Eastern Utah Libraries Catalog: Duchesne, Heber, Roosevelt, & Vernal

The unofficial guide to building castles in Minecraft /

Keppeler, Jill,

The unofficial guide to building castles in Minecraft / Jill Keppeler and Sam Keppeler. - First edition. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - STEM projects in Minecraft. . - STEM projects in Minecraft. .

Includes index.

Full of possibility -- Castles in real life -- Minecraft blocks -- Choosing a site -- Kinds of castles -- Walls and halls and towers -- Inside the walls -- Moats and drawbridges -- What will you build? -- Making mods.

The castles of Europe have become a long-lasting symbol of the hard work and ingenuity of medieval builders. This volume is a great way to learn all about the engineering principles needed to create these giant, enduring buildings. Readers will learn how to build arches, drawbridges, towers, and more. The photographs and illustrations show the historical period during which castles were built, as well as examples of castles constructed in Minecraft. Readers will also be encouraged to explore computer programming to make their own mods in Minecraft.

9781508169253 (library bound) 150816925X (library bound)

2017050225


Castles--Computer simulation--Juvenile literature.
Castles--Design and construction--Data processing--Juvenile literature.
Minecraft (Game)--Juvenile literature.
Architecture, Medieval--Juvenile literature.
This project was made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Service administered by the Utah State Library Division.

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