Buildings & construction (Children's&YA) books

For use in schools and libraries only. Showcases such unusual buildings as Stadium Australia, the Eiffel Tower,...  Read More >>

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Did you know that 100 years ago Chicago had a miniature underground train system that criss-crossed beneath the...  Read More >>

Named a 5th- 6th Grade Honor Book by the Austin Young Engineer's Award 2003-2004 Named a 5th- 6th Grade Honor Book...  Read More >>

A picture book with eleven features on extraorindary tunnels, past and present, and from around the world. Includes...  Read More >>

The medieval castle was the residence of the local lord, center of the community, and stronghold against enemy attacks....  Read More >>

Albert Kahn was an architect at the dawn of the automobile age, when the Motor City came into its own. This biography...  Read More >>

When Robyn's choose the art gallery as the destination for the class trip, no one else wants to go. But Robyn is...  Read More >>

Life parallels art in this madcap romp through the historical environs of Boston and the Museum of Fine Arts, as...  Read More >>

At 33 miles long, the Seikan Railroad Tunnel is the world's longest tunnel. From its beginning to its completion,...  Read More >>

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Written and illustrated to appeal to children of all ages, St. Louis Architecture for Kids takes the reader, tourist,...  Read More >>

This children's activity book takes the reader through the various stages of building a skyscraper - from making...  Read More >>

This stunning visual history of the ""eighth wonder of the world"" features astonishing tales of death, deception,...  Read More >>

Discusses the history, design, and significance of this architectural wonder.  Read More >>

People once used wooden logs to cross streams, but they needed to cross large bodies of water and wooden logs would...  Read More >>

Designed to reach a wide audience of scholars and policymakers, the Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs 2000...  Read More >>

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Vincent Van Gogh befriends a young boy in New York City in this picture book fantasy about art and creativity.  Read More >>

An alphabet book introducing the properties of natural and human-made structures, discussing form versus function...  Read More >>

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This volume about the Globe Theatre in London is a history both of how it was used in Shakespeare's time, and of...  Read More >>

In this sequel to The Chalk Box Kid , Gregory and his friends help their neighbor--Uncle Pancho--save his house...  Read More >>

Natchez, a jewel of a city, built on bluffs along the Mississippi River, contains homes built by wealthy Natchez...  Read More >>