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Building & Engineering Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Building & Engineering

29 books about building & engineering

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0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur

The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur

For the child who is fascinated by 'what-ifs' and how things work, this tells the jaw-dropping true story of a lake that

Cover of Journey to the Future of Transportation

Max Axiom, Super Scientist

Journey to the Future of Transportation

For the curious child who dreams of what tomorrow looks like, this graphic guide brings the high-tech engineering of fut

Cover of Computers How Digital Hardware Works

Computers How Digital Hardware Works

Perry E. Metzger

For the curious child who wonders what actually happens inside their favorite gadgets. This graphic guide demystifies th

Cover of Maker Girl and Professor Smarts

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts #1

Maker Girl and Professor Smarts

Jasmine Florentine

For the curious child who loves to tinker, build, and solve problems, this high energy adventure celebrates the power of

Cover of The Hindenburg Disaster

Graphic Library: Graphic History

The Hindenburg Disaster

For the middle-grade reader fascinated by history's turning points, this graphic novel brings the final moments of the w

Cover of Bomb: The Graphic Novel

Bomb: The Graphic Novel

For the child who asks how the modern world began, this cinematic history explores the high-stakes science and moral wei

Cover of Mismatched

For the child feeling out of sync as friendships shift and parents separate, this story finds hope in new hobbies and ev

Cover of Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared

Flying Machines: How the Wright Brothers Soared

For the curious child who loves taking things apart to see how they work, this graphic novel turns the complex physics o

Cover of The Shrinking Setback

The Shrinking Setback

For the child who feels overwhelmed when things go wrong. Leo must stay calm and use his problem-solving skills when his

Cover of The 13-Storey Treehouse

The Treehouse Series #1

The 13-Storey Treehouse

For the child who loves to daydream and finds standard chapters a bit dull. This wildly imaginative adventure celebrates

Cover of Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb

Graphic Library: Inventions and Discovery

Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb

Scott R. Welvaert

For the child who gets frustrated when things don't work the first time, this graphic biography shows how thousands of '

Cover of CatStronauts: Slapdash Science

CatStronauts #5

CatStronauts: Slapdash Science

Drew Brockington

For the young scientist who loves a good laugh, this cosmic adventure turns a series of wacky experiments into a lesson

Cover of Build a Robot!

Maker Comics #1

Colleen AF Venable

For the curious tinkerer who loves to take things apart: follow a friendly robot named Toaster through comic-book instru

Cover of Meet the House Kittens

Kitten Construction Company #1

Meet the House Kittens

John Patrick Green

For the child who feels overlooked because of their size or age, this story shows that even the smallest hands can build

Cover of Space Chasers

Leland Melvin, Joe Caramagna

For the child who thrives in a team and dreams of the stars, this adventure shows how diverse skills and steady nerves s

Cover of The Unsinkable Walker Bean

The Unsinkable Walker Bean #1

The Unsinkable Walker Bean

For the child who prefers tinkering in a workshop to playing outside, but discovers a hidden well of courage when a love

Cover of Big Bad Ironclad!

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2

Big Bad Ironclad!

For the history lover who craves action and humor, this graphic novel makes learning about Civil War naval engineering a

Cover of The Spooky Tale of the Horrifyingly Haunted Hack-a-ween

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

The Spooky Tale of the Horrifyingly Haunted Hack-a-ween

For the child who loves tech and spooky surprises, this LEGO adventure follows Jack and Parker as they use their ghost-h

Cover of Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter

Scarlett Hart: Monster Hunter

Marcus Sedgwick

For the child eager to prove they are capable of big things despite their age, this steampunk adventure celebrates grit,

Cover of Camp Launchpad

Absolute Zeros #1

Greg Smith, Michael Tanner

For the child feeling the weight of high expectations or the need to save something they love while finding their own pl

Cover of The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide

The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide

For the curious learner who wonders how a massive rail system united a continent. Explore the engineering feats and the

Cover of A Bridge Too Fur

Kitten Construction Company #2

A Bridge Too Fur

John Patrick Green

For the child who feels underestimated because of their size or age, this playful adventure shows how big skills and gre

Cover of Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future

Science Comics #16

Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future

Mairghread Scott

For the child who constantly asks how things work, this graphic guide explores the history of robots, from ancient mecha

Cover of Skyscrapers: The Heights of Engineering

Science Comics #12

Skyscrapers: The Heights of Engineering

John Kerschbaum

For the curious child who stares up at the city skyline wondering how those massive buildings don't fall over in the win

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