With far too many resources to list, here is a sample of some of the newest title releases.
LEGO Minecraft Ideas (Library Edition)
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Level up your LEGO® Minecraft® models with more than 50 building ideas! Use your LEGO collection to bring your Minecraft builds to life. Inspire budding builders to design a diamond sword, build a busy biome, make a micro mob, create a creeper house, and much more. Challenge family and friends to exciting games that combine the best bits of Minecraft and LEGO building. © 2024 Mojang AB. ©2024 The LEGO Group.
Minecraft Festive Ideas
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You won't run out of building ideas with this magical stocking-stuffer, featuring more than 50 festive building ideas, games, and activities! Packed with inspirational ideas and tips for Minecraft holiday builds, Minecraft Festive Ideas is perfect for creative Minecraft fans who want to build a fun and festive winter wonderland. Building ideas include a gingerbread house, an adorable family of penguins, an arena for a snow golem snowball fight, merry Minecraft challenges suitable for younger players, and much more! © 2023 Mojang AB.
A Mobs of Minecraft Treasury (Mobs of Minecraft)
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Discover three exciting Minecraft mobs--and how to survive them--in this hardcover storybook collection featuring three action-packed stories based on Minecraft, the world's best-selling video game! Young Minecraft fans who are just starting to play the game can learn all about the Enderman, snow golem, and guardian in this MOBS OF MINECRAFT storybook collection. In these three different stories, new Minecraft player Sam encounters mysterious mobs for the first time. Readers will learn everything they need to know about discovering, avoiding, surviving, and sometimes even caring for these mobs in their own Minecraft adventures. Featuring game play and crafting hints within an engaging story, this Minecraft storybook is perfect for new fans, gamers, and children ages 4 to 7. © 2024 Mojang AB. All Rights Reserved. Minecraft, the Minecraft logo, the Mojang Studios logo and the Creeper logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
The World of Minecraft
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Uncover the history of one of the most influential games of all time in The World of Minecraft. Explore how the critically acclaimed game evolved from a one-person project in 2009 to the global gaming phenomenon it is today. The World of Minecraft is the definitive account of the game's history, combining exclusive interviews from the Mojang studio and recollections from long-standing members of the gaming community. Read the stories behind mods like Feed The Beast, the growth of community-defining servers like Hypixel, and YouTube channels like The Yogscast, plus a personal account from Lydia Winters on the creation of Alex, the impact of Minecraft charity Block by Block, the origin of the phantom, and many more insights. This must-have collector's item includes a foreword from chief creative officer Jens "Jeb" Bergensten and an afterword from vanilla Minecraft game director Agnes Larsson, plus original concept art, beautifully detailed renders, and previously unseen archive materials that illustrate how the game has developed over its first fifteen years. Journey back into past eras of the game and look to the future in this comprehensive chronicle of Minecraft's story.
Find books about Minecraft as well as a large collection of building guides from the My Minecraft and 21st Century Skills Innovation Library series. Below is a sampling of books available.
Minecraft
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This title introduces readers to Minecraft, covering its history, franchises and products, and worldwide impact. The title features engaging infographics, informative sidebars, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Minecraft
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It's game on, Minecraft fans! This title explores the inception and evolution of Minecraft, highlighting the game's key creators, super players, and the cultural crazes inspired by the game. Special features include side-by-side comparisons of the game over time and a behind-the-screen look into the franchise. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, a timeline and an index.Full-color photos and action-packed screenshots will transport readers to the heart the Minecraft empire! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Minecraft: Guide to Building
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With more than 100 million players around the world, Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time. Its unique design encourages players to use their creativity and problem solving skills to build entire worlds from scratch. In this book, readers will learn everything they need to know about construction in Minecraft, including which materials to use in different situations and how to choose building locations.
The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft Enchantments
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Enchanted tools, weapons, and armor in the hit game Minecraft make playing more fun. Learn how to create them in this overview. Sidebars highlight elements of game play related to STEM and coding concepts.
Find hundreds of books, ebooks, and comics about the game, how to build and play, and novels about the characters. There are even some soundtracks to get you in the mood! Below is a sampling of options.
Minecraft Survival Mode
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In Survival Mode, players have only ten minutes of daylight before hostile mobs spawn at night. That's why it's important to build shelters and make weapons. Learn tips on how to craft, what to mine, and where to build shelters to best survive the night in Minecraft's Survival Mode!
The Unofficial Guide to Engineering in Minecraft®
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Why do people build with arches? Why do we use stone in some places and wood in others? What's a foundation? How do you plan a road or construct a bridge? The answers to these questions can help gamers in Minecraft and in the real world! Through building their own structures and systems in Minecraft, young readers and gaming fans will learn about the past and present of human engineering, with a vision toward the future.
The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft® Archaeology
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Archaeology is the scientific study of tools and other artifacts left by those in the past. In Minecraft, players can also take part in this study! Through use of special tools and careful examination of ruins and other in-game structures, they can discover loot and artifacts to help them survive and explore the game environment. Readers will learn more about both real-world and Minecraft archaeology and the tools and methods used in both. Illustrations aid in understanding, and tips help make the most of the game experience.
Minecraft Dungeons: Tranquil Beats Soundtrack
With more Minecraft resources than you can imagine, Libby is sure to offer you something to help you "build" your love for the game. Find books about the game, guides for playing the game, fiction based on the game, and several magazines dedicated to the game. Below is a sampling of offerings.
Minecraft
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A few years ago, 32-year-old Markus Notch' Persson of Stockholm was an unknown and bored computer programmer. Today, he is a multi-millionaire international icon. Here, the creator of Minecraft opens up for the first time about his life. About his old Lego-filled desk at school. About the first computer his father brought home one day. But also about growing up in a family marked by drug abuse and conflict. But above all, it is the story of the fine line between seeming misfit and creative madman, and the birth of a true tech visionary.'
Minecraft: Guide to Combat
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Learn how to survive and thrive in Minecraft with this brand-new guide! With insider info and tips from the experts at game-creator Mojang on how to defeat mobs and defend your base, this is a must-have, fully illustrated guide to combat. Don your armor, pick up your sword and charge headfirst into Minecraft: Guide to Combat--the only book you need to take your game to the next level. Read how to craft the deadliest weapons and enchant them with mystical powers, discover the vicious mobs that you'll go toe-to-toe with, and learn crafty strategies that will help you best your friends in PVP. With so much to explore, there's sure to be something for 'crafters of every level.
Minecraft: Journey to the Ancient City
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The next blockbuster Minecraft novel from the bestselling publishing program--now with over five million books in print! Opal has almost done it all--fought monsters, protected people from pillagers, and even defeated the legendary Ender Dragon! But that's all in the past. Now, Opal has hung up her adventuring hat and is living the life of a happy creafter, far more likely to build a bed than to fight a Wither. In fact, Opal has decided that her time is best spent building her dream manor outside the very village that displays the Ender Dragon skull she brought back from the End! Meanwhile, Opal's sister, Lisa, is at the beginning of her own journey. She's ready to be a hero. Just ask her. Or don't. She'll tell you anyway. She knows every single story ever told about her sister and probably about a few other heroes as well. She admires Opal immensely--always has. But now it's her turn for an adventure. And that adventure might be bigger than she could ever have imagined. One day, a traveling adventurer named Braun arrives in town, claiming he knows how to defeat the Warden--a fearsome mob that not even Opal has bested. Lisa jumps at the chance to join Braun on his epic quest, and Opal reluctantly agrees to accompany the duo--only to protect her sister, of course. But along the way, Opal might just rediscover her love of adventure, and realize that it's even more fun when someone else is there to share in the story....
Minecraft: the Crash
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams--and doubts--to life, one player must face her fears. Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She's more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-later kind of person. But consequences can't be put off forever, as Bianca learns when she and her best friend, Lonnie, are in a terrible car crash. Waking up in the hospital, almost paralyzed by her injuries, Bianca is faced with questions she's not equipped to answer. She chooses instead to try a new virtual-reality version of Minecraft that responds to her every wish, giving her control over a world at the very moment she thought she'd lost it. As she explores this new realm, she encounters a mute, glitching avatar she believes to be Lonnie. Bianca teams up with Esme and Anton, two kids who are also playing on the hospital server, to save her friend. But the road to recovery isn't without its own dangers. The kids are swarmed by mobs seemingly generated by their fears and insecurities, and now Bianca must deal with the uncertainties that have been plaguing her: Is Lonnie really in the game? And can Bianca help him return to reality? Collect all of the official Minecraft books: Minecraft: The Island Minecraft: The Crash Minecraft: The Lost Journals Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress Minecraft: Guide to Exploration Minecraft: Guide to Creative Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End Minecraft: Guide to Redstone Minecraft: Mobestiary Minecraft: Guide to Enchantments & Potions Minecraft: Guide to PVP Minigames Minecraft: Guide to Farming Minecraft: Let's Build! Theme Park Adventure Minecraft for Beginners
Minecraft: the Village
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The final book in Max Brooks's official Minecraft trilogy! The New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Island details the story of two stranded heroes whose block-breaking expedition lands them squarely in the middle of a conflict that only they can resolve. Journeying into the unknown is a scary prospect, but together Guy and Summer can navigate any challenge. The two castaways strike out in this curious, blocky world, searching for a way home. As they cross the Overworld--traversing frozen wastelands and scorching deserts--the pair makes an exciting discovery: a community populated by villagers! Guy and Summer settle in to learn more about their new friends, trading with the residents and exploring the surrounding area as they work out the next steps in their voyage. But with monstrous mobs and perilous pitfalls around every corner, they soon find that they might be needed here more than they'd thought. When a villager disappears, their investigation uncovers new foes--ones so powerful that this might spell the end of their adventure. Drawing on the lessons they've learned along the way, Guy and Summer must work together to protect the village.
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