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Books & Resources

We made this list of books and activities about inventions so you can start dreaming up your own cool new things. Happy reading!

Boy + Bot [PreK - K]

Boy + Bot

A friendship between a boy and a robot.

Boy + Bot: Book Trailer

Book trailer

Boy + Bot: Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

Boy + Bot: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

Boy + Bot: Word Search

Printable and interactive puzzle

Boy + Bot: Memory Match

Interactive puzzle

Boy + Bot: Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle

Boy + Bot: Interview with Illustrator

Interview with Dan Yaccarino

Boy + Bot: Guide for Educators

Activate student thinking

Boy + Bot: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

Boy + Bot: Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

The Most Magnificent Thing [PreK - 2]

The Most Magnificent Thing

A girl on a creative adventure.

The Most Magnificent Thing: Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

The Most Magnificent Thing: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

The Most Magnificent Thing: Word Search

Printable and interactive puzzle

The Most Magnificent Thing: Memory Match

Interactive puzzle

The Most Magnificent Thing: Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle

The Most Magnificent Thing: Guide for Educators

Activate student thinking

The Most Magnificent Thing: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

The Nowhere Box [PreK - 3]

The Nowhere Box

George tries to create an escape.

The Nowhere Box: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

The Nowhere Box: Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

The Nowhere Box: Word Search

Printable and interactive puzzle

The Nowhere Box: Memory Match

Interactive puzzle

The Nowhere Box: Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle

The Nowhere Box: Guide for Educators

Activate student thinking

The Nowhere Box: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

The Nowhere Box: Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum [PreK - 3]

Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum

Fleer Corp creates a new gum.

Pop!...Read Aloud Video

Read aloud by college students

Pop!...Curriculum Guide

Guide to books by McCarthy

Pop!...Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

Pop!...Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

Pop!...Word Search

Printable and interactive puzzle

Pop!...Memory Match

Interactive puzzle

Pop!...Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle

Pop!...Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

Pop!...Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci [PreK - 3]

Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

Tracing everyday items back to da Vinci.

Neo Leo: Book Trailer

Book Trailer

Neo Leo: Lesson Plan

Author's lesson plan

Neo Leo: Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

Neo Leo: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

Neo Leo: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

Neo Leo: Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

Rosie Revere, Engineer [K - 2]

Rosie Revere, Engineer

Rosie dreams about creative inventions.

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Word Search

Printable and interactive puzzle

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Memory Match

Interactive puzzle

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Guide for Educators

Stimulate student thinking

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

Papa's Mechanical Fish [K - 3]

Papa's Mechanical Fish

Papa invents an underwater vessel.

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Vocabulary Scaffold

Guide with 10 challenge words

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Teacher's Guide

Discussion, vocabulary, activities

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Word Search

Printable and interactive puzzle

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Memory Match

Interactive puzzle

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle

Papa's Mechanical Fish: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

The Day-Glo Brothers [2 - 5]

The Day-Glo Brothers

Brothers create a world of colors.

The Day-Glo Brothers: Book Trailer

Book trailer

The Day-Glo Brothers: Activity Guide

Pre-reading, discussion, author info

The Day-Glo Brothers: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

The Day-Glo Brothers: Guide for Educators

Stimulate student thinking

The Day-Glo Brothers: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

The Day-Glo Brothers: Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

What Color Is My World: The Lost History of African-American Inventors [3 - 7]

What Color Is My World?

Everyday things created by black inventors.

What Color Is My World?: Author Interview

Author Kareen Abdul-Jabbar

What Color Is My World?: Guide for Parents & Families

Printable hands-on activities

What Color Is My World?: Guide for Educators

Stimulate student thinking

What Color Is My World?: Extension Activities for Educators

STEAM-themed, project-based lessons

What Color Is My World?: Guide for Community Coordinators

For after-school and community use

Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women [5 - 7]

Girls Think of Everything

Cool inventions by women and girls.

Girls Think of Everything: Word Search (Easy)

Printable and interactive puzzle

Girls Think of Everything: Memory Match (Medium)

Interactive puzzle

Girls Think of Everything: Criss Cross

Printable and interactive puzzle