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Book List: 3D Printing the Future

3D printing and innovation… in print!  Check these books out of your library and while you are there, see if they have 3D printer you can you try for yourself!

LEO the Maker Prince by Carla Diana. LEO the Maker Prince teaches children (both young and old) about 3D printing by following Carla and LEO’s journey through Brooklyn. LEO is a walking, talking robot who has the magical ability to to print (in plastic) any object that Carla draws. The other robots have their own special capabilities: H1-H0 prints in metal, Sinclair-10 can find and print objects from a huge catalog of designs, and the others (including AL1C3-D, IRIS-7, and NiXie) have unique talents, too. Readers can come along for the journey, too: all of the objects in the book are printable one way or another.


The Book on 3D Printing by Isaac Budmen. You have heard about 3D Printing in the news and all over the Internet. The guys on the Big Bang Theory got a 3D printer, and even President Obama mentioned 3D Printing in the State of the Union address. By now you might be wondering: What the heck is 3D Printing? And why is everyone so excited about it? If you have been searching for answers, you already know that information about 3D Printing can be hard to find and often difficult to understand.


Peter and Pablo the Printer by Jeffrey Ito. Peter is about to turn seven years old. For his upcoming Birthday he is gifted a 3D Printer by his father – one that is capable of printing anything!


Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. Rosie Revere dreamed of becoming a great engineer. Where some people see rubbish, Rosie sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends. Hot dog dispensers, helium pants, python-repelling cheese hats: Rosie’s gizmos would astound—if she ever let anyone see them.