At Emerson Elementary, students Matt, Codie, Eliza, and Cyrus love hanging out in their library's makerspace. There, an adventure is always about to begin! When Ms. Gillian presents the friends with STEM challenges, they must use their imaginations and creative thinking as they explore past creations, from movie sets to the Space Needle! Complete with a glossary and further reading list, as well as imaginative makerspace ideas and a related activity, each book in this series is bursting with resources to spark students' creativity.
Author Biography
Shannon Miller, an international speaker and author, is the K-12 district teacher librarian at Van Meter Community School District in Iowa. She also serves as the Future Ready Librarians Spokesperson working with librarians, educators and students around the world. Shannon is the author of the award winning The Library Voice blog. She has published two children's book series on libraries and Makerspaces with Capstone. She has a professional book with ISTE coming out in 2019. In 2014, Shannon was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. In 2016, she was awarded the Making it Happen Award by ISTE. In 2018, she was named the AASL Social Media Superstar Leadership Luminary. Blake Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where he wrote stories about robots conquering the moon and trolls lumbering around the woods behind his parents house. He now lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, two kids, a dog, and a couple of cats. Blake continues to make up stories about things like space aliens and superheroes, and he has written more than 70 chapter books and graphic novels for children. Alan Brown, is a freelance illustrator who has created artwork for Disney, Warner Bros. and the BBC, while continuing to provide illustrations for children's books and comics. Alan has worked mainly on children's books for kids who find it hard to engage and be enthusiastic about reading. These clients include Harper Collins, Capstone, Ransom, Franklin Watts and Ben 10 Omniverse. Mark Mallman has released eight full-length studio albums. His songs have played on hundreds of media outlets worldwide, and he's scored music for countless film and television pieces. As a performing musician, he has over thirty US tours under his belt. Mallman is regarded as one of the Midwest's great indie rockers. Find out more at www.markmallman.com.
