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Inventors, Makers, Barrier Breakers

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 Breakers focuses on the process of invention, its joys and frustrations, social progress, and the obstacles each inventor had to overcome.

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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) —Please choose an option—HardcoverPaperback Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); *(We will send you [...]
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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

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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Inspiring kids' love of science through the power of story. About Tumblehome, Inc. / Tumblehome Books Tumblehome,  Inc. is a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on STEM education research and curricula development; to learn  more about our core organization and research initiatives, visit our parent organization website, here: www.tumblehome.org.  Tumblehome [...]
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Updates

Events Tuesday, June 30th at 6 pm EST NASA Solar System Ambassador and Tumblehome Author (The Secret Case of the Space Station Stowaways) Pat Monteith will address some of the myths and facts about asteroids and discuss the NASA missions that are expanding our knowledge of these small rocky bodies [...]
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