Nomad Press: 206 books
Daring Heists
Real Tales of Sensational Robberies and Robbers
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
If you visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, you might be surprised to see frames without any paintings in them. This isn’t a mistake—museum officials hope to someday return the artwork that was stolen from the museum to these frames. In the early morning hours after...
The Civil War
The Struggle that Divided America
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Slavery or freedom? The question of whether to make the United States a slave country or to make all people free was the question that pitted the states against each other in a brutal battle. In The Civil War: The Struggle that Divided America, readers ages 12-15 explore this conflict through the...
Cities
Discover How They Work with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
To a child, a city is a chaotic, vibrant community whose workings can seem quite mysterious. How did people create subways? How does the water get to the very top of a skyscraper? Is there any organization to a bustling metropolis? Cities: Discover How They Work gives kids a view into the inner functioning...
Great World War II Projects
You Can Build Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2006
From spy maps and victory banners to spotter planes and ration cakes, Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself brings one of the most defining periods of American and world history to life through hands-on building projects and activities. Detailed step-by-step instructions for creating...
The Industrial Revolution
Investigate How Science and Technology Changed the World with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Imagine a world without brand-name products! Before the Industrial Revolution it was not possible to produce enough of the same item to have a brand, but in 100 years the world changed from make-your-own everything to a society of manufactured goods. The Industrial Revolution: Investigate How Science...
Entrepreneurship
Create Your Own Business
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
From the early days of traders and trappers to today's global online marketplace, business is the glue that holds our world together. In Entrepreneurship: Create Your Own Business, children learn what it takes to transform a great idea into their own new business. Through plenty of hands-on activities,...
by Verna Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Taking young readers on a journey back in time, this dynamic series showcases various aspects of colonial life. Each book contains creative illustrations, interesting facts, highlighted vocabulary words, end-of-book challenges, and sidebars that help children understand the differences between modern...
by Verna Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Taking young readers on a journey back in time, this dynamic series showcases various aspects of colonial life. Each book contains creative illustrations, interesting facts, highlighted vocabulary words, end-of-book challenges, and sidebars that help children understand the differences between modern...
Soccer World Spain
Exploring the World Through Soccer
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Journeying to the country that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, this book explores the culture of Spain through the world's most popular sport: soccer. From watching an amazing game between world class rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona to exploring island volcanic landscapes and witnessing the many...
The Underground Railroad
Navigate the Journey from Slavery to Freedom with 25 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Imagine leaving everything you've ever known—your friends, family, and home—to travel along roads you've never seen before, getting help from people you've never met before, with the constant threat of capture hovering over your every move. Would you risk your life on the Underground Railroad...
Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer
How To Win Top Writing Assignments
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Step-by-step instructions on how writers can earn top dollar writing for magazines are provided in this book. Secrets are revealed about what the high-paying magazines really want, how to build relationships with editors, how to ascertain which sections of a magazine are open to freelancers, what...
Gary Jobson
An American Sailing Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
For Gary Jobson—the three-time All American sailor, America's Cup winner, Fastnet Race winner, and ESPN sailing commentator since 1985—sailing is life. In 2003, he was diagnosed with lymphoma, and here he relays the tumultuous diagnosis and treatments endured before the cancer went into remission....
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
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...
Amazing Arctic and Antarctic Projects
You Can Build Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Amazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the Earth's polar regions with 25 interactive projects, activities, and experiments. Kids ages 9 and up will discover that the coldest places on Earth hold fascinating scientific wonders and mysteries. Historical facts and anecdotes,...