Theme: construction

If You Lived Here: Houses of the World

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the outside of your house might tell [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and More

By Book Importer | Published: April 3, 2012

This dynamic title takes the form of Corry’s scrapbook. It’s a dazzling collection of postcards, brochures and other memorabilia documenting Corry’s research into green design. Kid-friendly language explains the engineering behind some of the planet’s most cutting edge towers, bridges, tunnels, domes, dams, dikes, locks and levees. These structures include the Vizcaya Bridge in Spain, [...]

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A House In The Woods

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This Little Pig has made a lovely little den for herself in the woods, and that Little Pig has built a small hut right next door.  One morning they return from a walk to find that their big friend Bearhas moved into the little den and their even larger friend Moose has moved into the [...]

Descriptors: England (UK), Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Canadian Railroad Trilogy

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot’s heart-stirring song to readers young and old. Commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to mark Canada’s centennial year it eloquently describes the construction of the transcontinental railway — “an iron road runnin’ from the sea to the sea” — a great feat of nation building that changed Canada [...]

Descriptors: Awards, Canada, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Rhymes/songs » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The House that Max Built

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Having worked construction for many years, author and illustrator Maxwell Newhouse shows young readers step-by-step how houses are built in this picture book. From drawing up the plans to excavating the site to laying the foundation, the unique and colorful paintings move through the seasons as Max builds the house of his dreams. Watch the [...]

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Parthenon

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The Parthenon. It was ravaged by the early Christians, occupied by the Turks, and looted by the British. Wars were fought all around it. Plato and Socrates, Phidias and Pericles contemplated philosophy, art, drama, and democracy on its steps. And today its proud, ruined columns stand high above the city of Athens, Greece, the last [...]

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