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Books in Unofficial Minecrafters Guides series

  • Hacks for Minecrafters: Command Blocks: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Paperback (Sky Pony, May 28, 2019)
    From the bestselling author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the updated 1.13 guide to using command blocks in the world of Minecraft!If you want to be the best at Minecraft, you’ve got to read up on the latest tricks. This book is packed with full-color screenshots showing the newest, coolest ways to use one of Minecraft’s coolest features. With Hacks for Minecrafters: Command Blocks, kids will learn everything they need to know about manipulating and programming command blocks within Minecraft. As well as clearly explaining the commands and how to use them, this book has tons of fun tricks and projects for making your own custom maps and mini-games. Other tips cover:Giving and getting lootPutting any enchantment on a weaponCustomizing villagersSupercharging mobs with data tagsCreating a massive fireworks displayCombining command blocks to make programsPacked with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on command blocks, including a reference to commands, and block, item, and entity IDs, and exactly how you use them, and with over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Command Blocks shows exactly how the experts wield command blocks and make fun modifications to the Minecraft world.
  • Hacks for Minecrafters

    Megan Miller

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Feb. 19, 2019)
    Bestselling author! An all-encompassing, full-color guide to combat in the world of Minecraft.With hundreds of millions of users, Minecraft is one of the world's most played games and one of the world’s biggest children's brands. Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition covers function and crafting systems, illusioners, parrots, and building materials like glazed terracotta and concrete.In Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition, readers will learn how to defend their property and fight off hostile mobs and monsters like zombies, spiders, and skeletons! Other tips include:Updated enchanting for armor, weapons, and moreHow to deal with new behaviors for hostile mobsThe best ways to defeat new hostile mobs, such as killer bunnies, ocean-dwelling guardians, elder guardian mini-bosses, and the rare endermiteAnd much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on fighting all types of enemies and with more than one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition shows exactly how the experts defend themselves and fight attackers, from cave spiders to creepers to zombie pigmen. In Minecraft, the risk of attack is ever-present, and players need to know how to build weapons, set traps, and escape to safety.
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  • Hacks for Minecrafters: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Nov. 6, 2018)
    A New York Times bestseller, revised and updated, the ultimate book of secrets for boys and girls who plays Minecraft!With hundreds of millions registered players, Minecraft is one of the world’s most popular games. This updated guide will help them all with new function and crafting systems, illusioners, parrots, and building materials like glazed terracotta and concrete. In this hacker's guide, you'll find expertise on:Mining—including diamonds and rare minerals!Farming—growing tricks, seed hacks, and the best tree-replanting techniques!Battle—for the best weapons and armor!Magic—top crafting hacks and book modifiers!You will never be stuck again! With more than one hundred full-color screenshots of in-game footage, you’ll be able to carefully follow every tip with precision. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing on a PC, mobile device, or home console; with Hacks for Minecrafters, you’ll be beating the game in no time. Every block has been accounted for, all living entities have been taken into consideration, and all modes of game-play are covered!
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  • The Unofficial Minecrafters Mysteries Series Box Set: 6 Thrilling Stories for Minecrafters!

    Winter Morgan

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Oct. 2, 2018)
    For boys and girls who love Minecraft, here are six exciting stories from a bestselling author that will take them into the world of their favorite game.Edison—skilled alchemist and potion maker—wants nothing more than to practice his skills and win a few competitions. But when a chest of loot mysteriously vanishes from his house, he and his best friend Billy are drawn into an investigation to discover who could have stolen from them—and from their neighbors. Together, they discover that they are good at this sleuthing thing and are drawn into a variety of cases from stolen loot, to a mysterious skeleton invasion, to a cursed island!Included in this box set are the following novels by best-selling author Winter Morgan: Stolen Treasure, Beneath the Blocks, The Skeleton Secret, The Case of the Creepers, Trapped in the Temple, Mystery on Mushroom Island.Join Edison as he becomes more than just an alchemist, but the best detective in the Overworld!
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  • The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: A Children's Guide to the Old and New Testament

    Christopher Miko, Garrett Romines, Wanda M. Lundy, Terry A. Smith

    Paperback (Sky Pony, March 3, 2015)
    Now boys and girls can learn stories from the Bible with amazing full-color images from their favorite game: Minecraft!Minecraft has swept the gaming world by storm. Parents of children who play Minecraft will love this fun, educational collection of Bible stories. With the world of Minecraft as a backdrop using vivid, full-color screenshots, children will experience the Bible as never before.With fascinating scripture and narrative simplified to teach young readers, this is the perfect gift. The images created are not only of magnificent, vast terrains often found in Minecraft but also feature artfully re-created Bible characters, such as Adam and Eve, and superb designs of the pyramids and Noah’s ark.With over 470 images, young readers will explore the story of creation, the journey of Abraham, David and Goliath, Moses’s great journey, The Tower of Babel, the birth of Jesus, the Last Supper, and much more!Authors Garrett Romines and Christopher Miko are teachers who have used Minecraft to create imaginative worlds in their classrooms. Now, they have created Bible stories with virtual blocks to produce vibrant, 3-D worlds filled with adventure and astonishing imagination. The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters makes the Bible more entertaining, engaging, and accessible for children than ever!
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  • Hacks for Minecrafters: Mods: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Aug. 20, 2019)
    From the author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the updated guide to the latest mods released for 1.12! If you want to be the best at Minecraft, you’ve got to read up on the latest tricks. This book is packed with full-color screenshots showing the newest, coolest mods available in Minecraft. Minecraft was designed to allow other people to modify it. And while there are several successful game guides on the market already, this book is the first “unofficial hacker’s” super-guide dedicated to adding mods (modifications) to your Minecraft game. Mods add content to the game to alter gameplay, changing the creative feel of the game or giving the players more options for how they interact within the Minecraft world. Mods can make your game run faster, they can add new mobs, mechanics, and quests, and even entirely new dimensions to play in. Hacks for Minecrafters: Mods explores a full range of modifications, including: Installing modsMust-have modsMods o’ magicTech modsPlaying with modpacks Change the rules of your world with each mod you add—anything is fair game! This book explores today’s range of modded Minecraft play, from the must-haves to the fanciful. Written for seven- to twelve-year-old Minecrafters and packed with over one hundred colorful screenshots, this is the ultimate guide on Minecraft mods. Keep your game new and exciting with all these expert tips and tricks.
  • Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Paperback (Sky Pony, April 9, 2019)
    From a New York Times bestselling author comes a book that will make any boy or girl a Redstone expert and a Minecraft master.If you want to be the best at Minecraft, you’ve got to read up on the latest tricks. This book is packed with full-color screenshots showing the newest, coolest ways to use Minecraft’s most precious resource. With Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone, kids will learn the basics of manipulating redstone to make amazing contraptions. Readers young and old will love the clear and illustrated explanations of redstone power and current, as well as instructions on building essential redstone logic gates, loops, and circuits. Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone will also demonstrate exactly how to construct some classic and crazy contraptions and machines, including:Automatic doors and furnacesHidden traps and staircasesTNT cannonAutomatic wheat or sugar-cane farmMob piston grinderAnd much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on redstone and with over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone shows exactly how the experts wield redstone power and build amazing contraptions.In Minecraft, the risk of attack is ever-present, and players need to utilize every resource available to them, especially redstone.
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  • Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Jan. 15, 2019)
    New York Times bestselling author. Here is a guide for boys and girls to the many amazing builds you can create in Minecraft.With hundreds of millions of players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder, you'll be able to take back that control! Now you can craft your world exactly how you want it to look, all while discovering the hidden gems of the game.Updated to add enew function and crafting systems, illusioners, parrots, and building materials like glazed terracotta and concrete, Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder, explains how to build the coolest stuff, including an underwater house, a pirate ship, and a fortified castle! Other tips will help gamers:Find the best locationsChoose their favorite styleLearn how to get started with foundations and wallsBecome landscaping expertsLearn how to decorate their living roomAnd much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on planning all types of buildings and with more than one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder shows exactly how the experts bring their amazing structures to life, from designing realistic roofs and exteriors to planning crenellated castle battlements. Detailed step-by-step illustrated guides will let every kid follow along to build their very own awesome castles, bridges, and farms and add the decor and landscaping details that bring their creations to life.
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  • Sidesplitting Jokes for Minecrafters: Ghastly Golems and Ghoulish Ghasts

    Brian Boone

    Paperback (Sky Pony, Feb. 23, 2017)
    Sidesplitting Jokes for Minecrafters: Ghastly Golems and Ghoulish Ghasts is the fourth book in the Jokes for Minecrafters series, which has more than 800 belly laughs waiting for you! This laugh-a-minute book leaves no enderman or zombie unscathed, and comes complete with silly illustrations for even more fun!Inside you will find side-splitters such as:Q: What’s black and white and dead all over?A: A Zombie in a tuxedo.Q: Why did Steve search for ore all day?A: Because he digs it.For kids ages 5 and up, this book of jokes will have all your friends and family doubling over! Bust out the funniest of these Minecrafter jokes at home or school for endless jokes and fun!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.
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  • The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: New Testament: Stories from the Bible Told Block by Block

    Christopher Miko, Garrett Romines

    Paperback (Sky Pony, March 15, 2016)
    Minecraft has swept the world by storm. Parents of children who play Minecraft will love this fun, educational collection of Bible stories. With the world of Minecraft as a backdrop using vivid, full-color screenshots, this book allows children to experience the Bible as never before.Authors Christopher Miko and Garrett Romines are teachers who have used Minecraft to create imaginative worlds in their classrooms. Now, they have created Bible stories with virtual blocks to produce vibrant 3-D worlds filled with adventure and astonishing imagination.With fascinating scripture and narrative simplified to teach young readers the most powerful stories ever told, this is the perfect gift. The images created feature not only magnificent, vast terrains often found in the Minecraft video game, but also artfully re-created Bible characters, such as John the Baptist and Adam and Eve, and superb designs of the birth of Jesus Christ. A range of biblical characters such as Jesus, Judas, Peter, and Pharaoh are offered in fun, colorful scenes kids will treasure. Engaging stories including the Sermon on the Mount and the death and resurrection of Jesus are here. With more than 250 images, young readers will learn about Paul's first healing, Jesus's ascension to Heaven, and more!The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: New Testament makes the Bible more entertaining, engaging, and accessible for children than ever!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.
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  • Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Hardcover (Sky Pony, Oct. 21, 2014)
    From the author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the most encompassing guide ever to the many amazing builds you can create in Minecraft! With more than 100 million registered Minecraft accounts and rights picked up by Warner Brothers for an action-adventure film in the style of The LEGO Movie, Minecraft is on its way to becoming the next big children’s brand. 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. While there are several successful game guides on the market already, this book will be the first unofficial “hacker’s” guide dedicated to building and geared toward seven- to twelve-year-old Minecrafters.With Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder, kids will learn how to build the coolest stuff, including an underwater house, a pirate ship, and a fortified castle! Other tips will help gamers:Find the best locationsChoose their favorite styleLearn how to get started with foundations and wallsBecome landscaping expertsLearn how to decorate their living roomAnd much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on planning all types of buildings and with over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder shows exactly how the experts bring their amazing structures to life, from designing realistic roofs and exteriors to planning crenellated castle battlements. Detailed step-by-step illustrated guides will let every kid follow along to build their very own awesome castles, bridges, and farms and add the decor and landscaping details that bring their creations to life.
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  • Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone: The Unofficial Guide to Tips and Tricks That Other Guides Won't Teach You

    Megan Miller

    Hardcover (Sky Pony, April 14, 2015)
    From the author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the most encompassing guide ever to redstone in the world of Minecraft!With Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone, kids will learn the basics of manipulating redstone to make amazing contraptions, with clear and illustrated explanations of redstone power and current, as well as how to build essential redstone logic gates, loops, and circuits. Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone will also demonstrate exactly how to construct some classic and crazy contraptions and machines, including:Automatic doors and furnacesHidden traps and staircasesTNT cannonAutomatic wheat or sugar-cane farmMob piston grinderAnd much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on redstone and with over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Redstone shows exactly how the experts wield redstone power and build amazing contraptions. In Minecraft, the risk of attack is ever-present, and players need to utilize every resource available to them, especially redstone.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love stories told with LEGO bricks, books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. We also publish books for fans of Minecraft and Pokemon GO, including books full of useful hacks, tips, and tricks, as well as Minecraft adventure stories for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, featuring a magical academy similar to Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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