Books in Inventor's Handbook Series series

More and more cooks are turning to their own gardens or to local farmers’ markets to find inspiration for their meals. Eating fresh, local produce is a hot trend, but lifelong Vermonter Marie Lawrence has been cooking with produce from her gardens, buying milk from the farmers up the road, and lavishing her family and lucky friends with the fruits of her kitchen labor since she was a kid. In this book she includes recipes for everything from biscuits and breads to pies and cookies, soups and stews to ribs and roasts. Also included are instructions for making cheese, curing meats, canning and preserving, and much more.Organized by month to coordinate with a farmer’s calendar, cooks will find orange date bran muffins and old fashioned pot roast in January, hot spiced maple milk and fried cinnamon buns in March, mint mallow ice cream in July, Vermont cheddar onion bread in October, and almond baked apples with Swedish custard cream in December. Other recipes include grilled chicken with peach maple glaze, veggie tempura, raspberry chocolate chip cheesecake, and dozens of other breads, salads, drinks, and desserts that are fresh from the farmer’s kitchen.

This new interactive kit gives young readers an exciting hands-on approach to the world of rockets. Children find out how rockets are designed, which scientists are launching them, and where these amazing machines may take human beings next. They learn about the cross-cultural history of rocket development: first created over 1,000 years ago in China, enhanced and engineered by Russian and German scientists and used in World War II, and refined by American scientists to take astronauts to the moon. This captivating 32-page book is filled with interesting facts, full-color photographs, illustrations, and contains all the components and a foldout instruction sheet to make a launch pad and working rocket.

Discover why thunderstorms and tornadoes occur, how the water cycle works, and why wind is created. Build your own weather monitoring station and record the results of your experiments with everything provided in this specialized kit. You will be able to make a barometer, a wind direction recorder, a humidity monitor, and much more! Some of the specialized equipment includes: thermometer, test tube, compass, and a specialized chart for recording your experiments.

Discover the exciting world of Light & Vision! This mind blowing science kit includes fun activities that teach how to see around corners or to make rainbow colors-and then see them disappear! Find out about photography, lasers, and the latest fiber optic technology. Become a great inventor and use the easy-to-follow instructions to build your own working pinhole camera from the kit supplied. With lively text, full-color illustrations, and a cool camera kit, this pack is the ultimate inventor's guide to light and vision! Recommended for children ages 8 years and up.

Investigate the fascinating world of automation. Learn about futuristic robots, then build your own fully-functional robot with everything provided in this specialized kit. The Inventor's Handbook: Robots is divided by tabs into the following categories: World of Robots, Making it Work, State of the Art, and Build a Robot. A special section of the kit contains action cards which provide templates for creating your own robot. Specialized equipment includes: wires, electric motor, rubber wheels, nuts, bolts, and a sensor. All you need are the batteries!

Delve into the ever-expanding world of robotics once again. Learn about the uses robots have in your home, in business, and in outer space, then build your own fully-functional robot. Robot Rover's kit has a special section containing action cards which provide templates for creating your own robot along with all the other equipment you'll need. You supply the batteries, and your Robot Rover is off and running! The Inventor's Handbook series includes Light and Vision, Radio and Communications, Robots, and Weather.