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OverviewHelp your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real engineers look at the world and how they think. Children's brains are powerful and flexible, but they need exercising and challenging to develop. In this book they will uncover the core skills that can make a good engineer great, and be encouraged to have a go at some simple activities to help them to train their brain to become better at applying outstanding engineering practice. By uncovering the way that real engineers look at the world and approach problems scientifically, they will be learning skills that will set them in good stead for life. Each topic is broken down into manageable chunks, so the reader can build up their skills and naturally develop their thinking. Each book contains biographies of four top engineers, and the humorous illustrations throughout help the reader to understand some of the trickier concepts. Ideal for students aged 8+ who are studying engineering or S.T.E.A.M. topics at key stage 2. Titles in this series: Think Like An Astronaut Think Like An Artist Think Like a Coder Think Like An Engineer Think Like A Mathematician Think Like A Scientist Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alex Woolf , David BroadbentPublisher: Hachette Children's Group Imprint: Wayland Edition: Illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 26.40cm Weight: 0.208kg ISBN: 9781526316530ISBN 10: 1526316536 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 14 April 2022 Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: What is an engineer? 1: Find a problem 1: State the problem 1: Charles Kuen Kao: Fibre-optic pioneer 1: Imagine a solution 1: Brainstorm 1: Don't be scared 1: Break it down 1: Margaret Knight: Prolific inventor 1: Choose the best solution 1: Draw your project 1: Nikola Tesla: Electric power trailblazer 1: Plan your project 1: Build your project 1: Don't be discouraged 1: Review your project 1: Emily Roebling: Bridge builder 1: Improve your project 1: Upcycle 1: Awesome engineers 1: You can do it! 1: Glossary 1: Further information 1: IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAlex Woolf (Author) Alex Woolf has written more than 150 books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for children. Many of these have sold around the world and his words have been translated into over a dozen different languages. He has written on a huge range of subjects including Romans, chocolate, asteroids, sharks, Tudors, flying reptiles, soap, bees and acne. In 2019, he won a Fiction Express award for his story, Mystery at Moon Base One. Alex lives in North London with his family and two cats, Juno and Minerva. David Broadbent (Illustrator) David Broadbent has been an illustrator for many a long year, he has created illustrations for different companies and people all over this planet of ours and would like to keep doing so. Books are his favourite thing to work on and he has created artwork for titles such as Do Nice be Kind Spread Happy, Be the Change, Make it Happen and The Camper Van Bible. He lives on the south coast of England with his family, including a strange dog and a three legged hamster. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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