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 Spanish 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 Spanish title and lesson plans that address literacy and engineering objectives. Titles include (titles may be substituted):

• Huesos en exhibición (Bones on Display)
• La creación de hábitats (Creating a Habitat)
• Salir del cascarón (Hatching a Chick)
• Innovaciones en la cocina (Cooking Innovations)
• Cultivar plantas en el espacio (Growing Plants in Space)
• Secos y contentos (Staying Dry)
• Casos extremos de luz solar (Living in Sunlight Extremes)
• Hacer mapas (Making Maps)
• Arte ensamblado (Piecing Art Together)
• Máquinas creativas (Creative Machines)
• La ciencia de las gemas (The Science of Gems)
• Seguros en bici (Safe Cycling)
• Enfrentar los incendios forestales (Dealing with Wildfires)
• Imitar la naturaleza (Mimicking Nature)
• Una ciudad que se hunde (Protecting a Sinking City)