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Building & Engineering Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
1,747 books about building & engineering
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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
Christina Soontornvat
Twelve soccer players and their coach are trapped by floodwaters deep inside a Thai cave, sparking a massive, high-stake
Ages 10–14
The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer
Mara Rockliff
Beatrice Shilling used her incredible mechanical expertise to fix airplane engines and help Britain win World War II in
Ages 6–9
Chasing Vermeer #2
The Wright 3
Blue Balliett
Eerie events haunt the historic Robie House as three sixth graders race to save the architectural landmark from destruct
Ages 8–12
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This Bridge Will Not Be Gray
Dave Eggers
Vibrant cut-paper art and sly humor reveal the true story of how the Golden Gate Bridge became International Orange inst
Ages 6–10
Weird Little Robots
Carolyn Crimi
Penny Rose finds magic in her handmade robots, but a new friendship and a secret science club soon put her mechanical co
Ages 8–12
Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge
Elizabeth Partridge
For children fascinated by how massive structures are made, this story of the Golden Gate Bridge captures the grit and w
Ages 6–10
Who Was?
Who Was Henry Ford?
Michael Burgan, Who HQ
A farm boy from Michigan uses his massive ambition to invent the assembly line and create the Model T, forever changing
Ages 8–12
Far Out Fables
The Robo-Battle of Mega Tortoise Vs. Hazard Hare
Stephanie True Peters
Shelly the Tortoise builds a high-tech mechanical suit to take down her rival in an epic, forest-wide robotic battle are
Ages 7–10
The Creature Department #1
The Creature Department
Robert Paul Weston
Bickleburgh gets a lot more interesting when Uncle Archie vanishes and two friends must team up with unusual factory emp
Ages 8–12
How to Catch #14
How to Catch a Loveosaurus
Alice Walstead
A rare dinosaur is on the loose, but he isn't dangerous—he's spreading kindness! Join the Catch Club Kids as they build
Ages 4–10
How to Catch #15
How to Catch a Reindeer
Alice Walstead
When Comet the reindeer wanders off on Christmas Eve, a group of clever kids uses STEAM-inspired traps to catch a glimps
Ages 4–10
Who Was?
Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
Margaret Frith
Thomas Edison did more than just light up the night; he spent his life turning bold, sometimes messy ideas into inventio
Ages 8–12
Where Is?
Where Is Walt Disney World?
Joan Holub, Who HQ
Discover how the Disney brothers used fake names and secret underground tunnels to build a massive kingdom in the Florid
Ages 8–12
Where Is?
Where Is the Great Wall?
Patricia Brennan Demuth
Learn how a massive fortification built to keep out invaders became the longest cemetery on earth and a symbol of China'
Ages 8–12
Where Is?
Where Is the Colosseum?
Jim O'Connor, Who HQ
Fifty thousand fans scream as gladiators battle and warships float on a flooded arena floor in this look at Rome's most
Ages 8–12
Seven Wonders #3
Seven Modern Wonders of the World
Celia King
The Golden Gate Bridge and the Eiffel Tower leap off the page in 3D to reveal the massive engineering feats behind the w
Ages 7–12
How Technology Works
Jack Challoner, Clive Gifford, Tom Jackson, Hilary Lamb
Peer inside nuclear storage facilities, moon rockets, and the gadgets in your own home through detailed illustrations th
Ages 9–12
The Day I Learned to Fly
Eliza Northwood
Sixteen-year-old Rae Lin hates heights, but joining her school's Soar Lab forces her to face her fears alongside new fri
Ages 12–18
DK Eyewitness
Robot
Laura Buller, Clive Gifford, Andrea Mills
See how artificial intelligence and mechanical engineering evolved from Leonardo da Vinci's early sketches to the humano
Ages 9–12
The Questioneers Picture Books
Exploring Flight!
Andrea Beaty, Theanne Griffith
Learn why planes stay up, how birds learn to fly, and how to build a better paper airplane with Ada Twist and her crew o
Ages 5–9
How to Catch #1
How to Catch a Leprechaun
Adam Wallace
Sneaky traps and clever contraptions fill the house as the hunt begins for a quick-witted leprechaun who loves to turn e
Ages 4–10
Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747
Chris Gall
Witness the groundbreaking engineering and massive effort required to build the Boeing 747, the jumbo jet that made inte
Ages 6–10
Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists
Returning to the Moon
Bruce Berglund
Join the Society of Super Scientists in this graphic novel to see how NASA plans to build a permanent home for humans on
Ages 8–14
Epic Fails #1
The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving Into History
Erik Slader, Ben Thompson
Witness the many spectacular crashes and nose-dives the Wright brothers endured on their bumpy, determined path to the v
Ages 8–12
