Rush Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) My youngest ds has just finished reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret. He loved it so much that he's even asked for his own copy, this one was borrowed from the library. I want to buy something else and I am not sure what. What else similar could I buy for him? Can you suggest something please? Although he is deeply in love with cars from a very tender age and wants to become an engineer or a car designer, he is also fascinated by fans and other rotating motors/mechanisms and he keeps drawing them every single day for the last year :) Thanks Edited August 29, 2017 by rushhush08 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) How about this one: How Machines Work by Allan Sanders https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Machines-Work-Allan-Sanders/dp/1848772122 It's non-fiction and it's fabulous. You get to make little working models with pieces that come with the book. I think it also gives a little timeline for each simple machine eg pulleys, gears, rachets There's another one called How Cars Work by Nick Arnold, but we don't own that one so I can't really comment on it. Looks cool though. It seems to have the models too. Edited August 29, 2017 by chocolate-chip chooky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Car Science by Richard Hammond https://www.amazon.com/Car-Science-Richard-Hammond/dp/0756640261 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 There are engineering curriculum units for free here for primary to middle school. https://eie.org/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) Not sure the age of your child, but JAM has this offering. We are too busy to do this right now.https://jam.com/courses/8/invent-your-own-machines?utm_source=Facebook-Ads&utm_medium=cpc&campaignID=Inventions-video&custom=FB My son did two sessions of Edison Project which he really enjoyed working through. We are pausing this right now as we are ramping up the school year and dealing with the learning curve/adjustment period on that. http://www.quickstudylabs.com/ Edited August 29, 2017 by calbear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 How about this one: How Machines Work by Allan Sanders https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Machines-Work-Allan-Sanders/dp/1848772122 It's non-fiction and it's fabulous. You get to make little working models with pieces that come with the book. I think it also gives a little timeline for each simple machine eg pulleys, gears, rachets There's another one called How Cars Work by Nick Arnold, but we don't own that one so I can't really comment on it. Looks cool though. It seems to have the models too. Thank you, but all of these books in ds's collection already and he loves them dearly :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Car Science by Richard Hammond https://www.amazon.com/Car-Science-Richard-Hammond/dp/0756640261 thanks for remaining. I was going to get this book long time ago, but it skipped my mind :thumbup1: There are engineering curriculum units for free here for primary to middle school. https://eie.org/ We used to get some ideas from this website, but the most of their staff is very expensive :( Not sure the age of your child, but JAM has this offering. We are too busy to do this right now. https://jam.com/courses/8/invent-your-own-machines?utm_source=Facebook-Ads&utm_medium=cpc&campaignID=Inventions-video&custom=FB My son did two sessions of Edison Project which he really enjoyed working through. We are pausing this right now as we are ramping up the school year and dealing with the learning curve/adjustment period on that. http://www.quickstudylabs.com/ :thumbup: Great! Thanks a lot for these sites. It looks very interesting and won't break our pocket :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 If someone has any more suggestions regarding, especially fiction books, pls do share it with me. So far we have decided to buy all the books by Brian Selznick :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) The Nick and Tesla series - my wannabe inventor son loves it! http://nickandtesla.com We also get good use out of the The New Way that things work book: https://www.amazon.com/New-Way-Things-Work/dp/0395938473 There is also a Coursera course on how things work: https://www.coursera.org/learn/how-things-work Edited August 31, 2017 by mathnerd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 David Macaulay books!!! Anything by David Macaulay - there are also a series of videos (available on youtube) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Fiction- Homer Price by Robert McCloskey and Henry Reed by Keith Robertson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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