STEM Stories

STEM Stories traces the history of key scientific discoveries from their earliest inventors to the modern day. Each book includes mini biographies of important figures in the topic's development. Titles emphasize diverse, lesser-known individuals while still covering well-known figures. Black-and-white and historic photos and engaging and illuminating text bring the stories of these innovative figures to life. Table of contents, diagram, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Automobiles: From Henry Ford to Elon Musk

Explore the exciting history of automobiles from the steam-powered vehicle to the Motorwagen, the Model T, the Prius, and the Tesla! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists,…

Computer Programming: From Ada Lovelace to Mark Zuckerberg

Explore the exciting history of computer programming from Babbage's Analytical Engine, through ENIAC, punch cards, and the cloud! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists, inventors,…

Electricity: From Benjamin Franklin to Nikola Tesla

Explore the exciting history of electricity from static electricity through Leyden jars, batteries, lightbulbs, solar, and wind power! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists,…

Medicine: From Hippocrates to Jonas Salk

Explore the exciting history of medicine from trepanning, germ theory, antibiotics and vaccines, to organ transplants and 3-D printing! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists,…

Robotics: From Leonardo da Vinci to Isaac Asimov

Explore the exciting history of robotics from automatons, the Three Laws of Robotics, Elektro, the Unimate, and Sophia to AI! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists, inventors, and…

Space Exploration: From Galileo Galilei to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Explore the exciting history of space exploration from telescopes, NASA and space shuttles, to the International Space Station and AstroRad! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists,…