Concrete : from the ground up
(2022)
By:
Theule, Larissa
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/620.136/THEULE,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781536212501, 1536212504 :, 1536212504, 9781536212501
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, . . . lighthouses and . . . 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 role in the creation of the human-made world. With facts and . . . running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles, [this book] is . . . informative and visually sweeping"--Provided by publisher