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Building & Engineering Chapter Books

Explore chapter books books about building & engineering for children.

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The Book of Experiments

The Book of Perfectly Perilous Math

For the student who asks when they will ever use math in the real world, these life-or-death puzzles turn complex formul

Cover of Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything

Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything

Martin W. Sandler

In the heat of the Cold War, the United States faces a desperate race against the USSR to conquer the new frontier of sp

Cover of Dog for a Day

Dick Gackenbach

Sydney’s latest invention is a total disaster: after turning a football into a toaster, he accidentally swaps bodies wit

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Cover of Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City

Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City

Barbara Bash

Look closely at the skyscrapers, bridges, and traffic signs to see how resourceful birds have built surprising homes in

Ages 6–10

Cover of Prehistoric Britain

Usborne History of Britain #1

Prehistoric Britain

Alex Frith, Rachel Frith, Struan Reid, Abigail Wheatley

For the curious child fascinated by how people lived thousands of years ago, this guide brings the mysteries of the Ston

Cover of Scratching the Surface: Exploring Earth's Layers

Scratching the Surface: Exploring Earth's Layers

For the child who loves to dig in the dirt and wonders what lies deep beneath their feet. Discover the hidden world of g

Cover of Go, New York, Go!

Go, New York, Go!

For the curious toddler ready to explore the big city. This sturdy board book introduces little ones to the iconic sight

Cover of Captain Kidd's Crew Experiments with Sinking and Floating

Amazing Science: Pirate Science Experiments

Captain Kidd's Crew Experiments with Sinking and Floating

For the curious learner who wonders why heavy ships stay afloat while tiny pebbles sink, this pirate adventure makes phy

Cover of The Science Fair Scare

The Princess in Black #6

The Science Fair Scare

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

A messy goo monster is wreaking havoc on the science fair, but the Princess in Black and the Princess in Blankets are re

Cover of Frequency Freak-out!

Ignatius MacFarland #2

Frequency Freak-out!

After building a rocket to escape school bullies, Iggy lands in a strange dimension where he must expose a fraudulent di

Cover of Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook

Big Fat Notebooks

Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook

Grant Smith, Workman Publishing

For the middle schooler who feels overwhelmed by tech terminology, this friendly 'borrowed notes' guide turns complex co

Cover of Jay: Ninja of Lightning

LEGO Ninjago #4

Jay: Ninja of Lightning

For the child who uses humor to hide their nerves or struggles to focus when it counts, this story explores finding the

Cover of Zoom!: Wile E. Coyote Experiments with Speed and Velocity

Wile E. Coyote Physical Science Genius

Zoom!: Wile E. Coyote Experiments with Speed and Velocity

For the child who loves cartoons but struggles with science homework, this book turns Wile E. Coyote's mishaps into memo

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Shake, Rattle and Roll

For the child who asks 'why did the ground shake,' this gentle guide explains the science of earthquakes and how to stay

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Where People Work

Where Do People Work?

For the curious child wondering where parents and neighbors go all day, this guide explores the busy world of work throu

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The Iron Peacock

Mary Stetson Clarke

For the young person navigating a major life change who needs to see that resilience and hard work can forge a new sense

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Crossing Niagara

For the child who loves to test their limits, this breathtaking true story of a master aerialist explores what it means

Cover of All Aboard ABC

Reading Railroad Books

For the young explorer obsessed with locomotives: an alphabet journey through the railway yard featuring crisp, real-lif

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Awesome Forces of Nature

Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury

For the curious child who wants to understand the power of water, this guide explores how floods happen and how communit

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Super Champions

Super-Champions of Auto Racing

The roar of the engine and the blur of the track come alive in these profiles of champion drivers across NASCAR, drag ra

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How To Experiments #2

How to Build a Tornado in a Bottle

A swirling vortex forms right in your hands using full-color photos and simple instructions that explain the science beh

Cover of Magnets

For the curious learner who wonders why some things stick together and others don't, this comic-style guide explains the

Cover of Over the Edge Flying with the Arctic Heroes

Over the Edge Flying with the Arctic Heroes

K. C. Tessendorf

For the child fascinated by extreme grit and early engineering, this history of Arctic aviation explores the daring (and

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Murderous Maths #7

All Shapes and Sizes

Kjartan Poskitt

For the student who finds math textbooks dry, this hilarious guide uses comics and wit to make geometry and measurements

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