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Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building
by Deborah Hopkinson  Publisher Comments The acclaimed team that brought readers the IRA Children’s Book Award—winning Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt is back with a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be....
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Mosque
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth...
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Building Big
by David Macaulay 
Publisher Comments Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the...
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Underground
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments 'David Macaulay takes us on a visual journey through a city\'s various support systems by exposing a typical section of the underground network and explaining how it works. We see a network of walls, columns, cables, pipes and tunnels required to satisfy...
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Building the Book Cathedral
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments It has been twenty-six years since the publication of Cathedral. David Macaulay's first book, , introduced readers around the world to his unique gift for presenting architecture and technology in simple terms, and for demystifying even the most complex...
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Castle
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest...
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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments 'Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.'...
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Twenty-One Elephants: And Still Standing
by April Jones Prince Publisher Comments 'After fourteen years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge was completed, much to the delight of the sister cities it connected: Brooklyn and New York City. Fireworks and top hats filled the air in celebration when the magnificent bridge opened in 1883...
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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments This richly illustrated book shows the intricate step-by-step process of a cathedral's growth....
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Mosque
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth-century...
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Building with Dad
by Carol Nevius Synopsis Dad's helping to build a new school, and he takes his son to watch its progress. They see lots of machines at work: a dump truck, a backhoe, an earthmover, a giant grader, a steamroller, a cement mixer, a crane, and more. Finally, the school is finished--...
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Taj Mahal
by Caroline Arnold Publisher Comments Recounts the love story behind the building of the Taj Mahal in India, discussing how it was constructed and providing information on Indian culture....
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Up Close)
by Jan Adkins Synopsis Frank Lloyd Wright was the most influential architect of the twentieth centuryand a rogue genius whose life was a wild ride. Wright routinely ignored unpaid bills, clients wishes, budget constraints. Only his creative vision mattered to him. That vision...
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Pyramid (75 Edition)
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments 'Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt.'...
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Pyramid (DK Eye Wonder)
by Caroline Bingham Publisher Comments Climb inside the mysterious tombs of the Ancient Egyptians and discover what the Mayans sacrificed on their alters inside the chambers of the oldest buildings in the world. Offering a unique introduction to nature through powerful visuals, the Eye...
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Julia Morgan, Architect of Dreams
by Ginger Wadsworth Synopsis These informative and inspiring biographies will give young readers a look at the lives of some of the world's most influential people in history. Each over 100 pages, the books are also ideal for reports....
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Discover America's Favorite Architects
by Patricia Brow Glenn Publisher Comments A wonderfully illustrated, fact-filled introduction to America's leading architects and their inspirational work What do the architects Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, and I.M. Pei share in common? Besides leading their profession in style...
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Lighthouses of North America!: Exploring Their History, Lore & Science (Kaleidoscope Kids Books)
by Lisa Trumbauer Synopsis With fun, hands-on activities, dramatic play, and creative thinking, kids will discover the wonder of lighthouses and the geography that made lighthouses necessary, as well as the science that improved the strength of the light itself....
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Building Big
by David Macaulay Synopsis Now available in paperback--Macaulay's companion book to the 2000 PBS series that encourages readers to look at their world in a new way. Full color....
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Pyramids
by Anne Millard Publisher Comments From the ancient ziggurats of Mespotamia and the steep pyramids of the Maya to the modern wonders of today, the engrossing text and beautifully detailed pictures of Pyramids provides a through historical overview of all types of pyramids. This...
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