McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

Discusses colonial life in America, depicts a year in the life of a fictional colonial family, and presents projects and activities, such as butter churning, candle dipping, baking bread, and playing colonial games.

Live life in true ancient Greek style with these activities: cook up a storm with ancient Greek recipes, make your own amazing Greek pottery, turn into a Greek hero with your own victory wreath. Live like the ancient Greeks by recreating their food, clothing, and important symbols.

Explores the daily lives of pioneers who helped the United States expand westward in the 1900s and includes recipes and crafts related to the period.

A book that encourages children to go and play outside and discover what nature has to offer. Leave the house and roam into the nature: It is a fascinating place, waiting to be conquered by little ones with curious minds. Whether in the garden, park, or a nearby forest, a closer look at nature will draw out budding architects, their first constructions built from stones, branches, and leaves; a thorough investigation of trees will reveal all kinds...

An introduction to working with animals shares anecdotes, photographs, facts based on peer-reviewed research, and hands-on activities designed to promote conservation awareness and animal-related career interests.

"Provides step-by-step instructions for activities demonstrating biology concepts and scientific explanations of the concepts presented"--Provided by publisher.

"In Computer Science for Kids: A Storytelling Approach, AWS Head of Academic Advocacy and Google Developer Expert Dr. Jen Looper delivers a colorful, fun, and exciting demonstration for young readers who want to learn the basics of computer science. Using a variety of technologies, the book covers the elements of computer science in concise detail and illustrates how to build projects to learn foundational concepts behind the technology powering the...

Tells of the century-long struggle for women's suffrage in the United States.