| ISBN |
9780500651766 (paperback) |
| Name |
Amson-Bradshaw, Georgia author. |
| Title |
This book thinks you're an inventor : imagine, experiment, create : fill-in pages for your ideas / illustrated by Harriet Russell ; [text by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw] |
| Published |
London : W.W. Norton, 2020. |
| ©2020 |
| Description |
96 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Produced in association with Science Museum. |
| Summary |
This activity book helps children to think like an inventor by introducing key engineering concepts in a highly visual and entertaining way. Through fun activities and Harriet Russells playful illustrations, it encourages readers to engage with new ideas and think about problems in a creative way. The book explores the six key aspects of engineering that are essential to any successful inventor: problem-finding, designing, making and testing, improving your invention, building techniques and how to find new uses for existing objects. Each spread centres on an open-ended question that introduces a different way of approaching aninvention. Activities include making a bridge from toothpicks and mini marshmallows; inventing a way to lift this book without touching it; building a painting robot; designing your own remote control; and harvesting electricity from a banana. At the end of the book is a tinkering lab, which includes paper-based crafts and engineering activities. |
| Target audience note |
For ages 8+ years. |
| Subjects |
Engineering -- Experiments -- Juvenile literature |
| Inventions -- Juvenile literature |
| Other Names |
Russell, Harriet, 1977- illustrator. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Science Museum (Great Britain) |
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