Skyscrapers! Super Structures (Kaleidoscope Kids) - Softcover

Johnman, Carol A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1885593503 ISBN 13: 9781885593504

Publisher: WorthyKids, 2001

Synopsis

For ages 9 to 12 years. You are a child. A really great child. Our future is in your hands. Here is your challenge: Fill a gaping hole in the ground (it takes up a whole street) with a tall, efficient, awesome building -- one that will truly scrape the sky. This is a far-reaching adventure filled with real-life experiences that will cause children's hearts and minds to soar. Ages 7 to 13

About this title

About the Author

Johmann has revised elementary and high school textbooks and has written for Omni, American Health, and Science Digest.

From School Library Journal

Grades 3-6--From Chicago's Montauk Block, built in 1881, to the Millennium Tower in Tokyo, still in the planning stages, this lively text describes the history and structure of the world's tallest buildings and offers some facts and enticing projects. The well-organized chapters move logically from the earliest planning stages and history of these buildings through structural challenges, demonstrated with both anecdotes and activities, and conclude with a look toward the future. It should be noted that although the World Trade Center is not prominently featured, it is described as a standing skyscraper. Beginning with the creation of a building plan, the book offers young readers the opportunity to explore structural engineering, city planning, architecture, and construction. Activities include laying a concrete floor with sand, cornstarch, and two Popsicle sticks; testing a building frame made from toothpicks and marshmallows; and building an elevator with a small cardboard box and an empty thread spool. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs of actual structures and cartoons depicting both genders participating in construction and design, this companion to Johmann and Elizabeth J. Rieth's Bridges (Williamson, 1999) is a solid purchase.
Rita Hunt Smith, Hershey Public Library, PA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: WorthyKids
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1885593503
• ISBN 13: 9781885593504
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96