{"product_id":"9780500651766-this-book-thinks-youre-an-inventor-imagine-experiment-create","title":"This Book Thinks You're an Inventor: Imagine * Experiment * Create","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Harriet Russell\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback, 195mm x 250mm, 270g, 96 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis activity book helps children to think like an inventor by introducing key engineering concepts in a highly visual and entertaining way. Through fun activities and Harriet Russell's playful illustrations, it encourages readers to engage with new ideas and think about problems in a creative way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book explores the six key aspects of engineering that are essential to any successful inventor: problem-finding, designing, making and testing, improving your invention, building techniques and how to find new uses for existing objects. Each spread centres on an open-ended question that introduces a different way of approaching an invention. Activities include making a bridge from toothpicks and mini marshmallows; inventing a way to lift this book without touching it; building a painting robot; designing your own remote control; and harvesting electricity from a banana. At the end of the book is a tinkering lab, which includes paper-based crafts and engineering activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Milton is Head of Content at the Science Museum, London, and author of The Super-Intelligent High-Tech Robot Book. Harriet Russell studied at Glasgow School of Art followed by Central Saint Martins. She regularly exhibits in London and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46121190260955,"sku":"9780500651766","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ef0f7e3b58be461a9bd68023119156f6.png?v=1728610791","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780500651766-this-book-thinks-youre-an-inventor-imagine-experiment-create","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}