Discover the incredible world of engineering!

Brimming with information and fun-to-color images, this awesome book introduces kids to the many different types of engineering. The 46 pages include realistic illustrations and easy-to-understand captions that explain how civil engineers build a bridge and structural engineers erect a skyscraper, what environmental engineers do to protect our planet, how genetic engineers alter DNA, and how robotics and aerospace engineers created a mini-helicopter for a Mars rover. It's the perfect introduction to a popular STEM subject for ages 8 and up!

An accomplished science and nature illustrator, Patricia J. Wynne is the recipient of the 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and has won awards from Parenting Magazine, the John Burroughs Association, and the National Science Teachers Association. She has created dozens of Dover coloring, activity, and sticker books, and co-authored the award-winning My First Book science series with Donald M. Silver. Patricia's artwork has appeared in museums, galleries, magazines, newspapers, and more than 100 books for both children and adults.

Trained as a research scientist, Donald M. Silver has written more than 80 books for students of all ages and for teachers. He has won numerous awards, including the Children's Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physicists. He and Patricia J. Wynne have co-authored many popular Dover titles on science and nature, including their My First Book series on outer space, the body, the brain, physics, and more.