Build it! Create It! Craft It!
A diverse collection of DIY books to inspire makers
The only source of knowledge is experience. -- Albert Einstein
EARLY ELEMENTARY READS
THE GIRL WITH A MIND FOR MATH : THE STORY OF RAYE MONTAGUE BY JULIA FINLEY MOSCA
GABI'S IF/THEN GARDEN BY CAROLINE KARANJA
ADA MAGNIFICA, CIENTIFICA BY ANDREA BEATY
UPPER ELEMENTARY READS
THE HOUSE THAT LOU BUILT BY MAE RESPICIO
SECRET CODERS 6, MONSTERS & MODULES BY GENE LUEN YANG
Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes. --Publisher
EARTH-FRIENDLY ENGINEERING CRAFTS (GREEN STEAM) BY VERONICA THOMPSON
MIDDLE SCHOOL READS
THE COUNTDOWN CONSPIRACY BY KATIE SLIVENSKY
Miranda Regent can't believe she was just chosen as one of six kids from around the world to train for the first ever mission to Mars. But as soon as the official announcement is made, she begins receiving anonymous threatening messages...and when the training base is attacked, it looks like Miranda is the intended target. Now the entire mission--and everyone's lives--are at risk. And Miranda may be the only one who can save them. --Publisher
THE BOOK OF INGENIOUSLY DARING CHEMISTRY: 24 EXPERIMENTS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS BY SEAN CONNOLLY
Make your own fossil with silicon. Use a pinhead and measure 166 feet of string for a mind-boggling insight into how a hydrogen atom is built. Discover oxygen and oxygenation by slicing an apple and seeing what happens an hour later. Harness the power of zinc with a potato clock. --Publisher
CREATE YOUR OWN STORY WITH SCRATCH (PROJECT CODE) BY KEVIN WOOD
Do you already know the basics of using Scratch?
Project Code will help you take those skills and build on them to turn your stories into amazing interactive adventures! This book will build on your Scratch skills to animate and bring your story to life. Try ready-made blocks of code to produce simple projects and use them as inspiration and models for your own ideas. --Publisher
HIGH SCHOOL READS
GIRL CODE: GAMING, GOING VIRAL, AND GETTING IT DONE BY ANDREA GONZALEZ AND SOPHIE HOUSER
AMAZING ORIGAMI BOXES BY TOMOKO FUSE
A VISUAL GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY BY ALBERTO HERNANDEZ PAMPLONA
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