Cover Design

College 101 is written from the honest, humorous, and relatable first-person perspective of a young woman who recently experienced her freshman year, while also offering the advice of experts and unique experiences of other college-aged women.

For grades 9–12, release date: April 2017.

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Designed in 2016 using Photoshop on a Mac platform. Finished cover includes matte and gloss lamination along with two different styles of foil.

Packed with hundreds of illustrated definitions about dinosaurs and the world in which they lived, Dinosaur Dictionary for Kids is certain to spark any kid’s enthusiasm for the age of dinosaurs. Sidebar topics, fun activities, and quick quizzes make learning about dinosaurs even more fun!

For ages 9–12, release date: July 2016.

Designed in 2016 using Photoshop on a Mac platform, combining multiple images.

Engineer This! turns trash into invention and sharpen a kid’s engineering eye with hands-on engineering projects using recycled and easy-to-find materials. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, full-color photos, and extended engineering and science activities for further discovery.

For ages 9–12, release date: August 2017.

Engineer This!

Designed in 2016 using  Illustrator on a Mac platform.

Genius Hour provides educators with the tools that they need to successfully implement genius hour, or passion projects, in the classroom.

For educators teaching in grades K–12, release date: March 2017.

Genius Hour

Designed in 2016 using  Illustrator on a Mac platform.

Grit in the Classroom provides a rationale for teaching grit in the classroom with the goal of propelling this topic into discussions of building passion and talent in today’s students.

For educators teaching in grades K–12, release date: August 2017.

Grit in the Classroom

Designed in 2016 using  Illustrator and  Photoshop on a Mac platform.

Out of Our Minds, focuses on U.S. schools’ failure to care for the intellects and talents of all children, gifted children in particular.

Trade book, release date: January 2017.

Designed in 2016 using Photoshop on a Mac platform.

Packed with hundreds of illustrated definitions about astronomy and space, Space Dictionary for Kids is certain to spark any kid’s enthusiasm for the solar system and galaxy. Divided into sections for quick access to the easy-to-understand definitions and amazing full-color illustrations.

For ages 9–12, release date: July 2016.

For a sample of the layout design, click here.

Designed in 2016 using Illustrator and Photoshop on a Mac platform.

Stories that may sound twisted, but they’re all true tales from science, such as two thousand years ago Chinese scientists were looking for a medicine that would make them live forever. Instead, they blew up their lab and discovered gunpowder.

For ages 9–12, release date: February 2017.

Twisted True Tales: Insane Inventors

Designed with a freelance illustrator in 2016 using Photoshop on a Mac platform.

Twisted True Tales: Medical Mayhem

Designed with a freelance illustrator in 2016 using Photoshop on a Mac platform.