Minecraft – New Books
Do you like all things Minecraft? Then check out these new books arriving soon!
These new books go beyond just playing Minecraft, and include recipes, search and find fun, science experiments, art and craft projects, challenges, graphic novels, adventure fiction and much more!
Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time. Made up of colourful blocks and an assortment of creatures, players have the freedom to be creative in a world with very few limits or merely survive the game with fun ups and downs. There’s always plenty to explore in the blocky world of Minecraft.
BOOKS
Minecraft: Where’s the Zombie?
Zombies could be hiding anywhere in this new search and find book from the Minecraft: Zombies! series. Find the hidden creepers, llamas, villagers and ZOMBIES! Test your visual acumen and see how many you can find.
Minecraft the Crafter’s Kitchen: an official Minecraft cookbook for young chefs and their families
written by Ab Mojang
This official Minecraft cookbook expands beyond its sixty recipes, giving aspiring young chefs the tools they need to begin a lifelong love of cooking, as well as important lessons on looking after the environment. This cookbook is a food journey across the Overworld and planet Earth. You will be guided by a Minecraft chef named Gourmand who cares deeply about nature, gardening, composting and the environment. Each chapter features a different biome from the Minecraft world and yummy easy to make recipes.
Minecraft Survival Challenges: The Adventure Edition
by Ab Mojang
However you love playing, this book is packed with challenges that will improve your ability and inspire fun new ways to enjoy the world of Minecraft. So, if you’re ready to take your Minecraft survival skills to another level, this is the book for you! Complete with amazing full colour illustrations and expert tips throughout, begin your journey to becoming a Minecraft survival expert now.
Ultimate Unofficial Minecraft Challenge
written by John Miller and Chris Scott
This engaging book teams in-game builds with out-of-game hands-on projects. It is written by two experienced educators who use Minecraft in their classrooms to create fun adventures in learning. Minecraft is used as an educational tool to connect to STEAM experiments and art and craft activities. Lessons include making and flying paper planes and then crafting airships in Minecraft and making glow in the dark slime and then setting up a colourful light spectrum in-game using beacons.
Minecraft: Out of Order
by Josh Hicks and Taylor Esposito
This is the first graphic novel in the Minecraft: Out of Order series. Join Riley and their friends on the adventure of a lifetime in Minecraft’s Overworld. They are forced into action when the militant Province of Perfect Sameness storms into town and flattens their home, led by identical twins, Paula and Prentice. Together, they must venture to the Province’s fortress, cross swords with the twin’s legion of soldiers and take back all of the materials stolen from their Hamlet. Dare to build your own way in this brand-new graphic novel.
Amulet Trouble
by Zack Zombie
The ever-popular Diary of a Minecraft Zombie series continues to expand, with this title being the 47th in the series. When Zombie and his friends go on an excursion to an archaeological site, they uncover pieces of the Good Luck Amulet of Ancient Minecraftia. They do the right thing and hand them in to the museum … but Zombie sneakily keeps a piece for himself. And that’s when his good luck starts to roll in! How far will Zombie go to keep his amulet piece and at what cost?
Minecraft: The Manga
by Kazuyoshi Seto
This is an official Minecraft manga adventure, and the first volume in this new series. Ten-year-old Nico is bored of a peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town. He enjoys riding Creepers while they explode, but what he really wants is to escape the confines of his home and go on an adventure. When zombies attack, Nico gets to prove just how strong he has become. But then he runs into a zombie that can talk, and so his much-wanted adventure begins.
LEGO Minecraft Ideas
by Shari Last and Julia March
Use your Lego collection to bring your Minecraft builds to life. There are more than fifty building ideas to choose from, including a diamond sword, a micro mob, a creeper house and a busy biome. You can also challenge your family and friends to exciting games that combine Minecraft and Lego.
