Build your STEAM curriculum and supplement your classroom library and reading program with high-interest STEAM readers! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this collection uses real-world examples to give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. The books feature dynamic images and text features that enhance the reading experience and includeSTEAM career advicefrom Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields.

Featuring high-interest topics based on Smithsonian content, each book includes a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and content that highlights every aspect of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. This collection supports makerspace activities. This 90-book collection for second grade includes six copies of each title andlesson plans that address literacy and engineering objectives. Titles include (titles may be substituted):

• Bones on Display
• Creating a Habitat
• Hatching a Chick
• Cooking Innovations
• Growing Plants in Space
• Staying Dry
• Living in Sunlight Extremes
• Making Maps
• Piecing Art Together
• Creative Machines
• The Science of Gems
• Safe Cycling
• Dealing with Wildfires
• Mimicking Nature
• Protecting a Sinking City