Books with author Doug Stillinger

LEGO® Crazy Action Contraptions is a book of never-before-seen, high-performance projects. From the supercharged Speedster to the Squeezeclaw Grabber to the Wall Rocket Racer — all these contraptions spin, stretch, speed, or otherwise spring into action. And all of them are totally buildable thanks to super-clear instructions and step-by-step diagrams. Every single one of the 16 projects can be constructed using just the custom selection of LEGO® bricks that come with the book (including every brick, gear, and axle).Comes With: 105 LEGO bricks• Create wonderful things • Be good • Have fun

How to Build Pirate Ships comes with a deck of 64 beautifully illustrated laminated leaves that break into 226 separate cards, cleverly shaped and notched to fit securely with every other card. Follow the book's guidelines to assemble them into a sturdy ship in full sail. Innovative design makes it easy to construct hulls, railings and sails that curve and billow in convincingly nautical fashion — all from completely flat pieces. Since pirates are known non-conformists, the possible ship variations are limitless. There are literally billions of different combinations in every pack of building cards, so you can make anything from a dinky dinghy to a super sailing vessel.Comes With: 64 perforated leaves that break into 226 building cards, a custom-molded pirate figurine• Create wonderful things • Be good • Have fun

Enterprising junior scientists and race car enthusiasts (who says you can’t be both at the same time?) can build a cool, solar-powered racer. This book and science kit in one includes wheels, a motor, car chassis, axles, wires, and a genuine one-volt solar cell. Plus simple, Klutz-clear instructions, solar facts, challenges . . . even advice for the science fair. No glue, no nails, no tape, and (best of all) no batteries required for this solar energy kit. Build it today and race it forever, thanks to the biggest renewable energy source in our galaxy: the sun.Comes with: 48 page book, solar cell, motor and motor mount, connectors, axels, wheels, pulley

How to Build Castles comes with a deck of 58 beautifully illustrated laminated leaves, perforated to break into 150 cards in four different shapes. Every card is notched to fit neatly and securely with every other card. Assemble the cards any way you want to create freestanding fantasy fortresses. The book gives specific guidelines for creating walls, floors, roofs, towers, spires, bridges and other architectural elements, along with inspirational photos of some of the zillion variations possible. Altogether, there are enough cards in one deck to build a small village or one satisfyingly towering castle big enough to cover a school desk.Comes With: 58 perforated leaves that break into 158 building cards, a custom-molded knight figurine• Create wonderful things • Be good • Have fun

How to Build Castles comes with a deck of 58 beautifully illustrated laminated leaves, perforated to break into 150 cards in four different shapes. Every card is notched to fit neatly and securely with every other card. Assemble the cards any way you want to create freestanding fantasy fortresses. The book gives specific guidelines for creating walls, floors, roofs, towers, spires, bridges and other architectural elements, along with inspirational photos of some of the zillion variations possible. Altogether, there are enough cards in one deck to build a small village or one satisfyingly towering castle big enough to cover a school desk.Comes With: 58 perforated leaves that break into 158 building cards, a custom-molded knight figurine• Create wonderful things • Be good • Have fun

How to Build Pirate Ships comes with a deck of 64 beautifully illustrated laminated leaves that break into 226 separate cards, cleverly shaped and notched to fit securely with every other card. Follow the book's guidelines to assemble them into a sturdy ship in full sail. Innovative design makes it easy to construct hulls, railings and sails that curve and billow in convincingly nautical fashion — all from completely flat pieces. Since pirates are known non-conformists, the possible ship variations are limitless. There are literally billions of different combinations in every pack of building cards, so you can make anything from a dinky dinghy to a super sailing vessel.Comes With: 64 perforated leaves that break into 226 building cards, a custom-molded pirate figurine• Create wonderful things • Be good • Have fun

Book of Paper Airplanes (Klutz) - Forget everything you know about paper airplanes. These aren't paper toys. And they're only technically paper airplanes. These are high performance, blow-the-competition-away flying paper machines. The ten planes in this book are for people who think they've seen a good paper plane or two. They're for the hard to impress, the playground veterans - the kid at the next desk who thinks he and his plane will get sent to the principal's office first. These are the planes that can prove him wrong. MATERIALS All you need to make every plane in this book planes that can prove is a pair of hands, a smooth him wrong. surface and a piece of paper. Use 82 x 11-inch (21.6 x 27.9-cm) paper with no cuts, tears or holes in it. The pad in the back of this book is full of flight-tested, ready-to-fold paper. If you run out, both photocopy and printer paper make a fine plane. Regular binder paper, with lines and three holes, is not flightworthy. We don't recommend it. AIRPLANES: Nakamura Lock - Swashbuckler - The Hammer - The Professional - Space Cruiser - The Hurricane - Flying Ninja - Pteroplane - Headhunter - Spy Plane