Zaha Hadid: Architect (Women Leading The Way: Blastoff! Readers, Level 2) - Softcover

Leaf, Christina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161891507X ISBN 13: 9781618915078

Publisher: Blastoff Reader, 2019

Synopsis

Just like her showy designs, Zaha Hadid challenges peoples ideas about what is normal. One of few female architects in a male-dominated field, Zaha fought for respect and ended up one of the most famous architects in the world! Learn about the life, achievements, and work of this ground-breaking architect in this biography for young readers.

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Review:

Zaha Hadid s beaded collar and feathery shawl stand in glorious contrast to traditional architect s accessories (hard hat, blueprints) on the cover of this selection from the Women Leading the Way series (6 titles). Iranian-born Hadid became known as the Queen of the Curve for her daring building designs. Her life, accomplishments, and legacy are presented in this level-2 reader, which captures Hadid s intelligence, innovative style, and fierce determination, both in its photos of Hadid and some of her famous buildings and in well-chosen quotes. Pages typically feature two to six short sentences against bright, colorful backgrounds, as well as a photo or graphic. The smoothly written text includes bolded vocabulary, a quick-fact profile of Hadid, and a boxed time line that reinforces the book s key points. A refreshing series for the biography shelves. --Zaha Hadid: Architect (title), Booklist Spotlight, Julia Smith, 2019

About this edition

• Publisher: Blastoff Reader
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 161891507X
• ISBN 13: 9781618915078
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24