The Unofficial Guide to Crafting in Minecraft


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Creating things is fun! It's even more fun when you can take something practical you've made and personalize it just for you. Crafting is also an important part of the game of Minecraft, but not everything you make has to be practical. This book shows Minecraft fans how to put their own stamp on their in-game buildings and tools. Age-appropriate text will show them how these methods compare to methods used in the real world for years, such as dyeing, smelting glass, and metalworking.




The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft Mining and Farming


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This high-interest guide to Minecraft makes STEM and coding content accessible to readers.




The Unofficial Guide to Making Art in Minecraft®


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As long as people have lived on Earth, they've created art, and as long as people have played Minecraft, they've created art in the game! Both in real life and in Minecraft, art can include many different aspects: textiles, stained glass, music, paintings, writing, and far more. Students will investigate how they can use Minecraft to try out many forms of art for themselves. They'll also learn about how forms of art have changed throughout history and how art has influenced history and how society and history has influenced art.




The Unofficial Guide to Crafting in Minecraft


Book Description

Creating things is fun! It's even more fun when you can take something practical you've made and personalize it just for you. Crafting is also an important part of the game of Minecraft, but not everything you make has to be practical. This book shows Minecraft fans how to put their own stamp on their in-game buildings and tools. Age-appropriate text will show them how these methods compare to methods used in the real world for years, such as dyeing, smelting glass, and metalworking.




The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft Survival


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Presents helpful tips for staying alive in the game Minecraft.




The Unofficial Guide to Crafting in Minecraft


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Minecraft is a monumentally popular sandbox game, as well as the best-selling computer game of all time. In this set, readers are presented with beautiful illustrations and useful designs to help them make the most of their Minecraft experiences. These books address essential science and engineering concepts that readers will also learn about in school. Readers will explore mining, agriculture, biomes, and much more, both in Minecraft as well as in the real world. Building and exploring in Minecraft fosters creativity and encourages critical thinking about scientific and engineering concepts. The possibilities in Minecraft are endless, but these books help readers to work and learn within set frameworks in the game's Survival mode. Features include: Informative fact boxes provide readers with real-life connections to their structures. Colorful images help readers see what their construction might look like in the game. Inclusion of STEM concepts supports the Next Generation Science Standards.




The Unofficial Guide to Mining in Minecraft


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It should come as no surprise that mining is a very important way to obtain resources in the game of Minecraft. It's also a very important way to get resources in the real world. This informative book shows young readers more about how people build real-life mines and what they mine for, including in-game resources such as diamonds, iron, gold, and coal. It will also show them how to use that information to make their Minecraft mines safer and even more productive.




The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Strategies for Minecrafters


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This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO. Your go-to book for uncovering the secrets of Minecraft! Since it was first released in 2009, Minecraft has exploded in popularity, with more than 35 million copies sold worldwide. The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Strategies for Minecrafters® collects expert advice and detailed instructions from some of the most skilled and creative Minecraft players around the world. Whether you’ve been playing for years or you just got the game and need to know where to begin, The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Strategies for Minecrafters® is the perfect right—hand man in your gaming journey. It includes instructions on how to: • Blow up houses • Defend yourself against zombies • Blast holes into the ground • Launch cows • Ride a pig • Build a mushroom house Learn how to build basic utilities like a stove or a toilet. Breed cows and pigs, then trap them and transform them into steak and bacon. Enjoy your very own castle or hidden shelter—the possibilities are as boundless as your imagination and as simple as 1-2-3 instructions. Learn sneaky glitches that’ll get you ahead in the game, even how to create a popular Minecraft server! Finally, one you’ve mastered the game you can even bring your Minecraft obsession to life, with fun projects like Minecraft themed cookies or party favor bags. Flex your fingers and peel back your eyelids—inside you’ll find days' worth of fun and exploration. Published with Instructables.com, The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Strategies for Minecrafters® is the perfect gift for both beginners and die-hard Minecraft addicts.




The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft Mods


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Minecraft is known as a platform for creativity, and with mods, players can take their gaming experience to another creative level. Mods, short for "modifications," are any software that change Minecraft's original content. Mods can make minor changes or change the entire world--it's all up to the player. Screenshots show mods in action, with STEM and coding sidebars providing additional information.




The Unofficial Guide to Science Experiments in Minecraft


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In the real world, it really wouldn't be a good idea to play with lava. It isn't a great idea in Minecraft, either, but it's a lot safer than it would be at home! This fascinating book shows young readers ways they can experiment in Minecraft using real-world facts about the science behind these projects. They can work with lava and water to produce different kinds of stone, with gunpowder to produce fireworks, and TNT. With the game's many plants to produce different kinds of dyes and other materials, readers will be endlessly fascinated, and it's all for science!