Sam Keppeler - The Unofficial Guide to Using Tools in Minecraft®

Published in 2020 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 Copyright 2020 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer. First Edition Editor: Greg Roza Book Design: Rachel Rising Illustrator: Matas Lapege Photo Credits: Cover, pp.. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Keppeler, Sam.

Title: The unofficial guide to using tools in Minecraft / Sam Keppeler. Description: New York: PowerKids Press, 2020. | Series: STEM projects in Minecraft | Includes glossary and index. Identifiers: ISBN 9781725310704 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781725310728 (library bound) | ISBN 9781725310711 (6 pack) Subjects: LCSH: Tools--Juvenile literature. | Minecraft (Game) -- Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC TJ1195.K46 2020 | DDC 621.9--dc23 Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang (a game development studio owned by Microsoft Technology Corporation), and its use in this book does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of this title by Mojang or Microsoft.

Manufactured in the United States of America CPSIA Compliance Information: Batch #CWPK20. For Further Information contact Rosen Publishing, New York, New York at 1-800-237-9932. ContentsTools Through Time People use tools every day. They use simple tools such as hammers and screwdrivers. They use not-so-simple tools powered by electricity and controlled by computers. Humans have used tools for as long as humans have existed! In fact, even humanlike creatures from earlier in history used tools.

The oldest tools found are about 3.3 million years old. You can use tools in the game of Minecraft, too. Some of the tools in the game have a lot in common with humankinds early tools. Early humans and humanlike creatures used and cutting tools like axes. They were often made of stone. Scientists found these stone tools, probably used for chopping things, in Tanzania.

They may be more than 1 million years old. First Tools When youre playing Minecraft in Survival to find and collect. All you have to do is punch a tree! Once you have a wooden pickaxe, you can use it to get cobblestone to make better tools that last longer. Axes work best on breaking wood blocks and things made out of wood. Pickaxes work best on all kinds of stone. MINECRAFT MANIA To make most Minecraft tools, youll need a crafting table. MINECRAFT MANIA To make most Minecraft tools, youll need a crafting table.

This block, crafted out of four wooden planks, might be the most important and useful block in Minecraft. How fast one of these tools works on a block (or whether it works at all) depends in part on what its made of. Diamond is the strongest, longest-lasting tool . Dig It Another common early tool is the shovel. You can use shovels to dig through dirt, gravel, clay, and snow. You can also break these blocks using other tools or even your hands, but shovels are much faster.

You can also tap grass blocks with a shovel to create a path. The other first tool youll probably make in Minecraft is actually a weapon. If youre playing Survival mode on any level other than peaceful, youll need a sword to protect yourself! Swords can be used as a tool as well. You can use them to break cobwebs into string. MINECRAFT MANIA You can make tools and weapons out of gold in Minecraft too. Snow blocks in Minecraft drop snowballs if you break them with a shovel. Snow blocks in Minecraft drop snowballs if you break them with a shovel.

With four snowballs, you can craft a new snow block. Shear Usefulness Humans first sheep about 7,000 years ago. Today, there are about 1 billion sheep in the world! We raise these farmyard creatures for their meat and their wool. Their fleece, or coat of wool, is removed by cutting it off with tools called shears. There are shears and sheep in Minecraft, too. You can make shears with two iron ingots.

If you use shears on a sheep, it will drop one to three blocks of wool. You can use this wool for many things, including making banners, carpets, paintings, and beds that let you sleep through the night. MINECRAFT MANIA You can also use shears to gather cobwebs, vines, leaves, grass, seagrass, and ferns. You can use them on a pumpkin to turn it into a carved pumpkin and get pumpkin seeds. Most Minecraft sheep are naturally white. Catching Fire Fire is very dangerous both in the real world and in Minecraft! However, it can be very useful too. Catching Fire Fire is very dangerous both in the real world and in Minecraft! However, it can be very useful too.

Early humans learned how to make fire about 9,000 years ago. They first used it to cook food and to keep warm. Early fire-starting methods included hitting a piece of flinta hard, dark rock against another material to create a spark. Today, people still start fires with flint and steel. Flint and steel can start fires in Minecraft, too. You need a piece of flint and one iron ingot to make this tool.

Be careful, thoughif youre playing in Survival mode, you could burn yourself! MINECRAFT MANIA Many blocks in Minecraft will catch on fire, but the fire will go out quickly unless its on a flammable block. This means a block on which fire can spread. These blocks include things made of wood, coal, leaves, and wool.