I'm very much a fan of a project-based approach. However, I wouldn't recommend any book for that. I'd ask the apprentice what they'd like to achieve, and try to

I'm very much a fan of a project-based approach. However, I wouldn't recommend any book for that. I'd ask the apprentice what they'd like to achieve, and try to reduce scope as much as possible. There's a world of difference in motivation when building something you want to exist, versus building a project because a book told you so.