Buildings, bridges and tunnels, Jon Richards
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- Juvenile works
- Bridges + Design and construction + History
- Tunnels + Design and construction
- History
- Building + History
- Tunnels + Design and construction + History
- Building
- Building + History -- Juvenile literature
- Bridges + Design and construction
- Bridges + Design and construction + History -- Juvenile literature
- Tunnels + Design and construction + History -- Juvenile literature
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Buildings, bridges and tunnels, Jon Richards
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Buildings, bridges and tunnels
Oclc number
959267602
Responsibility statement
Jon Richards
Series statement
It'll never work
Summary
Have you ever wondered what made human beings want to reach for the skies by building higher and higher? And how they did it? Learn all about the the history of construction in It'll Never Work: Buildings, Bridges and Tunnels, a book that explores the medieval castles, underwater hotels, tunnels under the sea and the successes and failures that have led to the building feats that we know today. Each title looks at different area of technology and engineering, and, taking a chronological approach, reveals the pioneering ideas and scientific thinking that enabled their development as well as those that proved to be a dead end. Each double-page spread examines a particular example in depth, bringing in other similar ideas where relevant and often pointing out how people learnt from a mistake. Ages 9+
Table of contents
Brick by brick -- Stone, wood, steel and glass -- Castles -- Places of worship -- A place to live -- Buildings for fun -- Danger zones -- Towering giants -- Future buildings -- Bridging the gap -- Amazing bridges -- Tunnels in cities -- Going underground
Target audience
juvenile
Incoming Resources
- Has instance2