Build It! Outer Space: Make Supercool Models with Your Favorite LEGO® Parts
About this ebook
Turn your household brick tub into a high-tech galactic frontier! Build It! Outer Space brings the thrill of modern space exploration—from multi-stage rockets and planetary rovers to deep-space stations and alien research outposts—right to your living room. Designed specifically for young builders aged 5 and up, this volume features step-by-step visual instructions to construct up to twenty-five custom, future-facing space models.
Like every title in the bestselling Build It! series, this book is engineered to maximize the value of the LEGO® bricks you already own. There’s no need to buy expensive, single-use specialty kits. All models are designed around common, universal elements—anchored primarily by standard LEGO® Classic sets like the Large Creative Brick Box (#10698).
Your child doesn’t need a specific obscure piece or an exact color match to succeed. Full-color CAD diagrams and clear, image-based instructions guide kids through every step, while encouraging them to swap colors, adapt designs, and make each space creation uniquely their own.
Whether your young astronaut is building a mini solar system, launching a crewed space shuttle, or customizing a futuristic tracking array, Build It! Outer Space delivers hours of screen-free, imaginative play. It’s the ultimate inspiration guide for parents looking to unlock the full potential of their home brick collection without breaking the bank. Ready for countdown? Grab your brick bin and let the space adventures begin!
About the author
Jennifer Kemmeter is the author and creator of the bestselling children’s STEM series Build It! and co-author with Antimo Marrone of the Play It! series. She is from upstate New York, where she developed her passions for chess, construction toys, and the arts. Jennifer was an economist and marketing professional, and even dabbled in the diamond trade, before moving into children’s books. Through books, she seeks to develop image-based tools to aid children in developing logical and creative approaches to independent problem solving. She now lives in London, England with her husband and two sons. When she’s not working on children’s books, Jen is usually in her garden, wrestling with green wall irrigation and trying to outwit the local fox population.
