| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn, Crank, Zoom! | 2018 | Eric Carle | Buy |
Turn, Crank, Zoom! (2018) brings Eric Carle’s collage art style to a mechanical format. The board book contains built-in gears that children can physically turn, introducing basic concepts about how simple machines work.
The book sits at the intersection of Carle’s art and early STEM education, giving young readers a hands-on way to explore motion and cause-and-effect.
There are one books in the STEM Gear series, published in 2018.
The first book in the STEM Gear series is Turn, Crank, Zoom!, published in 2018.
The book contains actual movable gears built into its pages. Children turn physical cranks and gears as they read, connecting cause and effect with simple machines. The tactile mechanics are paired with Eric Carle’s collage illustrations, combining early engineering concepts with picture book storytelling in a format aimed at preschoolers.
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