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Surprise the Enemy : Make Your Own Traps and Triggers by Rob Ives (2016, Library Binding)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLerner Publishing Group

ISBN-101512406376

ISBN-139781512406375

eBay Product ID (ePID)221836531

Product Key Features

Book TitleSurprise the Enemy : Make Your Own Traps and Triggers

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory / Military & Wars, Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, Games & Activities / General, Technology / Machinery & Tools

Publication Year2016

IllustratorPaul De Quay, John, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorRob Ives

Book SeriesTabletop Wars Ser.

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight8.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2016-012042

Reviews"Let's be honest, books about warfare tend to fly off the shelf, and this series is worth a good look. Craft enthusiasts will use rubber bands, craft sticks, paper tubes, and pencils to fling paper wads and marshmallows across the room or set up a battlefield for warriors made of plastic eggs. Most of the projects are tricky to make, and though each one is explained via multiple illustrated steps, even confident crafters might benefit from photos instead of drawings. Materials are culled from the recycle bin or the office, sometimes creating more work than necessary (instead of being told to use dowels, students are instructed to cut the point and eraser off of pencils). Illustrated sidebars give historical anecdotes for each project. VERDICT: Perseverance is key with these high-interest crafts."School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, "Let's be honest, books about warfare tend to fly off the shelf, and this series is worth a good look. Craft enthusiasts will use rubber bands, craft sticks, paper tubes, and pencils to fling paper wads and marshmallows across the room or set up a battlefield for warriors made of plastic eggs. Most of the projects are tricky to make, and though each one is explained via multiple illustrated steps, even confident crafters might benefit from photos instead of drawings. Materials are culled from the recycle bin or the office, sometimes creating more work than necessary (instead of being told to use dowels, students are instructed to cut the point and eraser off of pencils). Illustrated sidebars give historical anecdotes for each project. VERDICT: Perseverance is key with these high-interest crafts."--School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, "Readers interested in models, warfare, and construction will find lots to love in this volume. . . . An excellent resource that will spark the imaginations of many readers."--Kirkus Reviews, "Everything you need to know to create your own tabletop medieval battlefields. Readers interested in models, warfare, and construction will find lots to love in this volume, an instructional tome dedicated to helping readers build the best tabletop siege engines. Readers will learn how to build trebuchets, spring-armed catapults, blasting ballistas, and more. Young tinkerers will delight in poking through their recycling bins and junk drawers to find materials to build weaponry of all sorts. The materials are not exotic: paperclips, produce-bag netting, the occasional spork. The instructions are clean and clear, charmingly illustrated with a diverse array of child warriors, and smartly paced. Bits of history involving these war machines pop up here and there ('The balls [early catapults] fired could fell ranks of soldiers at a range of 1,300 feet (400 m)'), but the primary focus here is model-building technique. Readers are encouraged to use what they've learned and design their own weapons, with modifications as desired. For those delighted by the concept of tabletop warfare, three other titles offering instructions on how to develop the battlefield are concurrently published: Castle Attack, Ready, Aim, Launch!, and Surprise the Enemy. All three detail their subjects in similar fashion. An excellent resource that will spark the imaginations of many readers."Kirkus Reviews, "[B]ooks about warfare tend to fly off the shelf, and this series is worth a good look. . . . Perseverance is key with these high-interest crafts."--School Library Journal, Series Made Simple, "Everything you need to know to create your own tabletop medieval battlefields. Readers interested in models, warfare, and construction will find lots to love in this volume, an instructional tome dedicated to helping readers build the best tabletop siege engines. Readers will learn how to build trebuchets, spring-armed catapults, blasting ballistas, and more. Young tinkerers will delight in poking through their recycling bins and junk drawers to find materials to build weaponry of all sorts. The materials are not exotic: paperclips, produce-bag netting, the occasional spork. The instructions are clean and clear, charmingly illustrated with a diverse array of child warriors, and smartly paced. Bits of history involving these war machines pop up here and there ('The balls [early catapults] fired could fell ranks of soldiers at a range of 1,300 feet (400 m)'), but the primary focus here is model-building technique. Readers are encouraged to use what they've learned and design their own weapons, with modifications as desired. For those delighted by the concept of tabletop warfare, three other titles offering instructions on how to develop the battlefield are concurrently published: Castle Attack, Ready, Aim, Launch!, and Surprise the Enemy. All three detail their subjects in similar fashion. An excellent resource that will spark the imaginations of many readers."--Kirkus Reviews

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSixth Grade

SynopsisMake a set of traps and triggers powered by rubber bands and inspired by real-life devices. All you need are everyday items and some adult help. Choose your target and area of operation, hide your traps and triggers, and wait. Bite-sized facts explain how these traps and triggers have been used through history too!, Make a set of traps and triggers powered by rubber bands and inspired by real-life devices. All you need are everyday items and some adult help. Choose your target and area of operation, hide your traps and triggers, and wait. Bite-sized facts explain how these traps and triggers have been used through history too

LC Classification NumberUF860.I94 2016