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Concrete: From the Ground Up (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536212501)
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Larissa Theule
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xA stylish, eye-opening, utterly engaging, and often wry look at one of the marvels of the material world, from the ground up.
From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, sturdy lighthouses and magnificent palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. Brimming with facts and spiced with clever running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles, Concrete is as intimate and entertaining as it is informative and visually sweeping. Curious readers of all ages--from would-be engineers to science and history buffs to retro-design lovers--will delight in this bold, one-of-a-kind guide to the (literal) bedrock of civilization, amplified by a bibliography in the back matter.
Author: Larissa Theule
ISBN-10: 1536212504
ISBN-13: 9781536212501
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2022
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 11.28h x 8.65w x 0.45d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518604 / Concrete: From the Ground Up
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022
Booklist 08/01/2022 pg. 46
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 113
Shelf Awareness 09/30/2022
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 98
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2022
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, sturdy lighthouses and magnificent palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. Brimming with facts and spiced with clever running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles, Concrete is as intimate and entertaining as it is informative and visually sweeping. Curious readers of all ages--from would-be engineers to science and history buffs to retro-design lovers--will delight in this bold, one-of-a-kind guide to the (literal) bedrock of civilization, amplified by a bibliography in the back matter.
Author: Larissa Theule
ISBN-10: 1536212504
ISBN-13: 9781536212501
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 09/27/2022
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 11.28h x 8.65w x 0.45d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518604 / Concrete: From the Ground Up
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2022
Booklist 08/01/2022 pg. 46
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 113
Shelf Awareness 09/30/2022
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 98
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2022
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
By Larissa Theule
xLarissa Theule is the author of several picture books for children, including Kafka and the Doll, illustrated by Rebecca Green, and A Way with Wild Things, illustrated by Sara Palacios. She holds an MEd from Gordon College and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and currently lives in Southern California. Steve Light is the author-illustrator of many acclaimed books for children, including the picture books Have You Seen My Dragon? and Have You Seen My Monster? and the board books Black Bird Yellow Sun; Mama Tiger, Tiger Cub; and Up Cat Down Cat. Steve Light lives in New York City with his wife.
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