Elizabeth Schmermund

Elizabeth Schmermund

Elizabeth Schmermund is a writer, editor, scholar, and teacher. She has written more than 15 books for students and young readers, including New Frontiers in Astronomy, The Persian Gulf War and the War in Iraq, and Women Warriors. She lives in the New York metro area with her family.

Website: elizabethschmermund.com

Nomad Press Titles Written by Elizabeth Schmermund

Explore Engineering 4 Title Set

Explore Engineering 4 Title Set

Titles in this set include: Skyscrapers! With 25 Science Projects for Kids Tunnels! With 25 Science Projects for Kids Canals and Dams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids Bridges! With 25 Science Projects for Kids Guided reading levels range from R to V.

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Girls in Science 5 Title Set

Girls in Science 5 Title Set

Titles in this paperback set include: Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures Astronomy: Cool Women in Space, Aviation: Cool Women Who Fly Meteorology: Cool Women Who Weather Storms Books are all four color and have Guided Reading Levels between T-W.

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Skyscrapers!

Skyscrapers!

With 25 Science Projects for Kids

Look up, up, up! How do skyscrapers get so tall? Skyscrapers are amazing feats of engineering that kids (and adults!) find fascinating. How do they get so high? How do they stay standing? Who is involved in designing and building these gravity-defying structures? In Skyscrapers! With 25 Science Projects for Kids, children ages 7 to 10 learn about the principles of engineering that are used in building skyscrapers, as well as the history of skyscrapers themselves. Readers...

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Architecture

Architecture

Cool Women Who Design Structures

Architecture is everywhere! What style building do you live in? Is it a skyscraper, a Victorian home, or a modern building? In Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures, readers ages 9 to 12 examine the stories of women who are today designing the houses, schools, museums, and public spaces where we spend our time. Educators have observed that interest in science and math tends to dissipate in girls between the ages 7 to 10 and...

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