Stadiums (Building Amazing Structures) [Library Binding]

Chris Oxlade (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Building Amazing Structures

Explores amazing structures from around the world, looking at their development, techniques and materials used. This work offers information, charts and facts, covering various aspects of the design and construction of structures. It features photographs, and includes experiments to help understanding.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-These books explore different types of engineering marvels throughout the world, their functions, materials, and construction technologies, with brief citations for important historical and contemporary examples. Thirteen two-page chapters framed in a busy overlay of illustration, colored captions, sidebars, and page borders appear in each one. Occasional diagrams clarify key concepts; full-color photography complements the texts. Unfortunately, simplistic or clumsy descriptions abound; in Skyscraper readers are told that from the tops of tall buildings, "people in the streets below look like tiny ants." From Stadiums, "[Stadiums] must be used to pay back the hundreds of millions of dollars they cost to build." On the bright side, numerous useful "Try This" sidebars suggest practical demonstrations to enhance understanding of relevant physical principles. The series is well suited to younger or reluctant readers looking for overviews on the subjects rather than for research material on a particular structure, and for those more tolerant of its punchy presentation style. David Macaulay's Building Big (Houghton, 2000), notable for its detail as well as for its wide scope, is recommended for more sophisticated or experienced student researchers.
Mary Ann Carcich, Mattituck-Laurel Public Library, Mattituck, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Chris Oxlade is a Heinemann-Raintree author. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575722798
• ISBN-13: 978-1575722795
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,137,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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