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Building & Engineering Chapter Books

Explore chapter books books about building & engineering for children.

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Cover of Gears Go, Wheels Roll

Simple Machines to the Rescue #1

Gears Go, Wheels Roll

Watch how machines move through simple English and Spanish text paired with clear photos of the mechanical world in acti

Cover of The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald

Alvin Fernald #1

The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald

Clifford B. Hicks

Alvin Fernald puts his incredible inventions and his best friend Shoie to the test as they try to crack the mysterious H

Cover of Amusement Park

You will learn how physics creates the thrills behind every spin, bounce, and stomach-dropping drop at the amusement par

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Cover of Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison

Inventing the Future: A Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison

Marfé Ferguson Delano

For the child who loves to tinker and take things apart, this engaging biography shows how grit and curiosity turned a c

Ages 8–12

Cover of See Inside Famous Buildings

Usborne See Inside

See Inside Famous Buildings

Rob Lloyd Jones

For the curious explorer who loves to take things apart: use over 60 flaps to peel back the layers of the world's most i

Cover of Someone Builds the Dream

Someone Builds the Dream

Bridges, buildings, and parks start as drawings, but it takes the hard work of many skilled hands to actually build the

Cover of Submarine

Venture beneath the waves to see exactly how submersible vessels operate and what it is really like for a crew to live a

Cover of The House that Bear Built

Play-Along Books

The House that Bear Built

Michaela Muntean

Follow Bear through every blueprint and beam as he constructs a home, using an illustrated card game to guide each step

Cover of Extreme Machines

Extreme Machines

Christopher Maynard

The most fascinating thing you will learn is how humans build machines to reach the deepest parts of the ocean, the high

Cover of Ralph Baer: The Man Behind Video Games

STEM Trailblazer Bios

Ralph Baer: The Man Behind Video Games

Every modern gamer owes a debt to Ralph Baer. Trace the inventions and engineering steps that transformed play into the

Cover of Scrapboy

In a treehouse by the creek, a creative boy named Scrapboy turns old, broken junk into wonderful new treasures through t

Cover of City

Watch as simple ancient settlements grow into the towering modern metropolises of today in this sweeping history of urba

Cover of Attack Vehicles at Sea: Ships, Submarines, and Patrol Boats

Military Machines in the War on Terrorism

Attack Vehicles at Sea: Ships, Submarines, and Patrol Boats

High-impact photos reveal how massive ships, stealthy submarines, and swift patrol boats use cutting-edge technology to

Cover of U.S. Navy Destroyers

U.S. Navy Destroyers

Martha E. H. Rustad

High-tech weapons, complex designs, and specialized crews power the U.S. Navy destroyers as they carry out vital mission

Cover of Think of a Beaver

Read and Wonder

Think of a Beaver

Peer into the busy world of North American beavers to see how these clever builders use rhythmic teamwork to craft their

Cover of Materials

Real Size Science #1

Rebecca Rissman

For the curious young explorer who wants to know what their toys, tools, and treasures are made of. This book turns the

Cover of Let's Build!

Dinotrux Early Readers #2

For the child who loves to tinker and build. This sturdy book introduces the power of working together through the lens

Cover of Moon Landings

Shoshana Z. Weider

Buckle up for an adventure through the history of lunar exploration to see exactly how humans first made their way to th

Cover of Can Dogs Fly?

Martin Chatterton

Fido the dog is determined to reach the stars! Watch his wild inventions come to life through interactive pop-up pages a

Cover of S.O.S. Bobomobile!

Melvin Spitznagle #2

S.O.S. Bobomobile!

An inventive boy and an elderly scientist team up to build a bobomobile and embark on a grand expedition to find the leg

Cover of Who Was Ben Franklin?

Who Was Ben Franklin?

Dennis Brindell Fradin

Trace the life of an influential printer and scientist whose inventions and statesmanship helped build the foundations o

Cover of The Handiest Things in the World

The Handiest Things in the World

Andrew Clements

Celebrate the wonder of the human body and the brilliance of simple inventions by exploring all the amazing things your

Cover of Jo Bright and the Seven Bots

Interstellar Fairy Tales #3

Jo Bright and the Seven Bots

Deborah Underwood

Building bots is Jo Bright's specialty, and she'll need every gear and gadget to outsmart a jealous queen in this high-t

Cover of Builder Mouse

Edgar the Mouse #1

Edgar the mouse creates beautiful structures from tasty leftovers, but finding a way to keep his art from being eaten re

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