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Little Leonardo's MakerLab Space
Series: Little Leonardo
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Ideal for young readers interested in space exploration and science, particularly children who enjoy interactive learning and hands-on projects.
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See moreAspiring astronomers and space explorers can engage in more than 20 activities in this volume, ranging from building a simple model to illustrate the vast scope of our solar system to a demonstration of the speed of light. Full color.
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More than 20 fun and engaging hands-on activities for young readers excited about astronauts, outer space, rockets, space exploration, and astronomy.
Little Leonardo's MakerLab Space offers a collection of simple hands-on activities for young readers. Activities range from building a simple model to illustrate the vast scope of our solar system to a demonstration of the speed of light. These activities are designed to engage both the readers’ hands and minds, which helps them better understand and retain the knowledge gained from the activities.
Part of the Little Leonardo series.
Lexile: IG680L
Series: Little Leonardo
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Little Leonardo's MakerLab Space
More than 20 fun and engaging hands-on activities for young readers excited about astronauts, outer space, rockets, space exploration, and astronomy. Little Leonardo's MakerLab Space offers a collection of simple hands-on activities for young readers. Activities range from building a simple model to illustrate the vast scope of our solar system to a demonstration of the speed of light. These...Hardback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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ISBN: 9781423651154
Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 April 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 191.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 33
About the Author
Bart King taught middle school for many years. He’s written 28 books, including The Big Book of Girl Stuff, The Big Book of Boy Stuff, The Big Book of Superheroes, The Big Book of Gross Stuff, and Bart’s King-Sized Book of Fun. Bart’s Gibbs Smith titles have sold more than 830k copies combined. He resides in Portland, Oregon.
Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as previous books in the Little Leonardo series, the BabyLit alphabet book series, and The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. His Gibbs Smith titles have sold over 130,000 copies. Greg resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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