Albert Einstein meets Martha Stewart in Alison Buxton's Maker Workshop: 14 Amazing Projects You Can Make Today, an inspired activity book for aspiring scientists and dedicated young crafters. The projects, which are broken into five sections (Bionic Bots, Home Helpers and so on), are tagged "basic" (e.g., Solar Night Light), "intermediate" (Light-Up Greeting Card) or "advanced" (Walking Robot). Each section concludes with a relevant science-themed spread, some tackling big questions that may be nagging at little readers ("What is glue?"). The activities consist of simply worded steps and corresponding color photos, many with exclamation-pointed prompts ("Glue!"; "Bend!"; "Stick!"; "Snip!"). Maker Workshop reads as though Buxton, founder and director of the U.K.'s STEAM Works, can barely contain her excitement--and no wonder: she has crafted a really cool book. --Nell Beram, freelance writer and YA author