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1) Arduino
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Explains how the Arduino microcontroller can be used to make a robot and perform other functions, and describes the device's different components and features.
2) Raspberry Pi
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"The Raspberry Pi is a small computer that allows almost anyone to learn about computer programming. Readers will discover new processes, integrate visual information with text, and and learn technical word meanings as they find out how the Raspberry Pi was invented and how makers are using it today. They will also learn how to set up and begin programming their own Raspberry Pis."--Publisher's web site.
3) 3D modeling
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Learn how to create computer-generate 3D models like the ones used in video games and animated films"--
4) 3D printing
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"As they become more common and more powerful, 3D printers are allowing makers everywhere to bring their ideas to life. Readers will discover new processes, integrate visual information with text, and learn technical word meanings as they discover how 3D printers work and how makers are using them today. They will also learn how to create their own inventions from 3D computer models."--Publisher's web site.
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Press/Thomson Gale
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Tells the life story of video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, describing his childhood love of drawing cartoons, his beginnings in his field, and his success with Nintendo, creating such games as "Donkey Kong, " "Super Mario Bros., " and "The Legend of Zelda."
Author
Series
Innovators volume 9
Publisher
Oliver Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Traces the development of astronomy through the lives and accomplishments of seven notable innovators in the field--Claudius Ptolemy, Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Galileo, Isaac Newton, and William Herschel.
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and work of Shel Silverstein, discussing his childhood and education, his time in the military, his early career as a cartoonist, and his success as a composer, playwright, and writer of popular books for children.
Author
Series
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"For many patrons, digital resources are not easy to use. Consider this: a recent study of a metropolitan public library showed that requests to access eBooks comprised nearly all of their helpdesk traffic. Use this book to train your staff on how to support patrons with using their devices to access library collections and services"--