Donna Latham: 17 books

Book cover of Music

Music

Investigate the Evolution of American Sound

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014

The United States boasts a rich musical diversity. Colonial Americans integrated European traditions with new cultural influences to compose a unique musical identity. African traditions influenced hymns and folk songs that connected people to religion and to the trials and tribulations of everyday...
Book cover of Canals and Dams

Canals and Dams

Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Canals and Dams: Investigate Feats of Engineering invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and physical science behind the amazing waterways and barriers our world depends on. Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements from ancient aqueducts to the Suez...
Book cover of Garbage

Garbage

Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out with 25 Projects

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011

Kids become "rubbish warriors" in Garbage: Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out. Encouraged to think about the choices they make that generate garbage in the first place, readers learn ways to reduce, reuse, recycle—and rethink their actions. Along the way, kids explore the science...
Book cover of Deciduous Forests
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010

Investigating the planet's biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental...
Book cover of Coniferous Forests
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
Book cover of Rain Forests
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
Book cover of Oceans
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010

Investigating the planet's biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions affect the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental...
Book cover of Savannas and Grasslands
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
Book cover of Mountains
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
Book cover of Bridges and Tunnels

Bridges and Tunnels

Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012

Bridges and tunnels are lifelines. People have tackled seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including vast canyons and mountain ranges, to design and construct these amazing passageways. Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and...
Book cover of Tundra
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010

Investigating the planet's biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental...
Book cover of Amazing Biome Projects

Amazing Biome Projects

You Can Build Yourself

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009

Amazing Biome Projects You Can Build Yourself takes kids ages 9 and up on a circumnavigation of the globe to learn about Earth's terrestrial and aquatic biomes. Kid's will wander through forests, sizzle in deserts, shiver in the tundra, plunge beneath the seas to explore coral reefs, and slog through...
Book cover of Backyard Biology

Backyard Biology

Investigate Habitats Outside Your Door with 25 Projects

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014

BIOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF LIFE Life is everywhere, thriving in the city and in the country, teeming in ecosystems around the planet—in deserts, oceans, and even the Arctic. And life is right outside your door! Backyard Biology invites children ages 9 and up to investigate living things—especially...
Book cover of Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers

Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects

by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014

Over centuries and across cultures people have defied gravity in a quest to build the tallest, grandest structures imaginable. Skyscrapers: Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and physical science behind these towering structures....
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