{"product_id":"skyscraper-lynn-curlee-9781665969062","title":"Skyscraper","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe stunning visual history of the rise of the skyscraper in the United States and around the world told with \"dramatic paintings and lucid prose\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) from award-winning author-illustrator Lynn Curlee--now with a new look!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDid you know that it took ten million bricks to build the Empire State Building? Or that residents of the John Hancock Center sometimes have to call down to the doorman to find out the weather on the streets below? Or that a building in Dubai is nearly one half-mile high? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst erected in Chicago and New York, skyscrapers can be found all over America and have been expanding skyward all over the globe. From the Empire State Building to the Chrysler Building, to the Sears and Hancock Towers, to the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, to the former World Trade Center, this book captures all the drama, excitement, and tragedy of humanity's attempt to reach ever closer to the clouds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynn Curlee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1665969067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781665969062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.00h x 9.00w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e111171 \/ Skyscraper\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynn Curlee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685970727167,"sku":"9781665969062","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68d3d4b8-8e2c-48ef-9feb-62b3f7c95b67.jpg?v=1741727312","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/skyscraper-lynn-curlee-9781665969062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}