| Buildings and Structures (Facts at Your Fingertips: Invention and Technology) | |
| ISBN: 9781936333417 Author: Brown Bear Books (Author) Publisher: Facts at Your Fingertips Published: August 2012 Retail: $44.20 OUR PRICE: $3.09 You Save 93% Binding Type: Library Binding Annotation: This entry in the Facts at Your Fingertips: Invention and Technology series offers a wealth of information about basic structural engineering and the scientific principles behind important construction elements. Key architects like Gustav Eiffel and Frank Lloyd Wright are introduced while discussing the evolution of traditional and modern construction designs. Subsequent topics include “controlling water” for human consumption, changing the landscape via dams and other feats of engineering, designing bridges and tunnels, and creating innovations in the home that make everyday life easier. A concluding time line ranges from the earliest tools known to man to the opening of a high-speed rail line in China in 2011. Illustrated with exterior, interior, and overhead shots aplenty, this is a thorough look at the art and science of the buildings that surround us. Grades 7-10. --Courtney Jones |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Machinery & Tools |
| Dewey: 690 |
| LCCN: 2011046991 |
| Series: Facts at Your Fingertips |
| Physical Information: 10.10" H x 1010.00" L x 8.10" W |
| Bargain Category: Technology, Science, Reference, Non-Fiction, Middle School, History, High School |
| Grade level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th |