Excellent Engineering Books for Kids


10-Minute Engineering Projects by Sarah L. Schuette

Some of the cool projects you can make with things around the house:

-Flying Fish

-Balance It!

-Rooster Racer




Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women written by Catherine Thimmesh and illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Just imagine what it would be like to live without these things:

Maria Beasley: improved life raft

Anna Connely: fire escape

Alice Parker: gas-powered central heating

Ruth Wakefield: chocolate chip cookie

Marion Donovan: disposable diaper

Betty Galloway (a ten year old!): bubble-making toy

Thanks to these incredible women from throughout history, we don't have to.


Unusual and Awesome Jobs Using Technology: Roller Coaster Designer, Space Robotics Engineer, and More by Linda LeBoutillier

Maybe one day, you'll have cool jobs like these:

Rock Band Sound Engineer

ROV (remotely operated vehicle) Pilot Technician



Nature Did It First: Engineering Through Biomimicry written by Karen Ansberry and illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio

That big, fancy word (biomimicry), which means copying what we see in nature in order to make new things, is something you can observe in your own backyard!




Engineering You Can Eat by Megan Borgert-Spaniol

Reconstruct famous buildings and structures out of food!

-Leaning Tower of Pastries

-Edible Eiffel Tower

-Apple Igloo



-Cara


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