Hello and welcome to Patty O'Brien Novak's Amazon Author Central page!Patty is a mom and engineer with a new passion in life - bringing engineering to children. She wrote "Engineering the ABC's" after not finding books that could introduce engineering to her young children. Visit her at her website-www.PattyOBrienNovak.com, on Facebook under Engineering the ABCs, or on LinkedIn and Twitter.Why Engineering for Children?Children interact with the human-made world 98% of the time and engineers make the human-made world possible, yet most children do not even hear the word engineer until age 10 or 11. And if they do, it's usually someone who drives a train.Engineers do so much more than just drive trains. They have a part in just about everything you see around you - from your computer, to your home, to your phone, to your shoes - engineers have a part in it all.Help your child understand their human-made world, help them understand engineering!