Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition

Build real circuits. Understand how electronics actually work. No coding required.

"Don't be fooled by the title," The Wall Street Journal said of the first edition. This is a real electronics book. Designed for ages 10 and up, it's substantive enough that adults learning electronics for the first time get just as much out of it.

The book starts with the basics (What is electricity? How does a circuit work?) and builds from there. Readers construct a secret intruder alarm, a touch-sensitive circuit, a sunrise wake-up alarm, and an electronic musical instrument, picking up soldering, schematic reading, and digital logic along the way. The final project, a playable LED reaction game, combines everything in the book into a device readers build and keep.

The second edition has been rebuilt from the ground up:

Full-color illustrations throughout by Samuel Barrios Miranda, replacing the first edition's photos and diagramsClearer, simpler explanations that teach through buildingUpdated part numbers and online resources so readers can find exactly what they needA complete progression from basic electricity through digital logic
No coding required. No computers required. Just a breadboard, real components, and curiosity.