Minecraft: Essential Handbook

My girls have recently gotten into Minecraft on their iPad Minis and have been completely obsessed. They want to play all the time. Most of the time they are just messing around on it. We asked them if they would be interested in some books about Minecraft and they jumped at the chance. We purchased the Minecraft Essential Handbook and the Minecraft Construction Handbook for them and they loved them. They share the books back and forth and flip through them to get ideas for building things. They are using the iPad Pocket Edition that doesn't have all the bells and whistles that the PC version has, but these books are still good for general guidance and ideas. They are great beginner books to get them thinking about other things they can create. There are three other official books and a compilation of all of them if you want even more. If you have a beginner at Minecraft, these books are worth a look.

My granddaughter loved it.Delivered on time.

Obviously, this book isn't going to make you an expert by any means... but it is exactly what I was looking for.My 5 year old son is less than excited about reading but LOVES MineCraft. He'll read a word or two and then just shuts down. The day this book came in he couldn't wait to read it, PERFECT.It's not really "new reader friendly" but when I point to a word that he knows or can sound out, he actually does it! Best $5 I've spent since we ordered the PS3 version, lol.The book is written so well that my wife could sit down and play with the boys even though she knows nothing about the game. All of the basic recipes, their uses, useful tips, and, my sons favorite, stories from the "pros" and their first encounters with creepers.I will be ordering the rest of the "series" in the future. Hopefully the redstone one will teach me a thing or two!

I bought this for two of my grandsons. One is 8 and the other is 9. They have played Minecraft for several years. They play it on the Xbox 360. They have both been reading this book and have pointed out things they didn't know. Some of the information is geared towards things not yet included in the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. Xbox 360 is supposed to have an update in the near future that this information will apply to. The majority of the information in this book applies to the Xbox 360 version.I would definitely recommend it for beginners. I also ordered the other 3 books that go with this one. "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook", "Minecraft: Combat Handbook" and "Minecraft: Construction Handbook.".

This book is..... Easy to understand, has a hard cover, HI-Gloss photo paper, full color pictures, large easy to read print/ text, tips, tricks, hints and some cool facts. I wish they would go into a little more detail with some areas of the game, I mean cant they add 20 more pages to make this a even 100 page book?All the info is great except for one thing they tell you to go fins a cave and hide in there for the 1st night. Its been in my experience to avoid caves as the monsters like to spawn in there even in daylight, I mean you have to go in there fight off the Monsters that are already in there and then build a shelter inside, then when night dose come if they come down there and the sun comes up they are not going to die because you are in a cave underground in the dark so you will have to fight your way out every night until you get a bed. just build a wood house above ground, kill some sheep, make a bed and your done.

I remember when I was younger and loving video games, heck I still do. I also remember wanting the guide books to go with them, it was like a virtual adventure lol.When my 7 year old daughter asked for the two Minecraft books, I was skeptical because video game guide books when I grew up were usually made by Prima and cost $20-$30. Come to find out, even at B&N they were less than $9 I decided to get them for her. She loves Minecraft and the books, she reads them and reading is educational and improves her reading comprehension regardless of the material.I highly recommend these for any Minecraft fan. The quality of the hardcover is far greater than I expected for spending less than $5 for them.

I started off buying this for my daughter, but every time someone comes to our house they talk about this book and review it. Since my intial purchase I have bought 3 more books as gifts to other kids. If you want your kids to read something over and over and they like minecraft this book will be perfect for them.Eight months later and this is still a primary birthday purchase for my kids friends. It is amazing watching kids stuck in book for days...even if it is to learn a video game. I personally am not a fan of minecraft but my 8 year old says it has tons of helpful hints in it and she is constantly pulling it off the shelf.

Listed as very good and more like new. Very Pleased.

Problema é que é em inglês,não atentei para esse fato!Minha filha ficou chateada!Mas os desenhos são legais!Não li a especificação!

I purchased this book for my son. He just loves it and he says it helps him with the game.

Very good book loved it came much before the expected delivery!

Ce guide n'est pas forcément destiné aux joueurs avertis, mais il peut tout de même donner quelques petites astuces sympathiques.Pour un joueur débutant il donnera les bases.En dehors de ça il est visuellement parfaitement réalisé, très agréable à regarder.

子供がほしがったので買ってみました。子ども自身が興味を持って辞書を引きながら英語の文章を読んでいるので良かったと思います。