Smithsonian Grade 3 The Natural World 3-Book Set

Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this 3-Book Set builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. It features hands-on STEAM challenges that are ideal for makerspace activities, and that guide students through the cyclical engineering design process. The real-world examples give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.

Each book includes content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Students will make real-world STEAM career connections as they read about people currently working in a STEAM field. With dynamic images and intriguing text features to enhance the reading experience, this set will capture students' attention while building college and career readiness. This set includes (titles may vary) the following titles:

• Predicting Earthquakes
• Mapping the Milky Way
• Blue Crab Comeback