. School Name (required) Library Address Librarian Email (required) Book Type (required) ---HardcoverPaperback *(We will send you an email to confirm your order.) What does it take to change [...]
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Children’s Book Publishers
Did you know that one of the main customers for children’s book publishers, especially high-quality nonfiction, is libraries? According to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, the vast majority of parents of children younger than 18 feel libraries are very important for their children. Fully 94% of [...]
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Science Books for Kids
Science for kids? Surely it begins at home. When kids grow up in science-friendly homes, they are encouraged to ask questions, think critically, experiment, explain their reasoning, read, write, and create models. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) defines “early childhood” as occurring before the age [...]
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Microplastics and Me
Anna Du
An inspiring first-person account of a contemporary middle school girl tackling a global environmental problem through engineering
Microplastics—the broken down byproduct of plastic items we toss out every day—are choking our oceans. But middle-schooler Anna Du is on the case! Now a top science fair winner, Anna shares her account of how she went from worrying about the environment to designing award-winning solutions. Writing for kids her own age, Anna alerts her readers to the threat of microplastics pollution and urges them to care about the environment. She leads them through the frustrating-yet-rewarding process of design, engineering, and invention. This book could inspire a generation of inventors and engineers!
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Updates
Coming Events Recent Events April 11 - 14, 2019 Tumblehome at the NSTA Tumblehome will have a booth at the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) national conference in St. Louis, April 11 – 14, 2019. We participated in two sessions: “Using Fiction and Poetry in the Science Classroom:Insights from Authors [...]
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