Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition
Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity!
$51.30
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
Learn to (safely) control electricity with the click of a button, the tip of a finger, and even the light from the sun!
No coding. No computers. No kidding.
“Don’t be fooled by the title. This collection of hands-on projects for tinkering with (and learning about) simple electronics is substantive enough to engross even gadget-loving adults.” - The Wall Street Journal
Electronics for Kids will teach you how electronics really work—what electricity is, how circuits beha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781718503502 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1718503504 |
| Author: | Oyvind Nydal Dahl |
| Publisher: | No Starch Press,US |
| Imprint: | No Starch Press,US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 177mm |
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Critics Review
“Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition is a friendly, practical, and well-structured introduction to electronics. It gets readers building with real components from the start, then gradually builds their confidence and understanding through projects that feel achievable without being overly simplified. It’s exactly the kind of book I would have loved to have had when I was first getting curious about how circuits work.”— Lewis Aburrow, DIY Machines
Praise for the first edition of Electronics for Kids:
“Beautifully designed.”
—Boing Boing
“Enlightening and fun.”
—The MagPi
“Chock-full of photographs to help guide young learners along, this book is a great jumping off point for those who are interested in learning about simple circuits and electricity.”
—School Library Connection
“Electronics for Kids continues the No Starch Press tradition of publishing smart books that make STEM topics accessible and encourage kids to think.”
—Homeschool.com
“Electronics for Kids is a fantastic tool for diving into the world of electronics and circuitry.”
—Vivify STEM
“There’s just the right mix of reading and hands-on projects that I’m confident the kids won’t get bored. Even better, the projects won’t insult their intelligence… they feature real components, a real breadboard, and actual schematics. I have no doubt that young readers will finish this book with a solid understanding of the basics of electronics and maybe even a desire to go further and learn more… a win for a parent or a teacher!”
—GeekDad
“This kind of book is the cure for the sense of depression you feel when you go to the toy store and look at the “science” section and everything you see is crap. Just get this book.”
—ScienceBlogs
“The author has pulled off a tremendous balancing act by creating a book that is fun and interesting, that has the reader building things and making stuff happen right from the get-go, and that manages to explain the underlying theory without talking down to the audience.”
—EE Times
About The Author
Oyvind Nydal Dahl
Yv Kind Nydal Dahl has been taking things apart since he was a kid. He studied electronics and computer science at the University of Oslo, where he built his own microchip. He went on to develop products including see-through wall sensors and a coffee roaster before founding Ohmify, a learning platform for electronics. He teaches workshops around the world and writes at his website Build Electronic Circuits.
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