Marvelous Makeable Monsters
21 STEAM Projects That Light Up, Buzz, Launch, and Occasionally Chomp
by Sam Haynor
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Pub Date 9 Oct 2018 | Archive Date 26 Nov 2018
Quarto Publishing Group – Voyageur Press | Young Voyageur
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Description
What can a makeable monster do? They motor, inflate, wobble, drool, soar, and one of them can even do push-ups. Add a pair of wings, subtract a tentacle...the best thing about these monsters is that they're part experiment, part imagination, and 100 percent customizable. Author Sam Haynor draws on his experience with the San Francisco Exploratorium, Oakland Toy Lab, Goldieblocks, and designing STEAM curriculum to create projects packed with features. While, on the outside, most appear to be built completely from common craft materials, they contain circuits, levers, projectile-launchers, puzzles, and much more. The projects are safe and fun for younger kids working with adults, and most of them can be tackled by middle-graders with minimal adult help.
Every land is filled with discovery:The Castle of Clouds features high-flying creatures that soar like airplanes and spin like helicopters.Dive into the sea and you'll find find fishy monsters illuminating the deep, while others motor across the surface.The Beastly Big Top is way more exciting than a human circus, with monsters that wobble around the ring (and toss things right back out). Carefully creep through the haunted caves, past monsters that build webs and lurk in the dark.This unique project book built for open-ended exploration is perfect for crafternoons, homeschool activities, and parties.
Marketing Plan
- Utilize the Instructables platforms to push early buzz and "sneak peeks" of some of the favorite monster creations from the book as teasers.
- Use Sam to help orchestrate a preorder campaign
- At pub, host a live "DIY" with Sam, soliciting comments, ideas from kids
- Create a fun Marvelous Makeable Monster video
- Broad outreach/mailings to STEM/STEAM bloggers/reviewers/homeschoolers
- Highlight in Quarto's STEAM program
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780760361016 |
| PRICE | US$17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 120 |
Featured Reviews
Lucy G, Reviewer
Great book for entertaining children on rainy weekends or school holidays. A good mix of projects that can either be done alone, or more advanced ones that require parental help
Cheryl S, Educator
This book is perfect for teaching science to children in a fun storytelling way. They will feel like young inventors as they apply their imagination when designing monsters of their own. The colorful pictures and clear directions make it easy to re-create these cute machines.
Audrey A, Reviewer
Marvelous Makeable Monster is a fun and educational craft book that will delight children! I really liked that each monster had something educational and wasn't just a pretty picture (there is nothing wrong with that kind of art; this just serves a different purpose). Make sure there is an adult handy as their are some tools that only an adult should handle. Plus, an adult can help to expand on the science ideas included in each craft.
Marvelous Makeable Monsters is a great way to have fun and educational time for adults and children together.
Andreina F, Educator
The Marvelous Makeable Monsters book presents a series of fun craft projects that will help them learn about STEAM. The monsters are presented using a sort of adventure The monsters look really cool and are a nice way of spending some quality time with kids. Older kids could make the monsters on their own, but I think it would be fun to explain STEM concepts to the kids while making these monsters together.
Note that the book is recommended for kids 10-13 and that most monsters require the use of hot glue, but I still think it could be pretty fun for slightly younger kids too.
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