Reddit reviews Minecraft: The Complete Handbook Collection
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How about the Mojang Official Minecraft Handbooks?
https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Complete-Collection-Stephanie-Milton/dp/0545823285
I knew this guy who had these books for his kid, they looked pretty cool. There's like 4 different handbooks. One just on Redstone.
They're in your price range and the reading level is 8 and up.
He might like Minecraft Story Mode.
There's also the Minecraft Blockpedia and as someone also mentioned, The complete Handbook collection. The construction book in that set is good for making nicer looking houses.
as for apps, if you are on iOS, farlanders made a nice guide book a while back.
edit: for a nice book, not an app, this series was awesome, especially the redstone guide.