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geekwayne's review
5.0
'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.
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.
aoosterwyk's review
4.0
Terrific addition to the MS/ HS library. If you want to understand what engineers do, this is the book to read. It is chock full of interesting examples and clear explanations.
kristi_starr35's review
5.0
A great pick for engaging students in design thinking, makerspaces, and STEAM-related topics is Shannon Hunt’s Engineered! Engineering Design at Work (illustrated by James Gulliver Hancock). Students will learn about different kinds of engineers - none of them of the train variety - and how they solve problems. The key steps of engineering design process are highlighted throughout the book. Each branch of engineering features a problem, a person, and how the problem was ultimately solved. While the illustrations might indicate a younger audience, any teacher or librarian looking for examples of STEM problem-solving will want this book. It has a home in my high school library.
asolodkin's review
5.0
I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway. This is an amazing book for 10-12 yo age group. It's an overview of the different kinds of engineering and a real life example of a project under each of the buckets that's kind of cool and hits all the bullet points of engineering/design. Illustrations are great. The side bars about the engineering teams and various other things are great. Highly recommend!
hainyh's review
3.0
This is a great book for a child that has a specific interest in engineering, or the way things work, but I think this would not interest anyone without that interest, as it is very clearly targeting quite a specific niche.
There is a lot of information crammed onto each page (some pages easier to read than others, due to text size, background colour, and minimal spacing between lines of text). However, this is also works to an advantage, as there's a lot to take in on each page, with full pages of busy geometric-style illustrations. Each time you look at the images you'll be sure to find something different!
There is a helpful glossary at the end, which is useful to look back on if necessary, as there certainly is a lot of information to take in.
To summarise, if this book was given to someone with this interest in mind, it would be a 4*. The pages are so busy that this may be off-putting to some. To others without the engineering interest, I don't think it would hold a child's attention for very long. Therefore, overall I'd give this 3*.
There is a lot of information crammed onto each page (some pages easier to read than others, due to text size, background colour, and minimal spacing between lines of text). However, this is also works to an advantage, as there's a lot to take in on each page, with full pages of busy geometric-style illustrations. Each time you look at the images you'll be sure to find something different!
There is a helpful glossary at the end, which is useful to look back on if necessary, as there certainly is a lot of information to take in.
To summarise, if this book was given to someone with this interest in mind, it would be a 4*. The pages are so busy that this may be off-putting to some. To others without the engineering interest, I don't think it would hold a child's attention for very long. Therefore, overall I'd give this 3*.
wordnerd153's review
4.0
A longer-lasting battery. A way to quickly generate skin cells for burn victims. A leaking sewer system. People are faced with challenging problems everyday and it's often up to engineers to find solutions. After a brief introduction about engineering, this delightfully illustrated book explores several real world problems and explains how people used the engineering design process to brainstorm, develop, create and test various solutions. The pages are fairly text-heavy, but can be skimmed easily, and the text is supported by tons of graphics. This book would be an excellent resource for classroom teachers who use a STEM curriculum, but will also appeal to curious students who have a mind for science.
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