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Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Skyscrapers stretch high into a city's skyline, providing places to work and live for millions of people. Discover the engineering behind skyscrapers"--Provided by the publisher.
3) Skyscraper
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of the design of tall buildings.
4) Skyscraper
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
What once was a vacant lot, watch as truck by truck, a towering skyscraper is built.
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Nothing in the built world captures the imagination like the skyscraper. Behind every soaring tower stands a designer with courageous vision and enough engineering know-how to pull off incredible feats of architectural derring-do. Who Built That? Skyscrapers is a colorful tour of the world's tallest buildings and the larger-than-life personalities who built them. Beginning with a brief biographical sketch of each architect, illustrator Didier Cornille...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Why did they build it so high? People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Utility towers transmit TV and cell-phone signals. Observatories give people a bird’s-eye view of the world. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. Skyscrapers provide housing for a lot of people. There are some good reasons for building up, and a few bad ones as well. With a growing...
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"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 time, like bridges, houses, boats, and cars, to things that...
Author
Series
Thousandth floor volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
A complicated web of lies threatens to destroy the teen residents of Manhattan's thousand-story supertower, as someone with revenge in mind watches their every move.
12) Skyscraper
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Global superstar Dwayne Johnson leads the cast as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the tallest, safest building in the world, The Pearl, suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building, above the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This activity book stands as an invitation for young readers to explore, from antiquity to modernity, the innovation and physical science behind the towering structures and buildings in cities around the world. With a blend of trivia and fun facts that illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements from the ancient pyramids to the Empire State Building, readers will discover how engineers and laborers experienced triumphs and tragedies in their...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Updated to include the latest building techniques, this exciting book takes readers to new heights as they learn how skyscrapers are built step by step, from architectural drawings to the foundation to ironworkers building 30 stories up"--
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This perfectly poetic story is an ode to family and nature in the big city. Squirrels and humans alike rush to get from place to place, all returning to their nooks and nests at the end of the day atop skyscrapers, amidst the stars. This gentle text is sure to lull little ones to sleep as well as instill the importance of coexisting with the natural world"--
17) Line of duty
Author
Series
Newpointe 911 volume 5
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Build tall with skyscrapers! Humanity has been reaching new heights through awe-inspiring architecture for centuries, from the great Egyptian pyramids, to the invention of the first elevator, to the race for the crown of Worlds Tallest. Skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work! Superheroes have been known to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but few have taken the time to learn the secrets of skyscrapers&till...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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 the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen as...
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