Engineered!: Engineering Design at Work

author: Shannon Hunt
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.15
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2017/09/17
date added: 2017/09/17
shelves: children-s, non-fiction
review:
'Engineered!: Engineering Design at Work' by Shannon Hunt with illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock may be the best book I've read for young people interested in an engineering career.

In a couple introductory chapters, the reader learns about the minds of engineers, and seven basic steps of engineering design. These steps are pointed out as the book visits 9 unique engineering challenges from different fields of engineering like aerospace, civil, geomatics and others. The problems include landing a spacecraft safely on Mars, building a bridge that seems to float in the clouds, and repairing a sewer system. The challenges are explained and the main person behind the solution is given a brief biography to show their background.

I've read a few S.T.E.M. books and they all seem to fail to provide what this book does, which is the curiosity, creativity and drive to solve unique problems. Those innate abilities should be the spark of any young persons interest in these fields. The illustrations and pictures help to keep the text lively.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Kids Can Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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