A collection of more than seventy-five recipes for ethnic dishes created by children from around the world, with information on the games, cultural traditions, and customs of various cultures.

Provides instructions for making seventy-five contraptions that demonstrate friction, gravity, energy, motion, and other principles of physics and explains how to think like an inventor.

Suggests a variety of activities for summertime, including nature study, cooking, crafts, games, creative activities, and more.

Arts, crafts, and nature activities explore various elements of the natural world, including mountains, ocean life, plant evolution, insects, dinosaurs, and ancient man.

"With the School Invention Fair coming up, Sam is determined to invent the best invention. First, he builds a robot that'll clean the toilet (but it refuses). He tries a fart fan (but that just creates a mess at lunch). Will Sam come to the fair empty-handed, or will he create something great and win a prize?"--Publisher's statement on Amazon.com.

Describes the choices and decisions the pioneers faced as they traveled to the American West and built settlements there. Includes activities.