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5 children's books that teach valuable engineering lessons

  • Written by Michelle Forsythe, Assistant Professor of STEM Education, Texas State University
5 children's books that teach valuable engineering lessonsEngineering lessons can be found in many books kids already have at home or their local library. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Most people think of the children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web” as a story of devoted friendship between a spider and a pig. But it can also be read as a story of a budding engineer...

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