Howtoons: Tools of Mass Construction
DIY Stem/Steam Projects and Activities for Kids to Learn Through Play
Will be published approx. on 5. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-1-63215-101-8 (ISBN)
Description
"This is a great addition to STEM collections, maker spaces, and
elementary- through middle-school graphic-novel collections." -
Booklist
"Fine, fabulous stuff" - School Library
Journal
Lurking in the corners of your garage, on the dusty shelves
of hardware stores, and in your own trashcan are the tools and ingredients for
creating your own adventures. Follow Celine and Tucker as they learn through
play with over 50 DIY projects! Challenged to make something "other than
trouble," this brother-and-sister pair use everyday objects to invent toys that
readers can build. Combining comics and real-life science and engineering
principles, Howtoons are designed to encourage kids to become active
participants in the world around them.
"...perfectly tuned to inspire
creativity as well as promote good work habits in budding inventors and
mechanical engineers alike." - Kirkus Review
"Geeks aren't born,
they're made... and here's the instruction manual." - Wired
Magazine
elementary- through middle-school graphic-novel collections." -
Booklist
"Fine, fabulous stuff" - School Library
Journal
Lurking in the corners of your garage, on the dusty shelves
of hardware stores, and in your own trashcan are the tools and ingredients for
creating your own adventures. Follow Celine and Tucker as they learn through
play with over 50 DIY projects! Challenged to make something "other than
trouble," this brother-and-sister pair use everyday objects to invent toys that
readers can build. Combining comics and real-life science and engineering
principles, Howtoons are designed to encourage kids to become active
participants in the world around them.
"...perfectly tuned to inspire
creativity as well as promote good work habits in budding inventors and
mechanical engineers alike." - Kirkus Review
"Geeks aren't born,
they're made... and here's the instruction manual." - Wired
Magazine
Reviews / Votes
"Fine, fabulous stuff" -School LibraryJournal
"...perfectly tuned to inspire
creativity as well as promote good work habits in budding inventors and
mechanical engineers alike." -Kirkus
Review
"Geeks aren't born, they're made... and
here's the instruction manual." -Wired Magazine
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Fullerton
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63215-101-8 (9781632151018)
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Persons
Saul Griffith is an engineer and inventor. As founder and chief scientist at Otherlab, an independent R&D lab, he helps government agencies and Fortune 500 companies understand energy infrastructure and deep decarbonization. He’s been a principal investigator and project lead on federally-funded research projects for agencies including NASA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-e), National Science Foundation and United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). He was awarded the MacArthur "Genius Grant" in 2007. He completed his PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004.
Saul is also founder and chief scientist at Rewiring America, a nonprofit dedicated to widespread electrification as a means of fighting climate change, creating jobs, making our air cleaning, and saving the future for our children.
Saul received his Ph.D. at MIT in the junction between materials science and information theory. Prior to MIT, he studied in Sydney, Australia and at UC Berkeley in metallurgical engineering. Since graduating in 2004, he has founded and co-founded numerous technology companies based in the Bay Area. These include Treau (now Gradient), Sunfolding, Roam Robotics, Fablight, Wattzon, Canvas Construction, Makani Power (acquired by Google), Instructables.com (acquired by Autodesk), Squid Labs, Howtoons, Optiopia, Potenco, and Stow Energy.
Saul, born in Australia, is a father of two, and a consistent champion of STEAM education (including the A for ART!).
Saul is also founder and chief scientist at Rewiring America, a nonprofit dedicated to widespread electrification as a means of fighting climate change, creating jobs, making our air cleaning, and saving the future for our children.
Saul received his Ph.D. at MIT in the junction between materials science and information theory. Prior to MIT, he studied in Sydney, Australia and at UC Berkeley in metallurgical engineering. Since graduating in 2004, he has founded and co-founded numerous technology companies based in the Bay Area. These include Treau (now Gradient), Sunfolding, Roam Robotics, Fablight, Wattzon, Canvas Construction, Makani Power (acquired by Google), Instructables.com (acquired by Autodesk), Squid Labs, Howtoons, Optiopia, Potenco, and Stow Energy.
Saul, born in Australia, is a father of two, and a consistent champion of STEAM education (including the A for ART!).