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Skyscrapers (Awesome Engineering)

Book Synopsis

Follow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.

Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering. Find out about awe-inspiring buildings and technology. The books in the Awesome Engineering series are filled with impactful artwork, diagrams and explanations that make the awesome feats of engineering easy to understand.

Presents a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world with fascinating facts about each construction.

Our Review Panel says...

This information text presents some of the world’s most impressive skyscrapers through pages packed with fact boxes, explanations, graphs, diagrams and photographs. We like the way in which this book explains the impressive engineering behind the building designs in a way that is easy to understand for young readers and we think this would make a great choice for guided reading for KS2 or for talented KS1 readers looking for a challenge.