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learning by doing

Books about learning by doing for readers of all ages.

Cover of Paint like a famous artist

Paint like a famous artist

Amy Runyen, Walter Foster (Firm), Amy Runyen (Illustrator)

Ages 6–12creativityart appreciation

Cover of Adventures in Art Travel Pack (Adventure Packs)

Adventures in Art Travel Pack (Adventure Packs)

Ages 7–10creativityart exploration

Cover of Show-Me-How I Can Make Music

Show-Me-How I Can Make Music

Michael Purton

Ages 5–12creativitymusic

Cover of The scientific American boy

The scientific American boy

A. Russell Bond

Ages 8–14curiosityself-reliance

Cover of Cooking

Cooking

Ivan Bulloch, Diane James

Ages 9–12cookingcreativity

Cover of Ready, steady, go!

Ready, steady, go!

Dave Boyle, STEP 5-16 Design and Technology, Technology

Ages 5–7design thinkingtechnology

Cover of Maker Comics

Maker Comics

Colleen AF Venable, Kathryn Hudson

Ages 7–12creativityengineering

Cover of Everyday Science Experiments in the Gym (Hartzog, Daniel. Science Surprises.)

Everyday Science Experiments in the Gym (Hartzog, Daniel. Science Surprises.)

John Daniel Hartzog

Ages 6–10scienceexperimentation

Cover of Crazy concoctions

Crazy concoctions

Jordan Brown

Ages 7–12scienceexperimentation

Cover of Science Experiments

Science Experiments

Sally Nankivell-Aston, Dorothy Jackson

Ages 8–12discoverycuriosity

Cover of Ann plants a garden

Ann plants a garden

Susan Blackaby

Ages 4–8gardeningnature

Cover of Janice VanCleave's Energy for Every Kid

Janice VanCleave's Energy for Every Kid

Janice VanCleave

Ages 8–12scienceenergy

Cover of Science fair projects

Science fair projects

Dan Keen, Robert L. Bonnet

Ages 9–12scientific inquiryexperimentation

Cover of Adventures with Atoms and Molecules, Book V

Adventures with Atoms and Molecules, Book V

Robert C. Mebane, Thomas R. Rybolt

Ages 9–14sciencechemistry

Cover of Basic projects in Visual Basic

Basic projects in Visual Basic

David Waller

Ages 11–15problem-solvingcoding

Cover of Light fundamentals

Light fundamentals

Wood, Robert W., Robert W. Wood

Ages 9–14sciencelight

Cover of Motion

Motion

Darlene Lauw, Lim Cheng Puay

Ages 6–10physicsmotion

Cover of Experiment Central - Volumes 5 & 6

Experiment Central - Volumes 5 & 6

Raye M. Nelson, Allison Neill

Ages 8–14scienceexperimentation

Cover of Fishing

Fishing

Ann Love, Jane Drake

Ages 6–12naturescience

Cover of Guided Computer Activities Using Microsoft Access Text Data Disk (Guided Computer Activities)

Guided Computer Activities Using Microsoft Access Text Data Disk (Guided Computer Activities)

Greg Bowden

Ages 10–16technologyproblem-solving