As a drafting department manager I needed to read "Chapter 5, Section B: Selection of CADD Drafters" just to reafirm to myself that there is someone out there that thinks the same way I do. Finding the right kind of person to do good CAD work has been and continues to be a struggle. CADD operators are not necessarily capable of being good drafters and vice versa. This book is like a "pat on the back". I know now I am headed in the right direction for managing the department.

I have an 8 year old son who is seriously addicted to Lego building blocks and anything else that can be built. I am also a cub scout den leader and that makes me pretty good at understanding what 8 and 9 year old boys like.

They like this book! It answers some basic questions, that very subtley provide some basic engineering principles. What is BEST about this book is that every chapter has several simple projects that your child and you can do together. Again, simple, but it is suprising how educational this kind of fun can be.

My cub scouts like building bridges the best so far. You can bet we will work our way through this book and do many more projects.

Honestly, I wish a book like this existed when I was a kid. I thought engineering was all math and boring! NO SO! This book lights a fire in my imagination as well as that of my son. I love this book!

My 7 year old son is a WWII fanatic and loves this book. It discusses not only events in the war itself, but also the impact of the war on life in the U.S. The activities encourage kids to think about far-reaching effects of war, not just the exciting battles.