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Building a Minecraft City

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The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projects

If you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate sandbox experience, Building a Minecraft City gives kids aged 7 – 11 an outlet to enhance their love of the game and take their creative play to new heights.

Brought to you by the trusted For Dummies brand, this kid-focused book offers step-by-step instructions and simple explanations for completing projects that will teach your child invaluable new skills—all while having a ton of fun! They'll gain confidence as they design and build truly impressive Minecraft structures, and you'll delight in watching them develop and refine their problem-solving skills as they work on their own. It's a win-win!

Features a kid-friendly design that is heavy on eye-popping graphics
Focuses on three basic projects that set young readers on the road to further exploration
Boasts a small, full-color, accessible package that instills confidence in the reader
Introduces basic engineering concepts to kids in a way they can understand

Screen time can be as educational as it is fun, and this book shows your child how to approach their favorite game from a new angle to think—and do—outside the box.

The coolest kid-friendly Minecraft projects

If you have a Minecraft fanatic on your hands, you're about to be the most popular adult on the "block." Offering young Minecraft enthusiasts the ultimate sandbox experience, Building a Minecraft City gives kids aged 7 – 11 an outlet to enhance their love of the game and take their creative play to new heights.

Brought to you by the trusted For Dummies brand, this kid-focused book offers step-by-step instructions and simple explanations for completing projects that will teach your child invaluable new skills—all while having a ton of fun! They'll gain confidence as they design and build truly impressive Minecraft

structures, and you'll delight in watching them develop and refine their problem-solving skills as they work on their own. It's a win-win!

Features a kid-friendly design that is heavy on eye-popping graphics
Focuses on three basic projects that set young readers on the road to further exploration
Boasts a small, full-color, accessible package that instills confidence in the reader
Introduces basic engineering concepts to kids in a way they can understand

Screen time can be as educational as it is fun, and this book shows your child how to approach their favorite game from a new angle to think—and do—outside the box.

About The Author

Sarah Guthals, Ph.D, has dedicated her life to coding education. She loves to teach teachers how to use Minecraft in the classroom, and wishes she could teach her cats how to play Minecraft too!

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