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Duke, Shirley Smith Dunn, Andrew. Malam, John Martin, Jerome Richards, Julie. Shea, ThereseDunn, Andrew.
Summary: Discusses the aesthetic and practical values of skyscrapers and the technology used to build them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomson Learning 1993
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 690 DUNMartin, 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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM MartinDuke, 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 720.48 DUKShea, 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...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 720 SHEMalam, John
Summary: A lighthearted look at what building a skyscraper would be like.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690 MALRichards, Julie.
Summary: Describes different kinds of towers and skyscrapers, the methods and materials of their construction, and amazing or disastrous examples.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2004