Chemical weapons [Today's high-tech weapons]by Wood, Alix 

BTSB Prebound(PowerKids, 2016)

BTSB #: 962356 Available

Dewey: 358/NAges: 9-13   
AR: 6.4 MG

Genres:

Subjects: Chemical warfare Chemical weapons

Summary: An introduction to chemical weapons, including their earliest uses, their most advanced forms, the ethical debates surrounding them, and more.

Cleared for takeoff : the ultimate book of flight by White, Rowland 

BTSB Prebound(Chronicle Books, 2016)

BTSB #: 939296 Available

Dewey: 629.133/NAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 1240 F&P: Z+

Genres:

Subjects: Aeronautics - History Flying-machines - History

Summary: This compendium of the history of flight for young readers includes fascinating facts and trivia, helpful diagrams, stories of aviation's pioneers, and fascinating profiles of remarkable planes, accompanied by stunning photographs and illustrations.

Electronics for kids : play with simple circuits and experiment with electricity! by Nydal Dahl, Oyvind 

BTSB Prebound(No Starch Press, 2016)

BTSB #: 254311 Available

Dewey: 621.381/NAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 1090

Genres:

Subjects: Electronics Electronic circuits

Summary: Demystifies electricity and teaches how to build electronics projects. Covers how circuits, voltage, and current work. Each part of the book focuses on different fundamental electronics concepts with hands-on projects.

How LEDs work [Connect with electricity]by Roland, James 

BTSB Prebound(Lerner, 2017)

BTSB #: 762640 Available

Dewey: 621.3815/NAges: 8-11   
AR: 6.5 MG RC: 9.4 3-5 Lexile: 1050

Genres:

Subjects: Light emitting diodes Electric lighting - Equipment and supplies

Summary: This book will explain how light-emitting diodes (LEDs) work and what products they are used in, as well as comparing LEDs with traditional incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs.

Invention of the transistor [Engineering that made America]by MacCarald, Clara 

BTSB Prebound(Child's World, 2017)

BTSB #: 592109 Available

Dewey: 621.381/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG Lexile: 710 F&P: V

Genres:

Subjects: Transistors

Summary: Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the invention of the transistor.

Louis Pasteur : genius disease fighter [Genius scientists and their genius ideas]by Smith, Linda Wasmer 

BTSB Prebound(Enslow, 2015)

BTSB #: 827290 Available

Dewey: 579.092/BAges: 10-14   


Genres:

Subjects: Pasteur, Louis,|d1822-1895 Milk - Pasteurization - History Rabies vaccines Scientists Microbiologists

Summary: A biography of one of the first scientists to understand the importance of microorganisms in causing disease.

Medical inventions : the best of health [Inventions that shaped the modern world]by Bryant, Jill 

BTSB Prebound(Crabtree, 2014)

BTSB #: 635014 Available

Dewey: 610/NAges: 10-13   
AR: 7.1 MG Lexile: 970

Genres:

Subjects: Medicine - History Medical innovations - History Medical technology

Summary: Innovations in the medical field save countless lives daily. In this title, a timeline of breakthrough medical inventions is explored through dynamic photographs and interesting fact boxes. Fleming's advances with penicillin and the invention of the X-ray machine are some of the featured inventions that keep us in "the best of health!"

Nitrogen cycle [Earth's cycles in action]by Dakers, Diane 

BTSB Prebound(Crabtree, 2015)

BTSB #: 254657 Available

Dewey: 577.145/NAges: 10-13   
AR: 7 MG Lexile: 1020

Genres:

Subjects: Nitrogen cycle

Summary: This informative book explains how the Earth's supply of nitrogen moves in different forms in a cycle from the air to the soil to living things.

Radioactive! : how Irene Curie & Lise Meitner revolutionized science and changed the world by Conkling, Winifred 

BTSB Prebound(Algonquin Young Readers, 2016)

BTSB #: 235484 Available

Dewey: 539.7/CAges: 12-16   
AR: 9.2 MG+RC: 11.6 6-8 Lexile: 1160 F&P: Z+

Genres:

Subjects: Joliot-Curie, Irene,|d1897-1956 Meitner, Lise,|d1878-1968 Women scientists Radioactivity Nuclear fission

Summary: The little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the invention of the atomic bomb.

Super gear : nanotechnology and sports team up by Swanson, Jennifer 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2016)

BTSB #: 867770 Available

Dewey: 688.7/NAges: 9-12   
Lexile: 980

Genres:

Subjects: Sports - Technological innovations Sporting goods Performance technology Sports sciences

Summary: A close-up look at how nanotechnology is used to create high-tech swimsuits, tennis rackets, golf clubs, running shoes, and more.