In King of the Tightrope: When the Great Blondin Ruled Niagara, readers learn that Jean-François Gravelet performed amazing feats on a tightrope across Niagara Falls. Try out your balancing skills (and more) with ideas from this publisher’s guide.

Listen to the inspiration behind My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann, then make your own airplanes. Experiment with design and paper. How far can your plane go?