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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Put on your hard hat and step inside CONSTRUCTION ZONE! Caution! Construction zone ahead! Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a big building going up--and who hasn't?--will be thrilled by this behind-the-scenes look at an amazing construction project. Young readers are invited to come on a virtual tour of a building in progress, led by award-winning photographer Richard Sobol. It takes hundreds of workers, thousands of trucks and machines, and millions...
3) Builders
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Description
"Introduces the tools builders use in their work"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
112 pages cm.
Description
"In the beginning, architecture was synonymous with survival. Early empires built walls to keep enemies out and to define their territory. Inventions including the arch (which was first created by the Romans) and the steel frames that support skyscrapers have elevated architecture to an art form. Inventions in Architecture: From Stone Walls to Solar Panels looks at the innovations responsible for architecture as we know it in the order they were invented....
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
95 pages (13 folded) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
Examines how architecture has evolved over time by looking at buildings that typify each period, from the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Chrysler Building and the Sydney Opera House.
11) Building stairs
Author
Series
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
234 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Author
Publisher
Running Press Kids
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xi, 596 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Presents an introduction to the concept of structure with explanations, diagrams, and examples of space frame, brick, and block structures, and provides a series of experiments which can be done to illustrate these principles.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Description
A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.
Author
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
c1985
Physical Desc
x, 158 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Description
A guide to planning and building adobe houses, discussing space and room considerations, financing, doors and frames, floors, plumbing, heating and cooling, roofing, tile, fireplaces, and other topics.
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