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Imagine a world without cars and computers, or toys and televisions, or movies and microwaves. Then imagine a world without engineers. Engineering the ABC's answers questions about now everyday things work and how engineering relates to so many parts of a child's daily life. In an entertaining and engaging way, this book shows how engineers shape our world.
About the Author
Hello and welcome to Patty O'Brien Novak's Amazon Author Central page!Patty is a mom and engineer with a new passion in life - bringing engineering to children. She wrote "Engineering the ABC's" after not finding books that could introduce engineering to her young children. Visit her at her website-www.PattyOBrienNovak.com, on Facebook under Engineering the ABCs, or on LinkedIn and Twitter.Why Engineering for Children?Children interact with the human-made world 98% of the time and engineers make the human-made world possible, yet most children do not even hear the word engineer until age 10 or 11. And if they do, it's usually someone who drives a train.Engineers do so much more than just drive trains. They have a part in just about everything you see around you - from your computer, to your home, to your phone, to your shoes - engineers have a part in it all.Help your child understand their human-made world, help them understand engineering!
