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 kindergarten includes six copies of each Spanish title and lesson plans that address literacy and engineering objectives. Titles include (titles may be substituted):

• Una osera para Bei Bei (A Den for Bei Bei)
• Castores constructores (Building a Beaver Lodge)
• Aprende sobre los tiburones (Learning about Sharks)
• El recipiente adecuado (Finding the Right Container)
• Hacer más rosquillas (Making More Doughnuts)
• Caramelos pegajosos (Pulling Taffy)
• Doblar papel (Folding Paper)
• ¿Qué hacen los juguetes? (What Toys Can Do)
• Cómo se hacen los crayones (Making Crayons)
• Iluminar la noche (Lighting the Night)
• Hacer sombra (Making Shade)
• La vida en el jardín (Garden Life)
• Así flotamos (Staying Afloat)
• Jugar con el viento (Playing with Wind)
• Comida para llevar (Taking Food To-Go)