Bobby Mercer: 12 books
The Flying Machine Book
Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Calling all future Amelia Earharts and Chuck Yeagers-there’s more than one way to get off the ground. Author and physics teacher Bobby Mercer will show readers 35 easy-to-build and fun-to-fly contraptions that can be used indoors or out. Better still, each of these rockets, gliders, boomerangs,...
Junk Drawer Physics
50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
A children’s instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab
Physics teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole...
Junk Drawer Chemistry
50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A children’s instructional book on how to use readily available materials to turn the house into a science lab
Science teacher Bobby Mercer provides readers with more than 50 great hands-on experiments that can be performed for just pennies, or less. Each project has a materials list, detailed...
Junk Drawer Engineering
25 Construction Challenges That Don't Cost a Thing
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills—you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge strong enough...
Junk Drawer Geometry
50 Awesome Activities That Don't Cost a Thing
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
For many children, geometry is best understood as a hands-on subject. What better way to explore concepts such as area, perimeter, and volume than actually measuring area, perimeter, and volume? With this handy resource, children will build polygons out of pipe cleaners and flexible drinking straws,...
The Racecar Book
Build and Race Mousetrap Cars, Dragsters, Tri-Can Haulers & More
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A project book for young readers with a need for speed, this work provides instruction on 25 easy-to-construct racecars that can be driven both indoors and out. They will learn how to use mousetraps, rubber bands, chemical reactions, gravity, and air pressure to power the cars that are made for little...
by Bobby Mercer
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Takes A Fresh Look At Gina Gershon. This book is your ultimate resource for Gina Gershon. Here you will find the most up-to-date 141 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Gina Gershon's...
ManVentions
From Cruise Control to Cordless Drills - Inventions Men Can't Live Without
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011
Gas grills. Riding lawn mowers. Pop-top beer cans.
Forget fire and arrowheads and the wheel. The best tools invented by man are such wonders as beer, bikinis, and ESPN. And there's more where they came from, in this hilarious look at the stuff real men are made of:
Chow and Suds (microwaves,...
The Robot Book
Build & Control 20 Electric Gizmos, Moving Machines, and Hacked Toys
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
How to use reuse and recycle components and supplies to build a variety of devices
The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or no cost using common household objects and repurposed materials. From learning how to turn a toothbrush, an old cell...
How Do You Light a Fart?
And 150 Other Essential Things Every Guy Should Know about Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2009
Fireworks and grenades. Grills and campfires. Burps and farts.
Men get a kick out of things that go boom, things that cook with fire, and all forms of bodily gas. What they might not know is that science is what makes it all happen. This book answers all the questions guys have about their...
by Bobby Mercer
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
This is science but not as you know it - here you get all the really cool stuff they didn't teach you in the classroom but you've always wanted to know...For example, ever wondered why hair grows out your nose and ears and if cockroaches really would survive a nuclear blast? Do you wish you could...
Quarterback Dad
A Play by Play Guide to Tackling Your New Baby
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
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