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9781508100676, titled "Solving Real-World Problems with Civil Engineering" | Britannica Educational Pub, January 15, 2016, cover price $12.90

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9781680482607, titled "Solving Real-World Problems With Civil Engineering" | Britannica Educational Pub, January 15, 2016, cover price $23.45

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This book will awe readers as they learn about the engineers that literally build the world around them. Readers will enjoy exploring the field of civil engineering, from designing bridges and roads to constructing buildings and dams. The text also introduces readers to famous civil engineers who have shaped the field. An excellent addition to STEM curricula, this book delves deep into the technology and engineering involved in this exciting field. Accessible and information-rich text is illustrated by bright color photographs to grasp and hold the attention of readers. Sidebars and a graphic organizer round out the reading experience and ensure that readers will gain a full understanding of the amazing career of civil engineers.

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9781508145325 | Reprint edition (Powerkids Pr, January 15, 2016), cover price $11.75

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9781508145349 | Powerkids Pr, January 15, 2016, cover price $26.25 | About this edition: This book will awe readers as they learn about the engineers that literally build the world around them.

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9781422234211 | Mason Crest, September 1, 2015, cover price $20.95

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Describes the history of roads, examines modern road design and construction, presents information on noteworthy roads, and discusses the future of road building.

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9781502606037 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $10.58 | About this edition: Describes the history of roads, examines modern road design and construction, presents information on noteworthy roads, and discusses the future of road building.

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9781502606044 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $28.50

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Product Description: Dams change the landscape, providing reservoirs of freshwater and even producing electricity. Discover the engineering behind dams.

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9781502605948 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $10.58

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9781502605955 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Dams change the landscape, providing reservoirs of freshwater and even producing electricity.

Product Description: Describes the history of tunnels, examines how engineers plan a tunnel, details the construction of different types of tunnels, and presents noteworthy examples.

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9781502606006 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $10.58 | About this edition: Describes the history of tunnels, examines how engineers plan a tunnel, details the construction of different types of tunnels, and presents noteworthy examples.

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9781502606013 | Cavendish Square, August 1, 2015, cover price $28.50

Product Description: Bridges have helped people cross large bodies of water for millennia. Discover the engineering behind bridges.

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9781502605979 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $10.58 | About this edition: Describes the history of bridges, examines how engineers plan a bridge, details the construction of different types of bridges, and presents noteworthy examples.

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9781502605986 | Cavendish Square, August 29, 2015, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Bridges have helped people cross large bodies of water for millennia.

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Product Description: From China's remarkable Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, which spans more than 100 miles, to the amazing Millau Viaduct, which allows drivers to travel almost 900 feet above the ground in southern France, bridges rank among man's most incredible engineering feats...read more

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9780531215562 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2014, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Offers information on unusual bridges, including the Magdeburg Water Bridge, London's Rolling Bridge, and the Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge.

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9780531207451 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2014, cover price $29.00 | About this edition: From China's remarkable Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, which spans more than 100 miles, to the amazing Millau Viaduct, which allows drivers to travel almost 900 feet above the ground in southern France, bridges rank among man's most incredible engineering feats.

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Product Description: Examines different types of structures, how civil and structural engineers solve design problems, and what is required to become a civil or structural engineer.

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9780778775010 | Crabtree Pub Co, October 15, 2012, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Examines different types of structures, how civil and structural engineers solve design problems, and what is required to become a civil or structural engineer.

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9780778774969 | Crabtree Pub Co, October 15, 2012, cover price $27.60

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Product Description: Describes the technological history of famous structures and explains how they were built, including the pyramids of Egypt, the Eiffel Tower, and the Hoover Dam.

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9781599205656 | Smart Apple Media, January 1, 2011, cover price $31.35 | About this edition: Describes the technological history of famous structures and explains how they were built, including the pyramids of Egypt, the Eiffel Tower, and the Hoover Dam.

Engineers used science to create useful objects. The engineering wonders that are discussed in this books are the Empire State Building, the Panama Canal, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Channel Tunnel, the Saturn 5 Rocket, Three Gorges Dam in China, and microscopic nanomachines.

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9780761359890 | Twenty First Century Books, July 1, 2010, cover price $33.26

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9780761342373 | Twenty First Century Books, January 1, 2010, cover price $33.32 | About this edition: Engineers used science to create useful objects.

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Product Description: Book by Bailey, Gerry, Way, Steve

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9781433900365 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 1, 2009, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Book by Bailey, Gerry, Way, Steve

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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.
By Steven Caney and Lauren House (illustrator)

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9780762404094 | Running Pr Book Pub, October 9, 2006, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: 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.

Billy and his dog Baxter go around town and watch different things being built, such as a house, a boat, and a road, and some parts of each construction site are represented singly and labelled.

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9781580870993 | C D Stampley Ent, May 30, 2005, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Billy and his dog Baxter go around town and watch different things being built, such as a house, a boat, and a road, and some parts of each construction site are represented singly and labelled.

Simple text and photographs explore ways in which people change the land, from building houses and bridges to planting gardens.

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9780736828888 | Yellow Umbrella Books, January 30, 2005, cover price $6.29 | About this edition: Simple text and photographs explore ways in which people change the land, from building houses and bridges to planting gardens.

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9780736829298 | Yellow Umbrella Books, July 7, 2004, cover price $10.66 | About this edition: Simple text and photographs explore ways in which people change the land, from building houses and bridges to planting gardens.

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Explains how cities obtain water, gas, and electricity and how these infrastructure systems developed along with the cities themselves; and provides experiments, games, and construction diagrams for interactive learning.

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9780613936644 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2000, cover price $26.90 | About this edition: Explains how cities obtain water, gas, and electricity and how these infrastructure systems developed along with the cities themselves; and provides experiments, games, and construction diagrams for interactive learning.

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Explains how cities obtain water, gas, and electricity and how these infrastructure systems developed along with the cities themselves; and provides experiments, games, and construction diagrams for interactive learning.

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9781556524196 | Chicago Review Pr, August 1, 2000, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Explains how cities obtain water, gas, and electricity and how these infrastructure systems developed along with the cities themselves; and provides experiments, games, and construction diagrams for interactive learning.

Miscellaneous:

9781569765371 | Independent Pub Group, October 1, 2000, cover price $11.95

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9781435260962 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 18, 2008), cover price $23.95

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Reveals the interior structure and function of each part of various kinds of historic and contemporary buildings and other structures

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9780872263956 | Peter Bedrick Books, July 1, 1995, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Reveals the interior structure and function of each part of various kinds of historic and contemporary buildings and other structures

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Explains how bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels, and other large construction projects are planned and completed.
By Dorine Barbey and Luc Favreau (illustrator)

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9780944589441 | Young Discovery Library, April 1, 1992, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Explains how bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels, and other large construction projects are planned and completed.

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Text and illustrations describe bridges and buildings of historic interest.

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9780138468736 | Prentice Hall, June 1, 1980, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Surveys the structures man has built to serve the needs of modern life, illustrating with full-color paintings and clearly labelled diagrams the construction and practical use of a lighthouse, a bridge, a skyscraper, and a castle

Investigates the engineering challenges involved in building suspension bridges, dams, towers, and tunnels and outlines a simple project for constructing a dome

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9780670684489 | Viking Pr, March 1, 1980, cover price $11.50 | About this edition: Discusses the building of complicated modern structures.

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