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misspippireads's review against another edition
4.0
Boxitects is a story about a girl who loves to build. It's a great story to share, but also a fantastic story to use as a jumping point for a unit or activity. The end pages also include how to be boxitect. I would recommend this one for elementary readalouds.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Illustrations created in Photoshop.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Illustrations created in Photoshop.
jaij7's review against another edition
5.0
This will be a great book to add to the STEAM collection. Inventive, creative, and has a good message.
mallen8509's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book to read to introduce makerspace. Boxitects encourages working as a team and how everyone's ideas will be different, but there is a way to work together.
msgabbythelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
What a fun book for a STEM day/storytime/activity/ etc! In fact, on days when libraries do "cardboard challenges," I think this should be read first! (I also think it should have been a CLEL bell for "Play" but that's just me ;))
Meg is the main character, following a current trend of having a female character in STEM fields. I don't think we should beat readers over the head with "look at what a girl can do" messaging, but this book doesn't do that. It more encourages the usage of imagination on MANY fronts which I think readers will appreciate.
Meg is the main character, following a current trend of having a female character in STEM fields. I don't think we should beat readers over the head with "look at what a girl can do" messaging, but this book doesn't do that. It more encourages the usage of imagination on MANY fronts which I think readers will appreciate.
abigailbat's review against another edition
Meg is a boxitect - she loves building things out of cardboard boxes - but when a new girl who is also a boxitect shows up at Maker School, can Meg learn to work with someone else? With vibrant illustrations and a fanciful, fun-to-imagine maker school, this spirited book may strike a chord with young makers. Back matters includes an experiment that demonstrates the strength of corrugated cardboard and some building ideas and instructions for readers who want to try their hand at "boxitecture".