Skyscrapers!: Super Structures To Design & Build (Kaleidoscope Kids Books (Williamson Publishing)) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
This children's activity book takes the reader through the various stages of building a skyscraper - from making a model city, through design of the building and problem-solving, to the actual construction of the tower from foundation to finished structure.
Series: Kaleidoscope Kids
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Williamson Pub; First Edition edition (September 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1885593503
ISBN-13: 978-1885593504
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #118,489 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #35 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Architecture #36 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Art > Sculpture #177 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Crafts & Hobbies
Age Range: 8 - 11 years
Grade Level: 2 - 6
The basic purpose of this book is to teach young people the how's and why's of building skyscrapers. Significant information is explained with stunning clarity. For example, "it's not the strength of the steel frame that limits the height of skyscrapers, it's the speed and arrangement of elevators" and "the Empire State Building produces about 100 tons of garbage per month. That is equivalent to the weight of about 20 adult elephants." Who could read that and not want to read more?This book tells all from taking soil samples before the groundbreaking to maintaining the structure after the building has been completed. All along the way activities are suggested to give emphasis to the topics covered. This is a fun, interesting, and informative book that will keep its value for a long time. It is filled with so much information that children will return to it again and again.
My children and I found Skyscrapers to be a wonderful book full of hands-on activities that are meaningful.Book projects and reports are numerous in our school district. My daughter's building project was constructed with information and ideas from this book. The illustrations and directions included in Skyscrapers! are motivating and kid-friendly. Ms. Johmann's writing style is easy to read and understand. My children learn more about the topic because they are interested in this type of non-fiction.We find this is also true of Ms. Johmann's other books that we have purchased: Going West and The Lewis & Clark Expedition.We highly recommend all 3 of these books for elementary and intermediate age students!
Ideal for 6 - 10 year olds, my son and his friends love the books.
Lots of great activities for hands on learning. We will be using this year for our homeschooled kids. Very happy with this book and all the info included in it.
I really like this book and plan to use it with my Girl Scout troop. Great factoids, history and projects. Very well done.
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