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1) Pyramid
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
Author
Series
Henry Huggins volume 5
Pub. Date
1962
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Henry has a paper route and he and his friends build a clubhouse. Grades 3-5.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people start making buildings? How did they learn to make them stronger, bigger, and more comfortable? Why did they start to decorate them in different ways? From the pyramid erected so that an Egyptian pharaoh would last forever to the dramatic, machine-like Pompidou Center designed by two young architects, Patrick Dillon's...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Looks at green design around the world through the scrapbook of twelve-year-old Corry Lapont, featuring postcards, brochures, and other memorabilia that introduces readers to towers, bridges, tunnels, domes, and more. Includes activities and fun facts.
7) Big Ben
Author
Series
Publisher
Purple Toad Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shares the history of the monument, including why it was built, how it was built, and what makes it such an extraordinary piece of architecture.
9) The dead end
Author
Series
Poison apple books volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Casey Slater can't believe her bad luck. Instead of the perfect summer vacation she'd planned, Casey is in a remote country town, where her parents are restoring an old, creaky, creepy house. Worst of all, everyone in town thinks the house is haunted. Soon Casey thinks so, too--a vase explodes, a china cabinet falls over on its own--and it seems like the ghost doesn't want them there. Casey thought she'd be dying of boredom, but now she's scared...
10) Plank house
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
11) Cathedral
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated look at the step-by-step building of a thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral.
12) Built to last
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created.
13) Castle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
14) Taj Mahal
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the love story behind the building of the Taj Mahal in India, discussing how it was constructed and providing information on Indian culture.
17) The gallery
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In 1929 New York City, twelve-year-old housemaid Martha O'Doyle suspects that a wealthy recluse may be trying to communicate with the outside world through the paintings on her gallery walls.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen...
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