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Building & Engineering
Building & Engineering Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
2,758 books about building & engineering
0–3 yrs
551 books
4–7 yrs
1299 books
8–11 yrs
857 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
No Problem
Eileen Browne
Mouse and his friends struggle to assemble a mysterious birthday gift until Shrew shows them the importance of slowing d
Ages 3–7
The Adventures of Otto #4
Swing Otto Swing!
David Milgrim
Otto the robot can't quite swing on vines like his monkey friends do, so he uses his mechanical wits to build a clever i
Ages 4–6
Engineering Wonders
The Great Wall of China
Rebecca Stanborough
Ancient history comes alive through the secrets of how this massive stone wonder was designed and constructed across the
Ages 8–12
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DK Readers
Let's Mix!
Shari Last
Wacky Mixels play pranks and combine with one another in this high-energy look at what happens when these funny creature
Ages 4–6
Usborne Time Traveler #1
Pharaohs & Pyramids
Tony Allan
Giant stone structures and powerful rulers defined a civilization. Learn how the ancient pyramids were engineered and wh
Ages 7–11
Yasmin #2
Yasmin the Builder
Saadia Faruqi
Yasmin gets to work using her creativity and building skills to construct a project that stands out at school.
Ages 5–8
Simple Machines to the Rescue #1
Gears Go, Wheels Roll
Mark Weakland
Watch how machines move through simple English and Spanish text paired with clear photos of the mechanical world in acti
Ages 5–8
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
Ages 8–12
DK Readers
Amusement Park
Libby Romero
You will learn how physics creates the thrills behind every spin, bounce, and stomach-dropping drop at the amusement par
Ages 6–8
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
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
Ages 6–10
Someone Builds the Dream
Lisa Wheeler
Bridges, buildings, and parks start as drawings, but it takes the hard work of many skilled hands to actually build the
Ages 5–8
A Beauty of a Plan
Angela Shelf Medearis
Sheila dreams of being an architect despite family pressure to work in the beauty salon, leading her to design a project
Ages 6–9
DK Eyewitness
Submarine
Neil Mallard
Venture beneath the waves to see exactly how submersible vessels operate and what it is really like for a crew to live a
Ages 8–12
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
Ages 3–7
DK Readers
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
Ages 5–8
STEM Trailblazer Bios
Ralph Baer: The Man Behind Video Games
Nancy Dickmann
Every modern gamer owes a debt to Ralph Baer. Trace the inventions and engineering steps that transformed play into the
Ages 7–10
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Scrapboy
Cate McQuillen
In a treehouse by the creek, a creative boy named Scrapboy turns old, broken junk into wonderful new treasures through t
Ages 4–7
The ABC's of Black Inventors: A Children's Guide
Craig Thompson
From A to Z, meet the brilliant minds behind life-changing inventions in this colorful guide to Black excellence and cre
Ages 4–10
Dig Dig Digging
Dig Dig Digging
Margaret Mayo
For the machine-obsessed toddler who loves to identify every truck on the road. This rhythmic story celebrates big vehic
Ages 2–5
Cathedral
David Macaulay
For the child who marvels at how massive things are built. This classic guide reveals the engineering secrets and commun
Ages 9–14
Bomb #1
Bomb
Steve Sheinkin
A single split atom in a 1938 German lab sparks a global race involving desert scientists, Soviet spies, and daring comm
Ages 10–16
Bomb #1
Bomb: The Graphic Novel
Steve Sheinkin
For the child who asks how the modern world began, this cinematic history explores the high-stakes science and moral wei
Ages 10–15
Every Variable of Us
Charles A. Bush
For the teenager grappling with a life-altering change who needs to see that a new, unexpected passion can help heal the
Ages 14–18
