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Building & Engineering

Building & Engineering Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

2,658 books about building & engineering

0–3 yrs538 books

4–7 yrs1260 books

8–11 yrs822 books

By format:Chapter Books(1383)Graphic Novels(107)Early Readers(80)Picture Books(63)Young Adult(36)Middle Grade(23)Poetry(10)

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Cover of Teeth, Tentacles, and Tail Fins

Matthew Reinhart's Pop-Up World #2

Teeth, Tentacles, and Tail Fins

Matthew Reinhart

Colossal squids and anglerfish leap off the page in detailed pop-up scenes that reveal the fierce anatomy and hunting ha

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After a dishonest collector steals his valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing recruits a team of misfits to pull off the u

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Imagine a... #2

Sarah L. Thomson

Bikes fly into trees and balloons paint the sky in a world where a single day of imagination makes anything possible.

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12–18 yrs

58 books

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Tom Swift #12

Tom Swift and His Air Glider

Victor Appleton

For the child who loves to take things apart and see how they work. This classic adventure celebrates the grit and brain

Ages 8–12

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Tom Swift and His Sky Racer

Victor Appleton

For the young builder who dreams of speed and innovation. This classic adventure celebrates the grit needed to turn a bi

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Tom Swift and His Undersea Search

Victor Appleton

For the teen who dreams of being an engineer or explorer. This classic adventure celebrates the grit and ingenuity requi

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Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #2

Tom Swift and His Jetmarine

Victor Appleton II

For the young dreamer who loves tinkering with gadgets and wonders what secrets lie at the bottom of the ocean.

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Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone

Victor Appleton

For the young innovator who dreams of what's next, this vintage adventure celebrates the spark of invention and the grit

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Tom Swift and His Air Scout

Victor Appleton

For the aspiring engineer who dreams of building the future, this vintage adventure celebrates the power of technical sk

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Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat

Victor Appleton

For the child who loves taking things apart to see how they work. This classic adventure celebrates the spark of inventi

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Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters

Victor Appleton

For the child who loves to tinker and solve problems: discover how a young inventor uses his mechanical genius to protec

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Violet the Pilot

Young inventor Violet Van Winkle aims for the blue ribbon at the air show but must change course to save a Boy Scout tro

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Tom Swift and His War Tank

Victor Appleton

For the child who loves to tinker and build, this vintage adventure explores how big ideas and persistence can help solv

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Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle

Victor Appleton

Young inventor Tom Swift uses his mechanical genius and love of science to build a motor cycle in this classic high-spee

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Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat

Victor Appleton

For the young explorer who is fascinated by how things work. This classic adventure celebrates the thrill of a first big

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Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive

Victor Appleton

For the child who loves to tinker and build, this classic adventure follows a young inventor tackling a massive engineer

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Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon

Victor Appleton

For the child who loves to tinker and build, this vintage adventure celebrates the power of big ideas and the grit neede

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Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #3

Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship

Victor Appleton II

For the child who dreams of being an inventor or exploring the stars. This vintage adventure celebrates the power of big

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Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers

Victor Appleton

For the young tinker who dreams of inventing the future, this vintage adventure celebrates the power of technical skill

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Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #1

Tom Swift and His Flying Lab

Victor Appleton II

For the budding inventor who dreams of high-tech gadgets and global missions, this retro adventure celebrates the power

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Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout

Victor Appleton

For the young builder who dreams of speed and innovation. This classic adventure celebrates the spark of invention and t

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Harry Yoaker, Simon Henwood

Neighbors must work together to protect their shared environment from the devastating effects of an architectural disast

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A Way to the Stars

Joe and his dad combine their hearts and hands to build a way to reach the stars, proving that no height is too great fo

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Read and Wonder

The Wheeling and Whirling-Around Book

Everything is spinning in this energetic tribute to spheres, disks, and all the round things in our world that love to r