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Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Built by Animals introduces us to the creatures who know how to build, and looks at how their techniques have been copied in human construction. Following on from the incredible Invented by Animals, Built by Animals introduces us to the creatures who have inspired the materials and techniques that are used by humans in the building world today. Meet over 26 animals behind the most amazing building tech, humorously brought to life by Yeji Yun and...
183) Builders & breakers
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When their dad forgets his lunch box on his way to the construction site, a young brother and sister set out to take it to him, and along their way witness all the noisy, exciting action of a build site in the city where they find builders building, breakers breaking, and a whole host of impressive machines and vehicles hard at work.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
The United States faces an increasingly turbulent world. The risk of violent conflict and other threats to international order presents a vexing dilemma: should the United States remain the principal guarantor of global peace and security with all its considerable commitments and potential pitfalls - not least new and costly military entanglements - that over time diminish its capacity and commitment to play this vital role or, alternatively, should...
185) The heap: a novel
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rise and fall of a massive high-rise housing complex, and the lives it affected before--and after--its demise. --Publisher
Author
Series
Noodleheads volume 4
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Using knowledge from a library book, brothers Mac and Mac build a fortress but Meatball, armed with a book of his own, wants to take it from them.--
188) Map my school
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This dynamic book brings mapping skills down to a micro level by showing children how anything can be mappedincluding their own home or school. Images combine with simple explanations to show readers how maps give us a birds-eye view of an area and can help us see the layout of buildings. Tips on building drawing skills make it easy for readers to craft their own maps. --from Amazon.
189) Oklahoma City
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
This program traces the events that led McVeigh to that day and recounts the stories of the survivors, first-responders, US Marshals, FBI investigators, and journalists who covered the events. The film provides an in-depth and provocative exploration of the white supremacist, extremist militia movement that rose to prominence in the early 1990s and still makes news today.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Little John is proud of his mother's work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called "Big John," but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Momma cut. Includes a history of New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A profoundly moving nonfiction picture book about tragedy, hope, and healing from the award-winning author. Sometimes bad things happen, and you have to tell everyone. Sometimes terrible things happen, and everybody knows. On April 19, 1995, something terrible happened in Oklahoma City: a bomb exploded, and people were hurt and killed. But that was not the end of the story. Those who survived--and those who were forever changed--shared their stories...
195) Construction
Author
Series
Roadworks volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The team behind Roadwork and Demolition returns to the construction site, where big machines and busy workers dig, hoist, and hammer away."
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that President Franklin Roosevelt had a secret train station in New York City? Or that there's a hidden room inside Mount Rushmore? Unearth secrets about these monuments and more in this book about historical places!
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Every piece is exactly the same size and shape. No glue or connectors, just simple stacking.
"No glue or connectors required...simply stack wood planks to create buildings, monuments and geometric forms. It's the ideal activity to help kids gain an understanding of balance and proportion, as well as an interest in architecture, building and design. A full-color idea booklet with build-out instructions and two lightweight KEVA balls are included."...
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Includes a variety of creative exercises that explore the game's aspects and use them to teach fun, educational lessons. Begin the book by brushing up on some common Minecraft language and examining each of the four game modes: survival, creative, adventure, and spectator. Then, use this knowledge to venture off onto the six different quests that encourage child and adult participation. These "gamified" labs will allow your child to earn stickers...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane looks at Northern Ireland's "Troubles" from the late 1960s to the present day. He explains why, a decade and a half after the peace process ended in political agreement in 1998, sectarian attitudes and violence continue to plague Northern Ireland today. Former members of the IRA now sit alongside their unionist adversaries in the Northern Ireland Assembly, but the region's attitudes have been...
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