Books with author Sam Keppeler

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.

Minecraft is an exploratory sandbox game that has become tremendously popular. Players are able to craft tools, build homes, mine for gold and other resources, and do much more. Players can also build and run their own farms. Thanks to frequent updates, Minecraft farms are becoming more and more like real ones. Players can grow crops, build barns, and raise livestock. These activities will teach readers about real-world STEM concepts. Readers are also encouraged to learn about computer programming as a way to create their own mods for the game. Colorful photographs and fun illustrations show readers how to create their own functioning farms in Minecraft.

It'd be pretty boring if every part of the world was the same. This is also true of the game of Minecraft! Just like the real world, a Minecraft world has many different biomes, with different features, plants, and animals in each one. In this intriguing book, young readers will learn more about Minecraft's biomes and how they compare to real-world biomes and their climates, animals, and plant life. Colorful illustrations show the resemblances and differences, and accessible text explains how players can make the most of the fascinating, diverse world around them.

Everyone on Earth is different. Kids who have someone in their family with Down syndrome might wonder about their family member's unique differences. This guidebook will help children who have questions about Down syndrome. What is it and how is their family member different? How can young readers respond to questions from their own friends about their family member? The age-appropriate text and full-color photographs presented in this sensitively written book will help children tackle questions and situations that might arise.

What's the earliest-used tool you can think of? An ax? What about a shovel? Someone had to invent those first tools back in the dawn of human civilization. Gamers use them in the world of Minecraft, too. Many tools helped early people, and help people today, make the principles of physics and engineering work for them. Through learning how to create simple to complex tools in Minecraft, students will get a look at the history of tools while also gaining an essential understanding about the history of human inventiveness.

Everyone on Earth is different. Kids who have someone in their family with Down syndrome might wonder about their family member's unique differences. This guidebook will help children who have questions about Down syndrome. What is it and how is their family member different? How can young readers respond to questions from their own friends about their family member? The age-appropriate text and full-color photographs presented in this sensitively written book will help children tackle questions and situations that might arise.