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Genius LEGO Inventions with Bricks You Already Have

by Sarah Dees

Book Details

Publisher:Page Street Publishing
Published:2018-11-13
Pages:392
Format:BOOK
Language:en

Reading Info

Age Range:6-10

About This Book

Calling All Tinkerers, Experimenters & Inventors! Unleash Your Creative Powers with Exciting LEGO® Innovations Use science and engineering to transform your bin of LEGO® bricks into amazing, movable toys, machines and gadgets. Bestselling author Sarah Dees is back with an all-new collection of projects featuring ingenious designs and simple scientific principles that real engineers use every day. Make yourself a robot pal whose legs move as he rolls along, or a drummer who really plays the drums

Our Review

This engaging guide transforms ordinary LEGO bricks into extraordinary moving machines using fundamental engineering principles. Children will discover how to construct rolling robots with articulated legs, mechanical drummers that actually play rhythms, and various gadgets that demonstrate cause and effect through clever brick configurations. The projects seamlessly integrate basic physics concepts with hands-on building, making mechanical engineering accessible through the familiar medium of LEGO construction.

What sets this building guide apart is its focus on creating dynamic, interactive models rather than static sculptures, using common bricks most families already own. The clear, step-by-step instructions empower young inventors to understand the why behind each mechanism while developing valuable spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills. Budding engineers and creative builders alike will return to these inventive projects repeatedly, discovering new possibilities within their own brick collections long after the initial builds are complete.

Themes

Juvenile Nonfiction

Subjects

Juvenile Nonfiction