In a city of forgotten souls and quiet desperation, an ancient evil stirs, drawn not to destruction, but to transformation. It finds its perfect home in an antique mirror, a gateway to a power that feeds on the moment a pure soul willingly chooses darkness.The mirror's first victims are not the weak, but the virtuous: Grace, a woman bored with her life of privilege; Eliza, trapped in a loveless marriage; Rebecca, tired of being underestimated; and Chloe, who craves a power she can o...

A full-colour early reader based on the hugely popular Transformers TV series.Grimlock is very excited when he meets another Dinobot just like him. But Scowl is very naughty - and he wants Grimlock to be bad too! Will Grimlock learn not to follow his bad friend?This early reader is specially created with a literacy consultant and is perfect to build reading ability. Now even the youngest Transformers fans can read along with their adventures!

In this second book in the series, Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival—this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy. Frank is working on a revamped version of one of Nikola Te...

Welcome to the Amazing Automated Inn, home of twelve-year-old inventor Wally Kennewickett, his genius scientist parents, and his dashing dog, Noodles. From the lightning harvester on the roof to the labs full of experiments in the dungeon, the inn is a wonderful place for a curious boy and his loyal dog to live. That is, until President Theodore Roosevelt himself calls the elder Kennewicketts away, leaving Wally and Noodles to face the evil Mesmers, horrible hypnotists bent on controlling ...

"Huge laughs and great science—the kind of smart, funny stuff that makes Jon Scieszka a legend."—Mac Barnett, author of Battle Bunny and The Terrible TwoFrank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial intelligence entity), create the BrainTurbo to power-boost the human body and help their baseball-pitching pal Janegoodall make the team. But when Klank (a mostly self-assemb...

Worker robots keep the high-tech town of Terabyte Heights humming, but ten-year-old George Gearing is the only one who has a robot for a best friend. When his scrappy but beloved pal Jackbot is hit by a car, the whiz kid re-engineers him with fancy parts from state-of-the-art TinkerTech Laboratories. Jackbot’s astounding new skills far exceed anything George—or even TinkerTech’s head of robotics—could ever have imagined. Will the villainous Dr. Micron destroy the whole town to see his tech...

After ten years, Make: has become one of most celebrated magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the Maker Movement and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best projects and articles from the magazine. Find out what keeps Makers coming back to Make: with this assortment of DIY projects and articles selected by Make:'s editors. Learn to:Outfit your workshop and make some must-have toolsBuild...

Meet Engibear. Engibear is forever creating new and amazing things, however, he loves to dream big ideas, a little too big. Follow him as he dreams about an amazing robot.

More clever science experiments, funny jokes, and robot hijinks await readers in book four of the New York Times bestselling Frank Einstein chapter book series from the mad scientist team of Jon Scieszka and Brian Biggs. The perfect combination to engage and entertain readers, the series features real science facts with adventure and humor, making these books ideal for STEM education. This latest installment examines the quest to unlock the power behind the science of “all connect...

For fans of Gordon Korman and Jack Gantos comes the ultimate, middle-grade redemption story, where losers are the real winners.Luke Abbott's school is the losing-est school in the history of losing. And that's just fine for him. He'd rather be at home playing video games and avoiding his older brother Rob and the Greatest Betrayal of All Time.But now he's being forced to join the robotics team, where he'll meet a colorful cast of characters, including: Mika...

In the fifth book of the New York Times bestselling Frank Einstein series, Frank Einstein (kid genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, pair up with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity) to compete with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival. This time they’re studying the science and mysteries of our very own home planet: Earth!

10 year old Connor is about to find out that his future will involve his greatest dream... designing and building brilliant robots. The problem is that his future creations have come back in time to protect him from the threat of the Killbots, but now they need HIS help.The Killbot Master wants to take over the world, but he knows that the key to doing it easily, is to stop Connor becoming the Zubot Master.As the Zubots hunt for the Killbot that is hunting for Connor, he fi...