Kid Engineer: Working with Buildings and Structures
Published on 12. November 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5263-1296-9 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the world of engineering with fun, step-by-step projects.
Take a closer look at the engineering behind the buildings and structures that surround us. Discover how engineers balance forces so that buildings don't collapse, different types of bridges and the engineering secrets of famous landmarks.
Kid-Engineer is the perfect introduction to the topic for budding young engineers. Each book focuses on one of the key engineering disciplines, breaking it down to make it interesting and accessible for young readers. Simple step-by-step activities bring the learning to life and encourage readers to develop their own engineering and design skills.
Great reading for aspiring engineers aged 9 and above.
Other titles in the series include:
Energy
Computers & Robotics
Machines
Transport & Aerospace
Materials
Take a closer look at the engineering behind the buildings and structures that surround us. Discover how engineers balance forces so that buildings don't collapse, different types of bridges and the engineering secrets of famous landmarks.
Kid-Engineer is the perfect introduction to the topic for budding young engineers. Each book focuses on one of the key engineering disciplines, breaking it down to make it interesting and accessible for young readers. Simple step-by-step activities bring the learning to life and encourage readers to develop their own engineering and design skills.
Great reading for aspiring engineers aged 9 and above.
Other titles in the series include:
Energy
Computers & Robotics
Machines
Transport & Aerospace
Materials
More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 272 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1296-9 (9781526312969)
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Person
Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Content
1: Engineering buildings and structures
2: Forces at play
3: You're the engineer: Take the paper building challenge
4: Building materials
5: Arches and domes
6: You're the engineer: Make a geodesic dome
7: Skyscrapers
8: Bridges
9: You're the engineer: Build bridge models
10: Tunnels
11: Moving and shaking
12: You're the engineer: Test buildings in jelly
13: Amazing buildings and structures
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index
2: Forces at play
3: You're the engineer: Take the paper building challenge
4: Building materials
5: Arches and domes
6: You're the engineer: Make a geodesic dome
7: Skyscrapers
8: Bridges
9: You're the engineer: Build bridge models
10: Tunnels
11: Moving and shaking
12: You're the engineer: Test buildings in jelly
13: Amazing buildings and structures
14: Glossary
15: Further information
16: Index