Product Details

• Actors: David Macaulay; Frank Crowe
• Directors: Judith Dwan Hallet
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: WGBH BOSTON
• DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Run Time: 64 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002XVSDS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,957 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Changing the course of rivers has changed the course of history. Award-winning author-illustrator—and captivating storyteller—David Macaulay (The Way Things Work) goes to extremes to bring you an unprecedented look at the power of dams. From the banks of the Nile to the top of the Hoover Dam, you’ll meet the courageous and ambitious builders, relive the deadly disasters, and discover the little-known personal triumphs and tragedies behind the greatest dams ever built.

– Meet Frank "Hurry Up" Crowe, the Hoover Dam’s chief engineer who pushed his workers to unprecedented heights in the infernal desert heat

– See how Egypt’s Nubian society was radically transformed by the Aswan Dam

– Find out what structural and physical forces led to 2200 deaths in the Johnstown Flood of 1889

– Bonus activity! Build your own mini-dam with Kenny and Caroline from the PBS kids’ show ZOOM using only some popsicle sticks, sand and gravel

David Macaulay hosts Building Big, the five-part series that brings you the amazing truth behind the greatest manmade wonders of the world. From the top of the Golden Gate Bridge to inside the Hoover Dam, Building Big travels the world exploring Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Skyscrapers and Domes in unforgettable, really big adventures.

Includes bonus hands-on building activity designed for kids.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and educational for the whole family, May 14, 2011

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This review is from: Building Big: Dams (DVD)

I purchased the whole building big set (series of 5 movies) for our family. This is a great DVD set. Both my 5 year old and 4 year old love watching the movies as do my wife and I. My in-laws came over to watch the kids one night and they ended up taking Dams and Tunnels home because they wanted to watch those movies again...LOL.

A great entertainment value whether you purchase a single dvd or the whole set. 5 stars all the way!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Dam Documentary, August 25, 2010

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K. A. Larson (Los Angeles, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Big: Dams (DVD)

Another great How-it-was-done by David Macauley. One in a series of five, Building Big, Dams covers how and why dams were and are built. Also covered are some dam disasters and the trade we make with the environment where we get flood control, water, and energy, but flood thousands of square miles behind the dams. Other titles in the Building Big series are: Bridges, Tunnels, Domes, and Sky Scrapers.