"Build like a pro!"--Cover.

About Minecraft -- About this book -- About you -- About the icons -- Beyond the book -- Project 1: entering Minecraft -- Registering a Minecraft account -- Purchasing and installing Minecraft -- Playing the game -- Logging in and operating the main menu -- Starting your first game in SinglePlayer mode -- Understanding basic controls -- Watching the Heads-Up Display (HUD) -- Project 2: prebuilding strategies -- Building different Minecraft buildings -- Gathering materials for construction: Creative mode -- Setting up the inventory in Creative mode -- Using the Creative mode menu -- Organizing your materials for Survival mode -- Obtaining a good inventory in Survival mode -- Organizing your materials in Survival mode -- Getting ready to build in Portable Edition -- Getting around the structure -- Using scaffolding -- Using ladders to scale your structure -- Location is everything -- Building on fun landscapes -- Reshaping the landscape -- Leveling mostly flat surfaces -- Leveling large structures -- Wire framing the build on paper -- Wire framing the build in Minecraft -- Project 3: building your dream home -- Building your first building -- Clearing your building site -- Choosing your materials -- Building walls -- Building a ceiling -- Building a door -- Adding light -- Building your dream home -- Protecting your dream home -- Thinking about new designs -- Project 4: building your own city -- Planning your city -- Choosing a theme for your city -- Sketching your city -- Making space in Minecraft -- Outlining your city -- Connecting the paths -- Starting construction -- Building a tall building -- Making a moat -- Building a simple house -- Using commands to build -- Fill command -- Clone command -- Playing around with commands -- Making your city unique -- Project 5: building city attractions -- Fancy fountains -- Simple one-block fountain -- Tall fountains -- Tall fountains without walls -- Wide fountains without walls -- Water slides -- Multiple story buildings -- Roller coasters -- Rail types -- The structure -- The track -- Making your city unique.

"A gaming book for kids! Have you ever wanted to build your own house? What about your own city? Now is your chance to do both, and have some fun while doing it! The projects in this book will help you design and build a dream house and city in Minecraft"--Back cover.

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