diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 6eda105..bb8f784 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
+export(dataedu_bookdown_dependencies)
 export(dataedu_colors)
 export(dataedu_packages)
+export(install_bookdown_dependencies)
 export(install_dataedu)
 export(load.cabin)
 export(scale_color_dataedu)
diff --git a/R/data.R b/R/data.R
index 84552ce..c9db5b3 100644
--- a/R/data.R
+++ b/R/data.R
@@ -347,3 +347,17 @@ dataedu_packages <-
     "tidyverse",
     "tidytext"
   )
+
+#' All packages used to render the Data Science in Education Using R book (via {bookdown})
+#'
+#' @name dataedu_bookdown_dependencies
+#' @format A character vector
+#' @export dataedu_bookdown_dependencies
+
+dataedu_bookdown_dependencies <- 
+  c(
+    "RefManageR", 
+    "png", 
+    "bookdown",
+    "extrafont"
+  )
diff --git a/R/install_dataedu.R b/R/install_dataedu.R
index d6bc84e..370c8cc 100644
--- a/R/install_dataedu.R
+++ b/R/install_dataedu.R
@@ -14,3 +14,21 @@ install_dataedu <- function() {
   Sys.sleep(2)
   install.packages(dataedu_packages)
 }
+
+#' Mass installation of DSIEUR bookdown packages needed to render the book
+#'
+#' @description
+#' `install_bookdown_dependencies()` installs the packages required as 
+#' dependencies used to render the bookdown book 
+#' (at https://github.com/data-edu/data-science-in-education)
+#'
+#' @usage
+#' install_bookdown_dependencies()
+#'
+#' @rdname install_bookdown_dependencies
+#' @export
+
+install_bookdown_dependencies <- function() {
+  Sys.sleep(2)
+  install.packages(dataedu_bookdown_dependencies)
+}
diff --git a/man/dataedu_bookdown_dependencies.Rd b/man/dataedu_bookdown_dependencies.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dced096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/dataedu_bookdown_dependencies.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/data.R
+\docType{data}
+\name{dataedu_bookdown_dependencies}
+\alias{dataedu_bookdown_dependencies}
+\title{All packages used to render the Data Science in Education Using R book (via {bookdown})}
+\format{
+A character vector
+}
+\usage{
+dataedu_bookdown_dependencies
+}
+\description{
+All packages used to render the Data Science in Education Using R book (via {bookdown})
+}
+\keyword{datasets}
diff --git a/man/install_bookdown_dependencies.Rd b/man/install_bookdown_dependencies.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15ea40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/install_bookdown_dependencies.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/install_dataedu.R
+\name{install_bookdown_dependencies}
+\alias{install_bookdown_dependencies}
+\title{Mass installation of DSIEUR bookdown packages needed to render the book}
+\usage{
+install_bookdown_dependencies()
+}
+\description{
+\code{install_bookdown_dependencies()} installs the packages required as
+dependencies used to render the bookdown book
+(at https://github.com/data-edu/data-science-in-education)
+}