Author: Sally Spray
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543513395
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Follow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.
Awesome Engineering Skyscrapers
Author: Sally Spray
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543513395
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Follow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543513395
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Follow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.
Awesome Engineering Skyscrapers
Author: Sally Spray
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543513336
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Follow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543513336
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Follow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.
Science Comics: Skyscrapers
Author: John Kerschbaum
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250767679
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Leave no brick unturned in John Kerschbaum's Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, join a pair of superheroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world’s tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work!
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250767679
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Leave no brick unturned in John Kerschbaum's Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, join a pair of superheroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world’s tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work!
Skyscrapers!
Author: Carol A. Johmann
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781439547175
Category : Skyscrapers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An interactive title examines the history, construction, environmental impact, and design of skyscrapers while offering challenges to the reader to build projects and reports about various aspects of building, designing, and maintaining these massive structures. Original.
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781439547175
Category : Skyscrapers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An interactive title examines the history, construction, environmental impact, and design of skyscrapers while offering challenges to the reader to build projects and reports about various aspects of building, designing, and maintaining these massive structures. Original.
Extraordinary Skyscrapers
Author: Sonya Newland
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543529119
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Skyscrapers are more than just tall buildings. They're engineering wonders and are extraordinary to behold. But have you ever wondered how they were built? Put on your hard hat and go behind the scenes to investigate the world's most amazing skyscrapers. Explore the design, construction, and engineering processes that went into creating these marvelous buildings. Extraordinary Skyscrapers will leave you with a better understanding and a greater appreciation of these incredible structures.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1543529119
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Skyscrapers are more than just tall buildings. They're engineering wonders and are extraordinary to behold. But have you ever wondered how they were built? Put on your hard hat and go behind the scenes to investigate the world's most amazing skyscrapers. Explore the design, construction, and engineering processes that went into creating these marvelous buildings. Extraordinary Skyscrapers will leave you with a better understanding and a greater appreciation of these incredible structures.
Skyscrapers
Author: Judith Dupré
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 1884822452
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structures
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
ISBN: 1884822452
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Looks at the history of skyscrapers, describes fifty notable structures from around the world, and looks at the technology necessary to build such tall structures
Skyscrapers
Author: Robyn Hardyman
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499431058
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Humans have been scraping the sky much longer than most people think – since the ancient Egyptian pyramids, in fact! In this exciting volume, readers will explore a comprehensive history of humanity’s most vertically ambitious architecture and learn the fascinating geometry that makes such engineering possible. They’ll also investigate technologies these man-made heights require, such as escalators, elevators, weather-resistant materials, and more. Dizzying photographs will amaze even reluctant readers, and a fun map invites interaction. Complete with a hands-on engineering activity, this jaw-dropping volume is an essential addition to any library.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1499431058
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Humans have been scraping the sky much longer than most people think – since the ancient Egyptian pyramids, in fact! In this exciting volume, readers will explore a comprehensive history of humanity’s most vertically ambitious architecture and learn the fascinating geometry that makes such engineering possible. They’ll also investigate technologies these man-made heights require, such as escalators, elevators, weather-resistant materials, and more. Dizzying photographs will amaze even reluctant readers, and a fun map invites interaction. Complete with a hands-on engineering activity, this jaw-dropping volume is an essential addition to any library.
How Was That Built?
Author: Roma Agrawal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547611898
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do they work? Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice, and even in space. With text written by award-winning structural engineer Roma Agrawal and detailed full-color illustrations by Katie Hickey, this book provides unique and illuminating perspectives of the world's most incredible constructions. How Was That Built? is a perfect gift for curious kids who want to learn more about construction, architecture, science, technology, and the way things work. This children's picture book also serves as a fascinating companion to the author's adult nonfiction book Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures, winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1547611898
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do they work? Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice, and even in space. With text written by award-winning structural engineer Roma Agrawal and detailed full-color illustrations by Katie Hickey, this book provides unique and illuminating perspectives of the world's most incredible constructions. How Was That Built? is a perfect gift for curious kids who want to learn more about construction, architecture, science, technology, and the way things work. This children's picture book also serves as a fascinating companion to the author's adult nonfiction book Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures, winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.
Building the Skyline
Author: Jason M. Barr
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199344388
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199344388
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
The Manhattan skyline is one of the great wonders of the modern world. But how and why did it form? Much has been written about the city's architecture and its general history, but little work has explored the economic forces that created the skyline. In Building the Skyline, Jason Barr chronicles the economic history of the Manhattan skyline. In the process, he debunks some widely held misconceptions about the city's history. Starting with Manhattan's natural and geological history, Barr moves on to how these formations influenced early land use and the development of neighborhoods, including the dense tenement neighborhoods of Five Points and the Lower East Side, and how these early decisions eventually impacted the location of skyscrapers built during the Skyscraper Revolution at the end of the 19th century. Barr then explores the economic history of skyscrapers and the skyline, investigating the reasons for their heights, frequencies, locations, and shapes. He discusses why skyscrapers emerged downtown and why they appeared three miles to the north in midtown-but not in between the two areas. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to the depths of Manhattan's bedrock, nor the presence of Grand Central Station. Rather, midtown's emergence was a response to the economic and demographic forces that were taking place north of 14th Street after the Civil War. Building the Skyline also presents the first rigorous investigation of the causes of the building boom during the Roaring Twenties. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the boom was largely a rational response to the economic growth of the nation and city. The last chapter investigates the value of Manhattan Island and the relationship between skyscrapers and land prices. Finally, an Epilogue offers policy recommendations for a resilient and robust future skyline.
Skyscraper
Author: Susan E. Goodman
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375913099
Category : Skyscrapers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book follows the process of making skyscraper, from the architect's very first ideas to the day people move in.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375913099
Category : Skyscrapers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book follows the process of making skyscraper, from the architect's very first ideas to the day people move in.