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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of concrete poetry, illustrations, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world. Includes biographies of the architects, quotations, and sources"--Provided by publisher.
8) Buildings
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Impress your friends with extreme facts on buildings. Discover mind-blowing statistics and hair-raising truths that will leave your friends and family gobsmacked!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Discover more about the amazing Maya by "visiting" the city of Chichen Itza. Although it's known more as an important tourist attraction today, the city of Chichen Itza was a powerful religious, political, scientific, and artistic center of the Maya people. Readers will learn about how Chichen Itza began and what happened to cause the downfall of a great society. The book also provides details about the culture of the Maya of Chichen Itza and the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Imagine an amazing building! Make reading your superpower with DK s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the world s most incredible buildings - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Amazing Buildings is a beautifully designed reader all about some of the tallest, oldest, most beautiful, unusual, and environmentally friendly buildings. The engaging text has...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explore the monuments of India--from the earliest cave paintings and megaliths to timeless landmarks. Find out about India's fascinating history and amazing architecture in DK findout! Monuments of India. The book will teach children about the rise and fall of significant kingdoms, and how this affected changes in architectural styles. Learn about the site of the Buddha's Enlightenment, richly decorated temples and mosques, the intricate details of...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This book explores the science of architecture since ancient times, and examines the life cycle of a building, from design to demolition. It looks at the challenges faced by todays architects, including how to build in areas prone to natural disaster, and how to build sustainably, so that our structures dont end up damaging the planet.
Author
Series
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
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This illustrated book for children shows you how things work. Look inside the human body, explore the magic of Venice, and take a tour around a movie studio - and much more! Part of a unique series, More Incredible Cross-sections is Stephen Biesty at the top of his game. In this updated edition with a refreshed, contemporary style, he gives readers an exploded view of 12 objects, places, landmarks, and modes of transport. But look closer! In every...
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