Concrete: From the Ground Up

by Larissa Theule

Book Overview

A 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536212504
• ISBN13: 9781536212501
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5