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Paperback:

9780531222737 | Scholastic Library Pub, February 1, 2016, cover price $6.95

Library:

9780531224830 | Childrens Pr, February 1, 2016, cover price $29.00

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Paperback:

9781482439359 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 15, 2016, cover price $8.15

Library:

9781482439373 | Gareth Stevens Pub, January 15, 2016, cover price $22.60

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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.

Paperback:

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

Library:

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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Product Description: Find out what it takes to build high in the sky. Follow each stage of the project and complete the math exercises to build one of the world's tallest buildings! We're counting on YOU to do the math! Featuring maths problems from addition and decimals to line graphs and pie charts, these books have different challenges to be solved with a varying range of difficulty...read more

Hardcover:

9781609927301 | Qeb Pub Inc, June 1, 2015, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Find out what it takes to build high in the sky.

- Humorous "Handy Hints" that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread- High interest topic for children of all ages- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations- The cultures and traditions from ancient civilizations through modern times throughout the history of the world spring to life in the pages of this series- Includes glossary and index- Perfect for struggling readers

Paperback:

9780531210482, titled "You Wouldn't Want to Be a Skyscraper Builder!: A Hazardous Job You'd Rather Not Take" | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2009, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: - Humorous "Handy Hints" that relate directly to the text are provided on each spread- High interest topic for children of all ages- Draws in even the most reluctant reader with a lighthearted tone and hilarious illustrations- The cultures and traditions from ancient civilizations through modern times throughout the history of the world spring to life in the pages of this series- Includes glossary and index- Perfect for struggling readers

Library:

9780531208243, titled "You Wouldn't Want to Be a Skyscraper Builder!: A Hazardous Job You'd Rather Not Take" | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2009, cover price $29.00

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Don't like hard labor? Afraid of heights? Then you might think twice before you take a construction job at the Empire State Building, where you'll have to hammer red-hot rivets into steel or work hight about the ground on the morning mast--all for two dollars an hour...read more
By David Antram (illustrator) and John Malam

Prebinding:

9780606042741 | Reprint edition (Turtleback Books, March 1, 2009), cover price $20.80 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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Explains how math skills are needed to build a skyscraper and includes math activities using real-life data and facts about tall buildings.

Paperback:

9780836867718 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 30, 2006, cover price $10.50 | About this edition: Explains how math skills are needed to build a skyscraper and includes math activities using real-life data and facts about tall buildings.

Library:

9780836867640 | Gareth Stevens Pub, July 30, 2006, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Explains how math skills are needed to build a skyscraper and includes math activities using real-life data and facts about tall buildings.

Product Description: A unique day-in-the-life look at a real girl named Kristen who works as an ironworkers apprentice on some of New York City's tallest buildings. Following Kristen around the construction site, readers will learn what tools the workers use, how they use them, and how they work as a team...read more

Hardcover:

9780792269519 | Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, April 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A unique day-in-the-life look at a real girl named Kristen who works as an ironworkers apprentice on some of New York City's tallest buildings.

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Describes different kinds of towers and skyscrapers, the methods and materials of their construction, and amazing or disastrous examples.

Library:

9781583403488 | Smart Apple Media, August 1, 2003, cover price $27.10 | About this edition: Describes different kinds of towers and skyscrapers, the methods and materials of their construction, and amazing or disastrous examples.

Looks at the history, design, and construction of skyskrapers.

Paperback:

9780516273242 | Childrens Pr, September 1, 2001, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Looks at the history, design, and construction of skyskrapers.

Library:

9780516221847 | Childrens Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Looks at the history, design, and construction of skyskrapers.

Reinforced:

9780606228749 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Looks at the history, design, and construction of skyskrapers.

Prebinding:

9780613535618 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Looks at the history, design, and construction of skyskrapers.

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Discusses the design and construction of skyscrapers and describes specific examples. (view table of contents)

Library:

9781589521391 | Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 2001, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Discusses the design and construction of skyscrapers and describes specific examples.

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Explains in simple text and photographs how big buildings are created.

Prebinding:

9780613302913 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $13.40 | About this edition: Explains in simple text and photographs how big buildings are created.

Product Description: Many big trucks pitch in to create the city's super-tall buildings as readers learn how the cement mixer, the tower crane, and other trucks help build skyscrapers. Full color.

Paperback:

9780439042871, titled "Tonka, Building the Skyscraper" | Cartwheel Books, May 1, 1999, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Alex watches a nearby construction site and learns how the cement mixer, the tower crane, and other trucks help to create super tall buildings

Prebinding:

9780613170284 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $10.65 | About this edition: Many big trucks pitch in to create the city's super-tall buildings as readers learn how the cement mixer, the tower crane, and other trucks help build skyscrapers.

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Describes how skyscrapers are different from towers and how both are constructed. (view table of contents)

Library:

9780817243296 | Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 1997, cover price $27.12 | About this edition: Describes how skyscrapers are different from towers and how both are constructed.

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Discusses the aesthetic and practical values of skyscrapers and the technology used to build them

Hardcover:

9781568470276 | Thomson Learning, May 1, 1993, cover price $21.40 | About this edition: Discusses the aesthetic and practical values of skyscrapers and the technology used to build them

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Text and photographs depict the construction of a skyscraper, from the digging of the foundation through erection of the steel structure to the topping off, when the building's highest part is placed.

School and Library:

9780807529232 | Albert Whitman & Co, January 1, 1991, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Depicts the construction of a skyscraper, from the digging of the foundation through erection of the steel structure to the topping off, when the building's highest part is placed

Follows, in simple text and illustrations, the building of a skyscraper step by step

Paperback:

9780689714115 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, September 1, 1990), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Follows, in simple text and illustrations, the building of a skyscraper step by step

School and Library:

9780027367805 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1986, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Follows, in simple text and illustrations, the building of a skyscraper step by step.

Reinforced:

9780606045711 | Demco Media, September 1, 1990, cover price $12.20 | About this edition: Follows, in simple text and illustrations, the building of a skyscraper step by step

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Describes the history, planning, and construction of skyscrapers

Hardcover:

9780944483787 | Garrett Educational Corp, July 1, 1990, cover price $17.26 | About this edition: Describes the history, planning, and construction of skyscrapers

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Describes the building of Norwest Center, a fifty-seven story skyscraper in Minneapolis
By Jerry Boucher (illustrator) and Charlotte Wilcox

Library:

9780876143926 | Carolrhoda Books, June 1, 1990, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Describes the building of Norwest Center, a fifty-seven story skyscraper in Minneapolis

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Explains how skyscrapers are designed and constructed, looks at some of the most famous skyscrapers around the world, and discusses elevators, fire protection, and landscaping
By Gina Ingoglia and Tom Lapadula (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780448191867 | Grosset & Dunlap, January 1, 1989, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses the construction of a skyscraper and depicts some famous ones.

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Follows the construction of a skyscraper from the initial stages of design and development to the building's completion

Library:

9780531170748 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988, cover price $17.71 | About this edition: Follows the construction of a skyscraper from the initial stages of design and development to the building's completion

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Pop-up illustrations demonstrate the step-by-step process of constructing a skyscraper, detailing the architectural design and engineering, materials used, the types of workers, and the technologies utilized in the construction

Hardcover:

9780690045253 | Pop edition (Ty Crowell Co, September 1, 1987), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Pop-up illustrations demonstrate the step-by-step process of constructing a skyscraper, detailing the architectural design and engineering, materials used, the types of workers, and the technologies utilized in the construction

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Explains how skyscrapes are built, from the preliminary designs through the floor construction to the final building

Hardcover:

9780816016921 | Facts on File, September 1, 1987, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Explains how skyscrapers are built, from the preliminary designs through the floor by floor construction to the final building.

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