Books & Educational Material

SKU: PI-BK0114 | Brand: Pimoroni

Learn the Raspberry Pi 3 from the experts! Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition is the "unofficial official" guide to everything Raspberry Pi 3. Written by the Pi's creator and a leading Pi guru, this book goes straig...

SKU: TB-BM7133 | Brand: Little Bird

This entry level book explains what an Arduino microcontroller actually is (i.e. a very small stand alone computer), introduces you to the Arduino programming language (called, C) and then describes the basic configur...

SKU: AF-1839 | Brand: Adafruit

Making Wearables with an Arduino-Compatible Electronics PlatformThis book introduces readers to building wearable electronics projects using Adafruit's tiny FLORA board: at 4.4 grams, and only 1.75 inches in diameter...

SKU: LB-1484252985 | Brand: Little Bird

A hands-on guide to building IoT and image processing projects with the Raspberry Pi. Starting with simple sensor circuits, the book progressively introduces cloud connectivity, real-time alerts, and computer vision —...

SKU: LB-1260019950 | Brand: Little Bird

Take your video projects to the next level with the power of green screen!This easy-to-follow guide clearly explains green screen technology and shows, step-by-step, how to dream up and create professional-grade video...

SKU: LB-1433119196 | Brand: Little Bird

Textile Messages focuses on the emerging field of electronic textiles, or e-textiles - computers that can be soft, colourful, approachable, and beautiful. E-textiles are articles of clothing, home furnishings, or...

SKU: LB-ADVCODING | Brand: Little Bird

Learn to code from scratch with 11 hands-on projects using the Scratch programming language. Written by coding experts Eva Holland and Chris Minnick, Adventures in Coding takes complete beginners from zero to app-buil...

SKU: PI-BK0102 | Brand: Pimoroni

A fun, project-based guide to learning programming on the Raspberry Pi, written for kids aged 11–15 with no experience required. Author Carrie Anne Philbin (Director of Education at the Raspberry Pi Foundation) walks ...

SKU: AF-3756 | Brand: Adafruit

In 2013, illustrator Lee John Phillips began a project of one drawing a day, documenting the miscellanea from his late grandfather's shed. Phillips' Shed Project has enjoyed widespread coverage in the media and around...

SKU: LB-00315 | Brand: Little Bird

Ada Twist, Scientist is a picture book by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. Ada has always been insatiably curious — why are there pointy things on a rose? Why are there hairs growing inside your nose? Wh...

SKU: AF-3717 | Brand: Adafruit

Make: Volume 61 features one of our absolute favorite makers, Naomi Wu, better known online as @RealSexyCyborg! We are so thrilled she's getting this exposure that we want everyone to have a copy of the maga...

SKU: LB-00314 | Brand: Little Bird

A beautifully-illustrated tale of a girl and her dream to become a great engineer.   Where some people see rubbish, Rosie Revere sees inspiration. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great ...

SKU: LB-00317 | Brand: Little Bird

 | Iggy has one passion: architecture. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials. But hey! What’s wrong with a tower built of diapers? (Even dirty ones!...

SKU: SF-BOK-12006 | Brand: SparkFun

A guide for educators on bringing the maker movement into K–12 classrooms. The book explores how 3D printing, robotics, programming, wearable computing, and Arduino can combine with hands-on learning traditions to tur...

SKU: SF-BOK-11135 | Brand: SparkFun

The Android operating system is becoming more and more popular among embedded device manufacturers making it evermore practical to create devices that can interface with Android. Now you can create your own electronic...

SKU: SF-BOK-10626 | Brand: SparkFun

Want to build your own robots, turn your ideas into prototypes, or control devices with a computer? It’s a snap with this book and the Arduino open source electronic prototyping platform. Get started with six fun proj...