Building the Empire State Building: An Interactive Engineering Adventure (Engineering Marvels) - Softcover

Lassieur, Allison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491404051 ISBN 13: 9781491404058

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2014

Synopsis

The Roaring 20s are in high gear, and so is skyscraper fever in New York City. People are fascinated by the plans to build the Empire State Building the worlds tallest building yet. Will you: Be an eager young assistant at the architecture firm Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon, the firm designing the Empire State Building? Join the project as a construction worker high atop the building as it rises above the city? Work as a water boy who carries water to the thirsty construction workers on the project? Experience situations taken from real life. YOU CHOOSE what you'll do next. The choices you make will either lead you and the project to success or to failure.

About this title

Book Description:

Great regional sales opportunities. Engineering angle added to our best-selling You Choose history series. Great resource for STEM. Over 1 million copies sold in the You Choose series.

About the Author:

Allison Lassieur has written more than 100 books on many topics, including history, biography, science, and current events. She has also written fiction novels and short stories, puzzles, and activities. When she isn't busy writing, Allison enjoys knitting, spinning, and reading good novels. Allison lives in Trenton, Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and a houseful of pets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1491404051
• ISBN 13: 9781491404058
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112