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Books in Michigan Experience series

  • Volcano

    DK Publishing

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Aug. 21, 2006)
    Describes the causes and aftermath of volcanoes throughout history, including Pompeii, St-Pierre, and Krakatau.
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  • Michigan Symbols Projects - 30 Cool Activities, Crafts, Experiments and More for Kids to Do to Learn About Your State!

    Carole Marsh

    Staple Bound (Gallopade, May 1, 2003)
    This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The Symbols Projects Book includes creating a model of the state bird, counting popcorn to visualize state population, creating state borders using craft materials, making a scrapbook of unique state facts and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.
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  • Dinosaur

    DK Publishing

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Aug. 21, 2006)
    Explores the world of the dinosaurs, from how their fossils were first discovered to how dinsaurs--especially the Tyrannosaurus rex--were born, moved around, found food, and eventualy went extinct.
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  • Michigan Geography Projects - 30 Cool Activities, Crafts, Experiments and More for Kids to Do to Learn About Your State!

    Carole Marsh

    Staple Bound (Gallopade, May 1, 2003)
    This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The Geography Projects Book includes creating a montage of the wildlife that lives in your state using cut-out pictures, recreating the path of a state river with pipe cleaners, building a state tree from fresh or dried leaves or needles from as many types of trees as possible, testing soil samples and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.
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  • Michigan Millionaire

    Carole Marsh

    Staple Bound (Gallopade, July 15, 2001)
    The Millionaire GameBook is reproducible and allows kids to learn about their state symbols, tree, flower, motto, statehood date, capital city, natural resources, weather and borders. The book includes multiple choice questions that are challenging and fun to answer with established dollar values to tally for extra excitement. This book covers fascinating state facts and meets state standards.
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  • Michigan People Projects - 30 Cool Activities, Crafts, Experiments and More for Kids to Do to Learn About Your State!

    Carole Marsh

    Staple Bound (Gallopade, May 1, 2003)
    This unique book combines state-specific facts and 30 fun-to-do hands-on projects. The People Projects Book includes using sidewalk chalk to draw a life-sized state People on Parade, making a diversity flag, writing a poem about a state poet, designing a scrapbook of famous state women and more! Kids will have a blast and build essential knowledge skills including research, reading, writing, science and math. Great for students in K-8 grades and for displaying in the classroom, library or home.
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  • Pyramid

    Peter Chrisp

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Aug. 21, 2006)
    Presents the history of Egypt's pyramids, detailing how and why Khufu's Great Pyramid was designed and built at Giza, and tells how and when the pyramids were excavated.
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  • Pyramid

    Peter Chrisp

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Aug. 21, 2006)
    A completely unique approach to illustrated reference, DK's new Experience series uses panoramic storyboard sequences to help readers dive into the printed page and learn in a whole new way as the action unfolds.
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  • Flight

    Richard Platt

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Aug. 21, 2006)
    A completely unique approach to illustrated reference, DK's new Experience series uses panoramic storyboard sequences to help readers dive into the printed page and learn in a whole new way as the action unfolds.
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  • Castle

    Richard Platt, David Nicolle

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, April 30, 2007)
    Uses panoramic storyboard sequences with cutting-edge digital illustrations to help readers dive in and learn in a whole new way as the action unfolds, and includes definitions on every page to help readers increase their vocabulary as they read.
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  • Weather

    John Farndon

    Hardcover (Dorling Kindersley, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Journey across oceans and continents to experience the most extreme weather on the planet. Far out to sea, clouds form together as towering thunderheads, building and gathering strength. As the winds climb to incredible speed, the storm is ready to unleash terrible destruction: and it's heading straight for the city! Fantastic digital imagery takes you right into the heart of devastating tornadoes, hurricanes, storm surges, monsoons and blizzards. See lightning strike, find out how rain develops and visit the foggiest place in the world. Eyewitness accounts from a twister survivor and action-packed scenes turn meeting mother nature into an extreme adventure. Bring the weather inside with the gigantic panoramic poster - it'll blow you away! This book is brilliant for homework and school projects or just for fun.
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  • Michigan Wheel of Fortune!

    Carole Marsh

    Staple Bound (Gallopade, July 15, 2001)
    The Wheel of Fortune GameBook is reproducible and allows kids to guess on geography, hypothesize on history, explore economics, speculate on civics and bet on biographies. The Wheel of Fortune GameBook can be used by an individual or by teams who tally their own scores. Having a wheel to spin to establish point values for questions adds a fun element to the game. This book covers fascinating state facts and meets state standards. The book includes game instructions, a pattern for making a Lazy Susan Wheel and prize suggestions.
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