Coco Idea Lab

by Shaina Olmanson

Explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math through fun projects inspired by Coco .

Create a guitar like Miguel's using a cereal box, build a movable alebrije sculpture, watch "bones" disappear with chemistry, and so much more! Projects include supporting photos and step-by-step instructions. STEAM Takeaway features provide additional curricular connections to these maker projects.

32 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2019

About the author

Shaina Olmanson strives to inspire other families to invest in food education, cooking, and a kitchen-centered life on her website Food for My Family. Her work as an author, photographer, recipe developer, and spokesperson has been featured in Family Fun, Parents Magazine, Parenting Magazine, Women’s World, A&E Television, PBS, and Better Homes and Gardens. A lifelong lover of books, Shaina is the editorial director of YA nonfiction at Lerner Publishing Group for Twenty-First Century Books and Zest Books. She shares her 1,100-square-foot Saint Paul home with her husband, their four children, a toad named Herman, and an ever-increasing number of chickens.