INSPIRING STEM CAREERS FOR KIDS 8-12
Author: Elizabeth Shelby
Publisher: Premier Photographer
ISBN-13: 978-1951921187
This volume will teach kids about STEM careers in a fun, enticing, and inspiring way. Both girls and boys can enjoy reading career descriptions and viewing charming illustrations of each career. It represents a variety of careers and even has examples deviating from the typical traditional careers based on genders, which encourages kids to dream to be anything when they grow up. Different races are also represented in this book such as Asian, African, Hispanic, and Caucasian to show diversity. Purchase this inspiring career book for kids and help contribute to a kid’s success in the future.
STEM CAREERS FROM A TO Z
Author: Peyton Hoffman
Publisher: Peyton Hoffman
ISBN-13: 979-8218030971
This volume introduces young girls to and piques their curiosity in various unique science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Young readers will enjoy the colorful illustrations and brief descriptions of STEM jobs beyond the often-presented astronaut, scientist, and doctor. This brightly illustrated book depicts girls from diverse backgrounds in varied careers ranging from aerospace engineer to entomologist and virologist. The charming character design and age-appropriate, easy-to-follow narrative allow readers to imagine themselves in STEM roles they might not have been aware of and inspire them to consider the endless possibilities of what they can do when they grow up!
STEM TRIVIA FOR KIDS 10 & UP WHO LOVE TO LEARN
Author: S.T. Frank
Publisher: Independently published
ISBN-13: 979-8875583766
STEM education for children is important as it cultivates critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a curiosity for the world. Exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fosters a strong foundation for a child’s future academic and career success. This book integrates 200 Trivia questions and answers and fast facts that capture attention, and crossword puzzles to enhance vocabulary and problem-solving abilities. Word search and word scramble puzzles reinforce familiarity with STEM terms, promoting retention. Such a comprehensive approach imparts knowledge and nurtures a love for STEM disciplines, encouraging kids to explore and excel in fields critical for our future.
TOP STEM CAREERS IN ENGINEERING
Author: Gina Hagler
Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
ISBN-13: 978-1477776728
Engineers blend logic and precision with imagination, and science and math principles with vision and foresight, to create solutions for some of society’s most pressing problems. From information technology to medicine, public transportation to space travel, engineers work to make innovation a reality. This inspiring book explores a variety of branches of engineering, discussing the opportunities available, typical work environments, and educational credentials needed to enter each field. Readers learn ways to enhance their background by participating in engineering organizations, science clubs, internships, research projects, and community service. Amazing full-color photos of real-life projects illustrate engineering processes in action.
Nature & Environment from Brandeis University Press
THE GREEN AGES: MEDIEVAL INNOVATIONS IN SUSTAINABILITY
Author: Annette Kehnel
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN-13: 9781684582433
In this fascinating meld of history and ecological economics, the author uncovers the medieval precedents for modern concepts of sustainable living. Communities that operated a barter trade system on the Monte Subiaco in Italy. Sustainable fishing at Lake Constance. Common lands in the UK. Transient grazing among Alpine shepherds in the south of France. Crowdfunding to finance bridges in Avignon. These are just some of the sustainability initiatives from the Middle Ages that Annette Kehnel illuminates in The Green Ages. This is a stimulating and revelatory look at a past that has the power to change our future.
THE SIMPLE BEAUTY OF THE UNEXPECTED
Author: Marcelo Gleiser
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN-13: 9781684581085
Marcelo Gleiser has had a passion for science and fishing since he was a boy growing up on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Now a world-famous theoretical physicist, he felt it was time to connect with nature in less theoretical ways. After seeing a fly-fishing class on the Dartmouth College green, he decided to learn to fly-fish, a hobby, he says, that teaches humility. This book is a scientist’s tribute to nature, an affirmation of humanity’s deep connection with and debt to Earth, and an exploration of the meaning of existence, from atom to trout to cosmos.
ELEPHANT TREATIES
Author: Rachelle Adam
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN-13: 9781611685008
Based on a legal history of international biodiversity treaties from the late nineteenth century to the present, Rachelle Adam argues that today’s biodiversity crisis is rooted in European colonial history, especially in the conservation treaties that the colonial powers (and their non-governmental counterparts) negotiated to protect Africa’s big-game animals. Reflecting on the colonial past—particularly on efforts to manage the commerce in elephant ivory—Adam sheds light on why more recent attempts to arrest the decline in biodiversity by way of international agreement have failed. This volume will spur a rethinking of such agreements and trigger a search for alternatives.
THE INFINITE RESOURCE – THE POWER OF IDEAS ON A FINITE PLANET
Author: Ramez Naam
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN-13: 9781611683769
Climate change. Finite fossil fuels. Fresh water depletion. Rising commodity prices. Ocean acidification. Overpopulation. Deforestation. Feeding the world’s billions. We’re beset by an array of natural resource and environmental challenges. They pose a tremendous risk to human prosperity, to world peace, and to the planet itself. Yet, if we act, these problems are addressable. Throughout history we’ve overcome similar problems, but only when we’ve focused our energies on innovation. In this remarkable book, Ramez Naam charts a course to supercharge innovation that can lead the whole world to greater wealth and human well-being, and reduce our impact on the planet.
