As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
48 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-560-2$17.99
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
James Gulliver Hancock.
Hunt introduces the problem-solving "steps" of engineering, then examines how they're executed in nine case studies from various engineering disciplines. The examples, which include landing a spacecraft, 3D printing, micro-computing, and sewage management, are each accompanied by small icons for the various design processes. Cartoony illustrations in a schematic layout add interest but not technical detail. Glos., ind.