Illinois Authors

Introduces the basics of flight to readers with very simple explanations of why birds, planes, and rockets are able to fly.

Baby's train is in the toy box--all the way across the room. Can Baby think step-by-step like a coder to get it?--Back cover.

"A simple, fact-filled introduction for the smallest activists on how to participate in a democracy by making your voice heard and voting"--

Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the ups and downs of gravity. When baby drops food from a high chair, why does it fall? Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder. Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two, as well!

"Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of global warming and shows how we can use green energy to help combat climate change."--

Explores the science behind the sense of hearing, and technical advances that can help people with impaired hearing.

"A simple, fact-filled introduction for the smallest citizen on the judicial branch of the government"--

The next two books in the Baby Loves series tackle the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms) and Schrödinger's Cat, the famous thought experiment involving quantum theory (quantum physics states that a particle can exist in multiple places at once). Accurate enough to satisfy an expert and simple enough for the rest of us to comprehend, the Baby Loves board books are perfect for geeky moms and dads who want to share their love of science, for parents who want to give their infant a head start on Harvard, and for hipster aunts and uncles who want that oh-so-clever gift for the baby shower.--

Offers a simplified explanation of quarks, protons, neutrons, atoms, and molecules.

"Acurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the careers in science a baby can aspire to: Aerospace Engineer, Astronomer, Chemist, Environmental Scientist, Meteorologist, Software Engineer, Sound Engineer, Structural Engineer, Theoretical Physicist, Zoologist"--

Explores the science behind the sense of sight, and technical advances that can help people with impaired vision.

"Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of smell."--

"A baby discovers structural engineering through play."--

"Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of taste."--

"The next two books in the Baby Loves series tackle the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms) and Schrödinger's Cat, the famous thought experiment involving quantum theory (quantum physics states that a particle can exist in multiple places at once). Accurate enough to satisfy an expert and simple enough for the rest of us to comprehend, the Baby Loves board books are perfect for geeky moms and dads who want to share their love of science, for parents who want to give their infant a head start on Harvard, and for hipster aunts and uncles who want that oh-so-clever gift for the baby shower."--

"Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of touch."--

Everyone in the Fizz family is an artist. Everyone, that is, except Lester, whose paintings are pitiful and doodles are drab. He can't seem to find a way to fit in with the illustrious Fizzes, until one day a mouthful of gum becomes a work of art in Lester's talented lips.

When Maxine's school puts on a pet parade, she creates a unique contraption to allow her very special pet fish, Milton, to participate.