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LEADER: 01865cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2012039656
003 DLC
005 20150606075742.0
008 121026r20142009nyu j 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2012039656
020 $a9781621274124 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9781621274186 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aNJQ/DLC$cNJQ$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTH149$b.C728 2014
082 04 $a690$223
100 1 $aCraats, Rennay.
240 10 $aConstruction
245 10 $aConstruction Q & A /$cRennay Craats.
246 3 $aConstruction questions & answers
246 3 $aConstruction questions and answers
260 $aNew York, NY :$bAV2 by Weigl,$cc2014.
300 $a48 p. :$bcolored illustrations ;$c26 cm.
490 0 $aScience discovery
500 $aOriginally published as Construction. New York : Weigl Publishers, 2009.
500 $aIncludes and index.
505 0 $aWhat is a structure? -- What are some of the first structures? -- How do builders plan a structure? -- Can you see a structure before it is built? -- How do builders choose a structure's style? -- When should old buildings be protected? -- How are old buildings cleared to build new ones? -- What machines are used to build structures? -- How is land prepared for building? -- What is treated lumber? -- How are cement and concrete used? -- What are simple machines? -- How do cranes lift so much weight? -- How are skyscrapers built? -- How do skyscrapers withstand forces? -- What do elevators do? -- How are bridges built? -- How are dams built? -- Who is Frank Gehry? -- How do buildings keep people safe? -- Construction careers -- Young scientists at work -- Take a construction test.
521 2 $a4-6.
650 0 $aBuilding$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aStructural engineering$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aChildren's questions and answers.