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engineering

Books about engineering for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, Vol. 5

The Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, Vol. 5

Chelsea House Publications, Peter Henshaw

Ages 8–16transportationengineering

Cover of Castle - How It Works

Castle - How It Works

David Macaulay

Ages 6–12architectureengineering

Cover of Look Inside Cross-Sections Ships

Look Inside Cross-Sections Ships

Moira Butterfield

Ages 5–12explorationmaritime history

Cover of Technology Education

Technology Education

Michael Hacker, Dave Burghardt

Ages 9–12technologyengineering

Cover of The Story of Trains

The Story of Trains

Jane Bingham

Ages 7–12historytechnology

Cover of The Roman Colosseum

The Roman Colosseum

Fiona MacDonald, Mark Bergin

Ages 7–12historyancient rome

Cover of Super Structures (Fast Forward)

Super Structures (Fast Forward)

John Malam, David Salariya

Ages 7–12architectureengineering

Cover of A Greek temple

A Greek temple

Fiona MacDonald

Ages 7–12ancient historyarchitecture

Cover of Tinyville town gets to work!

Tinyville town gets to work!

Brian Biggs

Ages 3–7communityteamwork

Cover of Warships

Warships

Jeffrey Zuehlke

Ages 6–10historytechnology

Cover of The fantastic bicycles book

The fantastic bicycles book

Steven Lindblom

Ages 7–12engineeringdesign

Cover of Submarines

Submarines

Matt Doeden

Ages 6–10explorationtechnology

Cover of Failed technology

Failed technology

Fran Locher Freiman, Neil Schlager

Ages 10–16engineeringproblem-solving

Cover of A Medieval Cathedral

A Medieval Cathedral

Fiona MacDonald

Ages 7–12historyarchitecture

Cover of The castle story

The castle story

Sheila Sancha

Ages 8–14historyarchitecture

Cover of Read About Ancient Egyptians

Read About Ancient Egyptians

David Jay

Ages 6–10historyancient civilizations

Cover of Pharaoh's boat

Pharaoh's boat

David Weitzman

Ages 7–12ancient historyarchaeology

Cover of Bridges

Bridges

Nicola Baxter

Ages 7–9engineeringarchitecture

Cover of A web of air

A web of air

Philip Reeve

Ages 12–16innovationengineering

Cover of The Golden Gate Bridge (Cornerstones of Freedom)

The Golden Gate Bridge (Cornerstones of Freedom)

Sharlene Nelson, Ted W. Nelson

Ages 9–12engineeringhistory

Cover of Pyramid

Pyramid

Caroline Bingham, DK Publishing

Ages 7–12ancient historyarchitecture

Cover of Future toys

Future toys

Antoni Emchowicz, Paul Nunneley, Chris Shelley

Ages 8–16creativityinnovation

Cover of Amazing Ships

Amazing Ships

John Sutherland, Diane Canwell

Ages 7–10transportationengineering

Cover of How It Works

How It Works

Ages 7–12scienceexploration