![]() "Color in this grid to meet Harry, the Robot Architect. Nobody understands math as well as a robot! Harry is going to help explain 'area' and 'perimeter.'" This little blurb exemplifies what makes Architect Academy so great: it combines fun kid stuff with meaningful learning through actual tasks they get to complete. And when they're done completing each task, they get a sticker! Who doesn't love getting stickers? (even my high school students like getting stickers on their work - no joke.) It's difficult to explain the depth and design of this book (a Kane Miller book written by Steve Miller) concisely, but I'm going to give it a try. It's a do-it-yourself primer on what it means to be an architect, what skills help you along the way, and what types of assignments architects work on. But what's brilliant is that every page contains an activity for the reader to do, either right on the page of the book or with everyday supplies around the house. Design floor plans, residential areas, tree houses, pyramids... test boat designs, measure and build a 3D model house, match building materials to the function they provide in a building. This book is 64 pages of well thought out information, games, activities, and tasks that will make any young reader feel accomplished - because they really have accomplished something! Funny how that works. :) It's the book that tricks you into working and learning because it's disguised as really really fun play.
Added bonus: this book is part of a series! If your reader enjoyed becoming an architect, they can also become an astronaut or an engineer!
Buy Architect Academy here ($12.99, paperback) Click these pictures to enlarge and see occasional captions:
7 Comments
Cindy
1/18/2017 05:16:46 am
What an amazing book--all that information and activity for $13! Thanks for sharing so much detail about it, Christine.
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Julie Mikulak
1/18/2017 12:40:11 pm
Amazing book! What is the age level?
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Christine
1/30/2017 09:09:02 pm
Sorry Julie, just saw your comment now! I would recommend this book for precocious late elementary school kids or middle school kids.
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11/17/2021 10:22:55 pm
Excellent article! Your post is essential today. Thanks for sharing, by the way.
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authorHi there! I'm Christine - Usborne Books & More independent consultant, kids' book fan, English teacher, mom of two boys. archives
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