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Summary: Describes the activity at a construction site and the heavy equipment needed to accomplish the various tasks involved in building a skyscraper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690 BAKO'Connor, Jim
Summary: "Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 725.23 O'COCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHA BASKETCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JT US Hist What O'Connor1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT US Hist What O'Connor
Shea, Therese
Summary: The towering buildings that fill our cities definitely werent built in a day. Skyscrapers are huge construction projects full of complicated steps. From drilling anchor holes and erecting steel beams to laying acres and acres of concrete, it takes lots of people and lots of smarts to build a vertical city. Readers will love putting on their hard hats and seeing the construction for themselves...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 720 SHEMartin, 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 MartinHurley, Jorey
Summary: What once was a vacant lot, watch as truck by truck, a towering skyscraper is built.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HURKaner, Etta.
Summary: A tour of some of the world's greenest structures
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Design KanerRomero, Libby.
Summary: Explores the world's biggest buildings, from modern skyscrapers to the pyramids.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Children 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 720 ROMAgrawal, Roma
Summary: "From skyscrapers to bridges, meet the extraordinary people who helped build some of the world's architectural marvels"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022