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Summary: " Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as a small group of fictional characters get to find out exactly what it takes to build things that they probably see all the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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Summary: "Learn all about the amazing technology behind self-driving cars, from how they navigate to how they keep passengers safe."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MARLacey, Saskia
Summary: Detail how a car works, how it is constructed, and labels the different parts of a car.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walter Foster Jr. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 LACSpiro, Ruth
Summary: "Baby loves strollers, cars, and other things that go. He explores what makes vehicles move and learns what automotive engineers do in this STEM book for the youngest readers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Drawing on the wealth of automobile-related design, art and architecture in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Automania takes an in-depth look at an industrial object that changed the world. From its first appearance as a plaything for the rich in the 1890s to its establishment as a utilitarian necessity of modern life, the car has transformed the ways in which we live, work and enjoy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum of Modern Art 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 704.9 KINSummary: The first season of this series examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DESRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJMartin, Emmett
Summary: "The technology for self-driving vehicles was once considered only a possibility for the far-distant future. While they aren't widely available yet, the technology is in use and gaining acceptance. This valuable volume explains the science behind this life-changing innovation in accessible language. Sidebars and graphic organizers add more background information about its development and help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 MARBaime, A. J. (Albert J.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 BAIZemlicka, Shannon
Summary: How does iron turn into a brand-new car? Follow each step in the production cycle - from digging up iron ore to hitting the road.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.23 ZEMChow-Miller, Ian
Summary: "A book for young readers explaining how self-driving cars work."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.2 CHOGoldstone, Lawrence
Summary: "From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America sponsored the nation's first car show in New York's Madison Square Garden. The event was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 GOLKeller, Shana
Summary: "Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BANNagelhout, Ryan
Summary: Text and photographs look at how to build bridges in Minecraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM NagelhoutLeitman, Seth.
Summary: Overview: BUILD, CONVERT, OR BUY A STATE-OF-THE-ART ELECTRIC VEHICLE. Thoroughly revised and expanded, Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, Third Edition, is your go-to guide for converting an internal combustion engine vehicle to electric or building an EV from the ground up. You'll also find out about the wide variety of EVs available for purchase and how they're being built. This new edition...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 LEIDuke, Shirley Smith
Summary: "Have you ever looked up and seen a skyscraper or tower? How were these amazing structures built? It took thousands of years to create and perfect the technology needed to help these giants withstand the forces of nature. In this scientific text, students will learn all about famous skyscrapers and towers around the world and why they are considered engineering wonders!"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 720.48 DUKMartin, Jerome
Summary: This visually exciting lift-the-flap book charts the rise of an urban skyscraper, covering every stage of its construction - from safely demolishing its predecessor to hanging glass walls forty storeys up. With over 70 flaps to lift, revealing modern construction methods and showing how different tools and vehicles are used. Informative, fun and accessible lift-the-flap book which is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM MartinGraham, Ian
Summary: Describes the latest technological advances in the sport of automobile racing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 629.228 GRARoy, Robert L.
Summary: Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers and owner-builders—methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws and common sense building principles to accomplish the same goal in much less time. And while there are many good books on traditional timber framing, this is the first to describe in depth these more common fastening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 662 ROYSchmidt, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home Back SchmidtKeppeler, Jill
Summary: Text and photographs look at how to build castles in Minecraft, focusing on how to build arches, drawbridges, towers, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM KeppelerGeorgano, G. N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithmark 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.23 GEOMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018